BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Tuesday that BNP is a party that keeps its promises and commitments to the people. He made the remarks while talking to journalists after paying tribute to the graves of the party’s founder, late President Ziaur Rahman, and former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday on the occasion of the BNP’s ...

In order to help the affected firms and restore normalcy in business activities, Bangladesh Bank has further eased its policy regarding the renewal and restructuring of large defaulted loans. According to the new policy, companies or groups holding defaulted loans above Tk 1,000 crore can apply for special facility of renewal considering their special relation with the bank. These can ...

Six more people died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,231 new cases were reported, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new cases, 1,159 people developed measles symptoms, while 72 were confirmed to have contracted the disease, the DGHS said in its regular measles situation report on Tuesday. Since March ...

The students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have been experiencing a problem in getting sufficient transport service after 10 PM. Only a few easy bikes ply in the period from 9 PM to 10 PM, but there are no vehicles available after that. Students have to walk 2-2.5 km back to their respective halls due to the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday paid tribute at the graves of late President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, marking the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). At around 9:30am, the prime minister led BNP acting Secretary General and other central leaders, as well as top leaders of the party’s associate and affiliated ...

Uzbekistan cruised to a 2-0 victory over Bangladesh in their opening AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifier in Tashkent on Monday, ending the visitors’ hopes of producing an upset in their first match. Kuvanishbek Saydaliev put the hosts ahead in the 20th minute when his rebound deflected into the Bangladesh net off forward Raisul Islam Rahid. Uzbekistan doubled their advantage immediately ...

September 1 marks the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The BNP was founded on September 1, 1978, by then-president Ziaur Rahman at Ramna Park in Dhaka. Following his death in 1981, Khaleda Zia led the party from 1983. Tarique Rahman became the party’s acting chairman in 2018 and its chairman in January 2026. The BNP returned ...

Bangladesh has expressed deep sorrow and condolences over the death of Norway’s King Harald V on behalf of the government and people of the country. Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moin Khan signed the condolence book at the Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka on Monday. While signing the book, the minister conveyed the government and people of ...

An 11-party alliance has warned that it will resist any obstruction to its planned long march from Dhaka to Chattogram on September 5 over six demands for public rights. The alliance leaders made the remarks at a meeting with journalists at Al-Falah Auditorium in Moghbazar, Dhaka, on Monday. Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said around 1,000 vehicles would leave ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to take more effective measures to prevent smuggling, drug trafficking, illegal entry, and border killings. The President made the call on Monday (August 31) afternoon when BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban. During the meeting, the BGB chief extended ...