Bangladesh

A delegation of the European Union countries met Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting, led by European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller, took place at 5:40 PM at the BNP Chairman’s Gulshan political office here, bsaid BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. Ambassadors from Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and Italy attended the meeting. ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that his party has confidence in the Election Commission, noting that it is carrying out its duties with due competence. Speaking to journalists after paying tribute at the mausoleum of martyred President Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of his 90th birth anniversary, Fakhrul made the remarks shortly after 11:00am on Monday. ...

Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at the party chairman’s office in the capital’s Gulshan at 11:30am on Monday (19 January). BNP Joint Secretary General and member of the BNP Chairperson’s Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee Humayun Kabir was present during the meeting.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) paid homage to its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman on Monday on the occasion of his 90th birth anniversary. Marking the day, leaders and activists at all levels of the party, including members of the National Standing Committee, laid wreaths and offered fateha at the grave of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ...

The ambassadors of Brazil and Switzerland to Bangladesh paid separate courtesy calls on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday, holding discussions on bilateral relations and areas of mutual interest. Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres met Tarique Rahman in the afternoon at BNP chairman’s political office in Gulshan, according to BNP Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan. During ...

Mitchell Lee, charge d’affaires of Singapore High Commission in Bangladesh, paid a courtesy visit to Shafiqur Rahman, ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, at the party’s office in Dhaka’s Bashundhara, on Sunday. According to a press release, the meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere and focused on Bangladesh’s political and economic situation, industry and trade, upcoming national elections and state reforms. ...

Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, emphasized that the diversity of ideals, experiences and perspectives among people is the essence of democracy, as individuals from different backgrounds came together to engage in dialogue for the country’s development. Zaima made the remarks on Sunday (January 18) at an event titled “Women in Nation-Building: Principles, Potential and the Future ...

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Md Tajul Islam on Sunday urged caution in use of the term “mob,” warning that its indiscriminate application risks misrepresenting the July Uprising and undermining its significance. Speaking at a policy dialogue titled “Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law” at CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka, organised by Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), Tajul highlighted ...

Independent candidate Abdul Latif Siddique has been cleared to contest from Tangail-4 after the Election Commission declared his nomination valid at a hearing on Sunday. Md Liaqat Ali, the Jatiya Party candidate from the same constituency, had appealed to the Election Commission challenging the validity of Siddique’s nomination. During the hearing, Liaqat Ali’s lawyer argued that Latif Siddique should be ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday set February 2 for pronouncing its judgment in a case against 18 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq and his sister Tulip Siddiq, over irregularities in the allocation of a 10-katha plot under the RAJUK New Town Project. Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 fixed the date ...