A violent clash broke out on Thursday night in Bishwanath municipality of Sylhet between supporters of two BNP advisers—Tahsina Rushdi Luna, wife of missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali and Md Humayun Kabir, foreign affairs adviser to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. The hour-long clash injured several people, including local Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal leaders, while police were yet ...

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas for the Gaza Strip came into effect at noon local time, the Israeli military said Friday, adding that troops were withdrawing to agreed-upon deployment lines. The announcement came hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of the remaining hostages and of Palestinian ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the party views the upcoming July Charter, scheduled to be signed on October 15, in a positive light. Speaking to reporters after offering flowers and prayers at the grave of late President Ziaur Rahman at Chandrima Udyan in Dhaka on Friday morning, Rizvi said, “If we truly believe in ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday criticised what he called unnecessary controversy over the party’s election symbol, the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, saying the BNP never objected to anyone else’s electoral symbol. “Brother, we never opposed your symbol. The Election Commission will decide which one you get. So why all this pointless tug-of-war over BNP’s ‘Sheaf of Paddy’?” ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said the Awami League should be held accountable as a political party for the killings during the July-August 2024 uprising, in which over 1,500 people were reportedly killed and nearly 30,000 injured. “We believe the Awami League must be tried as a party for the massacres it carried ...

Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to Chief Adviser (CA) of Interim Government, said outdated medical education risks technological obsolescence. He said this during his chief guest address at Bangladesh International Medical Students’ Scientific Congress (BIMSSCON) 6th edition on Friday morning at International Mother Language Institute in the capital. The Daily Observer partnered with the event themed ‘Transforming Healthcare: ...

Efforts are underway to secure the release of Bangladeshi photographer and journalist Shahidul Alam, who is currently detained in an Israeli prison, with the assistance of the Turkish government, according to the Press Wing of the Chief Adviser’s Office. In a verified Facebook post from the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on Friday morning, it was stated that Turkish ...

In a thrilling encounter, Bangladesh suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to Hong Kong after conceding a last-minute goal at the National Stadium on Thursday. Despite putting up a fierce fight against the stronger Hong Kong side, Javier Cabrera’s men fell just short in the dying moments. Bangladesh took an early lead through a brilliant free kick from Hamza Chowdhury. His ...

A man who was fined for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate in London was “human right to free speech” an appeal hearing has been told. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted abusive comments about Islam as he held the flaming book aloft in Rutland Gardens in Knightsbridge on 13 February. In June he was found guilty at ...

The Advisory Council, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, has given final and in-principle approval to drafts of four ordinances along with a significant proposal during a meeting held at his office on Thursday. The council approved the National Data Governance Ordinance-2025, the Personal Data Protection Ordinance-2025, the Deposit Protection Ordinance-2025 and the Mymensingh Unnayan Kartripakkha Ordinance-2025. Additionally, the ...