The formation of Jatiyo Nagorik Party (NCP) and the Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chatro Sangsad has triggered heated debates over leadership struggles, financial transparency, and alleged political engineering. At the recent NCP inauguration at Manik Mia Avenue, thousands of activists from across the country participated, with claims surfacing that government-requisitioned buses were used to transport attendees. Disputes over key leadership positions led ...

Home Affairs Adviser General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has emphasized that legal actions should be taken based on crime, not political affiliation. “We are not serving the interests of any political party. Every action being taken is for the welfare of the country,” he stated. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with officials from the Home and Agriculture Ministries ...

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized various types of Indian smuggled goods worth over Tk 17.29 lakh from different frontier areas of the district early Saturday. Confirming the matter, Sunamganj BGB-28 battalion commander Lt Col AKM Zakaria Kadir said that a team of RAB, acting on a tip off, conducted drives at different places including Laurgarh, Charagaon, Banshtala, Bangaon, ...

Ingredients: * 4 cups mixed greens (lettuce, spinach, cilantro etc.) * ½ cup cucumber (sliced) * ½ cup cherry tomatoes (halved) * ¼ cup red onion (thinly sliced) * ¼ cup shredded carrots * ¼ cup avocado (diced, optional) * ¼ cup nuts or seeds (sunflower seeds, walnuts, etc.) * ¼ cup pomegranate For the Dressing: * 3 tbsp olive ...

Israel will adopt the proposal by US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister’s office said early on Sunday, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire was set to expire, reports Arab News. On the first day of Witkoff’s proposal, half of the ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greeted President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a warm embrace on Saturday after the Ukrainian leader flew to London for talks following his clash at the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump, reports Reuters. In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting on Friday, Trump threatened to withdraw support for Ukraine, three years after Russia invaded its smaller ...

Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from Sylhet Railway Station on Saturday. Railway authorities spotted the body near the public toilet of the station and informed the police around 4:00 PM. Later, a police team arrived at the scene and recovered the body, said Sylhet Railway Police Station Sub-inspector (SI) Md Mehedi Hasan Khan. The cause of the ...

With the holy month of Ramadan approaching, consumers in Bangladesh are facing contrasting market trends for essential commodities. While bottled soybean oil remains largely unavailable, leading to soaring loose oil prices, the price of dates has significantly dropped due to a surge in imports. Bottled Soybean Oil Crisis Persists Despite increased imports and stable global edible oil prices, consumers are ...

Hasnat Abdullah, one a the key coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the chief organizer of the National Citizen Party for the southern region has emphasized his muslim identity over his political identity. He made this statement on his verified Facebook account at around 11:30 AM on Saturday. He wrote, “Before politics, my identity is that I am a ...

The moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan has been sighted in Bangladesh. As a result, the observance of sawm will commence on Sunday. The announcement was made after a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the Islamic Foundation’s conference room in Baitul Mukarram on Saturday evening. On Saturday, the crescent moon was sighted in ...