All government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations will go on from 9AM to 3:30PM as holy month of Ramadan begins today (Sunday). Meanwhile, banking transactions will begin at 9:30AM and continue until 2:30PM. But bank office hours will extend until 4PM. The offices will run with a 15-minute Zuhr prayer break from 1:15PM to 1:30PM every day. Currently, banks open ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member, Salahuddin Ahmed, has raised questions about the newly formed Jatiya Nagorik Party’s (NCP) demands for a “Second Republic” and a “Constituent Assembly Election.” He stated that those advocating for these ideas either do not understand their implications or are conspiring to prolong an undemocratic process in the country. Speaking at a discussion titled ...

Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor, Shafiqul Alam, has stated that the government had no involvement in the requisition of five buses by the Pirojpur District Commissioner (DC) for transporting people to the unveiling ceremony of the newly formed political party, the Jatiya Nagorik Party. He claimed that the DC acted under pressure and in response to a request from ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday wished the month of Ramadan would bring a message of peace and happiness to every Muslim’s life and everyone’s life would become auspicious, reports BSS. In a message on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, he said, it is the duty of every devout Muslim to strive to ...

The Gono Odhikar Parishad has put forward four significant demands, including the reconstruction of the advisory council, to ensure the neutrality of the interim government. President of Gono Odhikar Parishad Nurul Haque Nur expressed their demands during a press conference held at Bijoynagar in the capital on Saturday. The demands are: 1. Resignation of student representatives from the advisory council ...

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 ...