Mojibur Rahman Manju has been elected president, while Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad has been elected general secretary of the first council of the AB Party. Election Commission convener Jobayer Rahman announced this at the final session of the two-day council at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday noon. They have been elected for the next three years. Manju won getting 1400 ...

The next national election will be held with the participation of all registered political parties, said Chief Election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday. “When the time comes, we will see which parties are registered. Whether the Awami League maintains its registration and takes part in the election depends on time. That is why, the CEC is working,” the CEC ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed his gratitude to the Emir of Qatar for providing the royal air ambulance and logistical support to transport his ailing mother Khaleda Zia to London for advanced treatment. “I am deeply grateful to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, for graciously providing transportation and logistics ...

The British government is considering replacing Tulip Siddiq, if she is forced to quit over her alleged ties to aunt Sheikh Hasina’s corrupt rule in Bangladesh, and have at least verbally prepared a list of possible alternative officials for the Treasury minister post. A government spokesman has said it is “completely untrue” to suggest the party had drawn up a ...

The Supreme Judicial Council has submitted a report on Information Commissioner Masuda Bhatti to the President. The report was noted on the Supreme Court’s website on Thursday (January 9). It says, “The Supreme Judicial Council has sent a report to the President regarding an Information Commissioner.” Md Hasanuzzaman, Registrar to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, confirmed that the ...

Actress Nasrin Akter Nipun, the former general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association, was barred from boarding a flight to the United Kingdom by immigration police at the Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport this morning (10 January). According to sources, Nipun was preparing to board a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to London when the authorities at the airport received ...

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on March 9 ahead of the 2025 elections for which polls show the party in a very weak position. The prime minister announced on Monday that he will step down in the coming months after nine years in power, bowing to pressure ...

Retail sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in China witnessed a significant increase of 40.7% in 2024 compared to the previous year, as reported by a professional federation on Thursday. This remarkable growth underscores China’s dominance in a sector heavily supported by government initiatives. The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) revealed that a record total of 10.899 million hybrid and ...

Reports of rising cases of a flu-like virus known as HMPV in China have raised concerns, but experts have reassured the public, stating that the situation is not similar to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago. Here is what you need to know about HMPV: – Similar to flu – HMPV stands for “human metapneumovirus” and ...

Shah Alam, the former officer-in-charge (OC) of Uttara East Police Station, has escaped from police custody after being arrested in multiple cases, including a murder charge during the anti-discrimination movement Shah Alam was arrested outside Dhaka on Wednesday night. He was facing several charges, including a murder case filed on September 2. He was supposed to be produced before a ...