Bangladesh

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said the party’s goal is to build a safer Bangladesh where every citizen can leave home and return without fear, stressing unity, democracy and equal rights for all. Speaking at the start of his address at a public reception on the 300 Feet Road in the capital on December 25, Rahman said the ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman returned home on Thursday (December 25) morning from London after 17 years’ of exile. The flight carrying him, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and their only daughter Zaima Rahman, touched Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 11:40AM after making around one-hour stopover at Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport from London. Close relatives and senior ...

The reception venue of Dhaka’s 300-Foot Road for BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is packed to capacity several hours before the scheduled ceremony marking his return home after nearly 17 years of exile in London. On-the-ground observations revealed that party leaders and activists were arriving at the venue from different parts of the country by buses, trucks and private vehicles. ...

Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant (Home Ministry) Khoda Bakhsh Chowdhury has resigned from his post. A gazette was published on Wednesday in this regard by Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid as per order of the President. His resignation was accepted by President Mohammed Shahabuddin. The resignation would take effect immediately, the gazette added.

Christmas Day, marking the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ, a Jewish preacher and religious leader of the first century, is being observed across the country on Thursday. Christian community in Bangladesh, like elsewhere in the world, is celebrating the day with religious fervour and festivity. Special prayers are offering at churches, makeshift Christmas trees set up at homes, churches and ...

Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman would step down from his post on December 27. He came up with this announcement on Wednesday (December 23). On Tuesday, the upazila BNP leaders bought a nomination paper on behalf of Asaduzzaman, two days after he announced he would contest the general elections from Jhenidah-1 constituency on BNP’s ticket. On August 8, last year, ...

BNP has left seven more parliamentary seats for its allies as part of a seat-sharing arrangement. The announcement came at a press conference at the party Chairperson’s Gulshan office on Wednesday afternoon by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Under the arrangement, Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna will contest from Bogura-2, Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar) leader Mostafa Jamal ...

Secretary General of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Dr Redwan Ahmed has formally joined BNP. He will contest the upcoming national election from the Cumilla-7 constituency with the party’s electoral symbol, the Sheaf of Paddy.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has appointed Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury as the 26th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. According to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Tuesday, President Shahabuddin made the appointment exercising his power following Article 95 (1) of the Constitution. Justice Zubayer is scheduled to take oath as the new Chief Justice ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to leave London on Wednesday (December 24) evening to return to country after over 17 years in exile. Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-202, carrying him, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman, will leave London’s Heathrow Airport at 6:15PM local time on Wednesday (12:15AM Bangladesh time). Tarique Rahman is scheduled to ...