The Election Commission (EC) has begun extensive campaigning across the country using banners and leaflets as the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and Referendum is scheduled to hold on February 12. Ahead of the referendum, around 80.42 lakh leaflets and 57,000 banners are being prepared for nationwide distribution, according to the EC, reports BSS. The leaflets will be distributed throughout the ...

BNP has appointed two key officials to the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Former Bangladesh government secretary A B M Abdus Sattar will serve as Tarique Rahman’s private secretary, while former Dhaka Reporters’ Unity general secretary A A M Saleh (Shibli) has been named press secretary. The appointments were announced in a press release signed by BNP senior joint secretary ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) registered 131,000 new value-added tax (VAT) payers in December through a special nationwide campaign aimed at expanding the VAT net and strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation. The achievement followed the observance of VAT Day on December 10 and VAT Week from December 10 to 15, 2025. This year’s VAT Day theme ‘Register on time, pay ...

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, scheduled to take place from 15 January to 6 February and co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. The young Tigers will depart from Dhaka on Sunday night to begin their campaign at the global tournament. Bangladesh, champions of the 2020 edition, have once ...

The nomination paper of Tasnim Jara, independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency, has been cancelled. Tasnim Jara, in an instant reaction, said that she will file an appeal to the Election Commission. Independent candidates are required to submit verified signatures from at least 1 per cent of registered voters in their constituency. She said, ”Election officials randomly selected 10 voters from ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s nomination paper from Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency has been declared valid. The decision was announced around 10:20AM on Saturday after scrutinised by Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Md Toufiqul Rahman. Meanwhile, the nomination paper of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Abidur Rahman Sohel for the same constituency has also been declared valid. Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal’s (BASAD) candidate ...

Moulvibazar district, surrounded by haors, hills and tea gardens, is currently experiencing a severe cold wave, with tea workers and low-income labourers bearing the brunt of the harsh winter. Dense fog and icy winds have intensified suffering across the district’s 93 tea gardens, disrupting normal life. According to the Srimangal Meteorological Office, the lowest temperature in Srimangal was recorded at ...

A special doa and munajat were offered at national mosque Baitul Mukarram on Friday after Jumma prayers, seeking forgiveness and eternal peace for the soul of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. The prayer gathering, attended by a large number of general worshippers, created an emotional atmosphere inside the mosque. Before the munajat, deep condolences were expressed over her death ...

Inqilab Moncho on Friday resumed their protest demanding justice for its slain spokesperson, Shaheed Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. Protesters brought out a procession from the central mosque of Dhaka University after Jumma prayers. Throughout the demonstration, participants chanted slogans including “Bichar Chai, Bichar Chai, Hadi hottar bichar chai” and “Bharot na Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Bangladesh.” Earlier, on December 28, the platform ...

A condolence book was opened on Friday at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo following the demise of Khaleda Zia, a three-time former Prime Minister of the government of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), reports UNB. Representatives from various foreign diplomatic missions based in Japan visited the Embassy and signed the condolence book, expressing their sympathies and ...