The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced its preliminary list of mayoral candidates for five city corporation elections, including the two in Dhaka. NCP Convener and Opposition chief whip Nahid Islam made the announcement at an emergency press conference at the party’s central office in Dhaka on Sunday. According to the list, NCP spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan will contest ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has said the government has allocated an additional amount of Tk604 crore for the procurement of vaccines to tackle the recent prevalence of measles. “No measles vaccination campaigns had been carried out by any government over the past eight years that contributed to the current surge in infections,” he said while ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah The Conservative Friends of Bangladesh hosted a celebration of Bangladesh’s Independence Day alongside an Eid reunion and Dol Purnima at the UK Parliament. The event took place on Monday, 23rd March, in the Jubilee Room at the House of Commons, and was attended by the Conservative Party Chairman, Shadow Ministers, MPs, British-Bangladeshi members, and other Conservative Party ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah An event marking Bangladesh’s Independence Day was held on 23 March in the Jubilee Room at the House of Commons, bringing together senior Conservative Party figures, including the Party Chairman, Shadow Ministers, Members of Parliament, British-Bangladeshi community members, and party volunteers. The event host, Bob Blackman MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East, delivered a keynote ...

A vibrant cultural event titled “Jashn-e-Chand Raat,” organised for the Bangladeshi community in Melbourne, was successfully held yesterday in a festive and lively atmosphere. Celebrating the spirit and anticipation of Eid, the event witnessed an overwhelming response and enthusiastic participation from the community. The programme featured a variety of attractions, including Eid Market, Henna Station, and a captivating Qawwali Night, ...

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has expressed fury on the director of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital following revelations that 33 infants died within an 11-day period due to the absence of a functioning Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Speaking at a Society of Surgeons of Bangladesh event held at Shahid Abu Sayed International Convention Centre on Saturday, the minister expressed ...

Iran said it was ready to respond to a US ground attack, accusing Washington on Sunday of preparing a land assault even as it sought negotiations and as regional powers held talks in Pakistan to try to end the fighting. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt were set to meet in Islamabad to discuss ways to ...

Organized smuggling syndicates are orchestrating a massive evasion of state revenue that threatens to dismantle Bangladesh’s domestic shaving blade industry, placing thousands of jobs at risk. Following the departure of a major multinational distributor, these criminal networks have flooded the market with contraband, forcing compliant manufacturers to endure huge losses and sparking an urgent call for government intervention to prevent ...

A lively procedural debate unfolded in the Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday after Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman sought to raise a notice on a “July National Charter Constitutional Reform Implementation Order 2025”. Rising on a point of order, Shafiqur said he had earlier been advised by the speaker to submit the matter in due form and had complied accordingly. He ...

Experts have emphasised that the use of low-carbon construction materials is essential in Bangladesh’s housing and commercial building sectors to address the challenges posed by rapid urbanisation and ongoing development. They stressed the importance of reusing existing materials, adopting low-carbon alternatives, and ensuring the use of renewable energy at every stage of infrastructure development, from design to implementation, said a ...