BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said political parties have no doubt anymore that the next national election will be held in February 2026. “The Chief Adviser’s speech at the United Nations on the election was quite strong, and from what he has said in recent days about it, we, the political parties, have no doubt anymore.” ”We ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus met US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during a formal reception in New York on September 23. The event, hosted by US President, brought together global leaders on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly. Professor Yunus was accompanied by his daughter, Deena Yunus. During the reception, President Trump and First Lady ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday told the international community that Bangladesh will never return to authoritarian rule, affirming that reforms based on national consensus will continue irrespective of political divisions to build a balanced democratic order where no elected leader would be able to undermine democracy. “Our goal is clear: to create a democratic order where power ...

London would be the only region where Labour would keep most of the MPs it won in 2024 if a general election were held tomorrow, a new poll has suggested. Nigel Farage is on course to be Prime Minister with Reform UK the favourite to win hundreds of constituencies across the country currently held by the Tories and Labour, an ...

A 22-year-old nursery worker has been sentenced to eight years in jail after being convicted of the “sadistic” abuse of 21 babies, including pinching and pushing children and kicking one little boy in the face. Roksana Lecka, from Hounslow in west London, admitted to seven counts of cruelty to a person under the age of 16 and was convicted of ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated steps to seize the movable and immovable assets of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ICT adviser, in the United States. The ACC is sending a Mutual Legal Assistance Request (MLAR) to the US, a senior ACC officials said on Friday. Following the ACC’s application, a court ...

Police rescued Maulana Mamunur Rashid, former joint convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and an active activist of the July Movement, five days after his disappearance. He was found in a sick condition at a mosque in Sector 1 of Purbachal around 2:00 PM on Friday and admitted to Kuwait Maitree Hospital under police supervision. Turag Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monirul ...

Amari Dhaka has launched the ASEAN Food Festival at Amaya Food Gallery, celebrating the vibrant flavours of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia, says a press release. The festival is being held from September 1 to September 26. The ASEAN Theme Night promotion will highlight authentic dishes such as Nasi Goreng, Ayam Kari dengan Kentang, Hainanese ...

A new study has revealed a disturbing surge in climate-induced health risks in Satkhira district, with sharp increases in maternal deaths, malnutrition and disease outbreaks linked to changing weather patterns and extreme events. The findings were presented at a dissemination workshop held in Dhaka, jointly organized by Action Against Hunger (ACF), Jahangirnagar University, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) ...

Bangladesh and Oman have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in diplomatic training and studies, aimed at strengthening professional capacity and knowledge-sharing between the two countries’ foreign services. The agreement was formalised during a meeting between Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi, held on the sidelines of ...