A defamation case was filed against National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari on Monday for making defamatory statements against Jubo Dal member Rabiul Islam Nayon BNP. Jubo Dal leader Kazi Mukituzzaman lodged he case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court. The case states that after the fall of the government on August 5, the accused Nasiruddin Patwari has ...

The interim government has urged the anti-fascist political parties to reach an agreement through discussions within a week on disputed issues. The issues like the implementation of the July Charter and the proposed referendum. ”The Council of Advisers on Monday urged the long-standing allied political parties of the anti-fascist movement to hold internal discussions quickly and provide unified guidance to ...

A truck carrying concrete stone chips collided with a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring around two dozen, authorities said. The state-run bus, carrying about 70 passengers to Hyderabad in Telangana, was hit by a truck coming from the opposite direction near Chevalla, district official K. Chandrakala told The Associated Press. The ...

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has announced a Tk 26 reduction in the price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder for Nobvemer 2025. Effective from 6 PM on November 2, the new price of a 12-kg cylinder is Tk 1,215, down from Tk 1,241 in October. BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed said the price adjustment aligns with ARAMCO international LPG price for ...

A 20-kilometer road connecting Dharmapasha and Madhyanagar upazilas in Sunamganj district has become a nightmare for locals and farmers, as years of neglect have turned the vital route into a death trap—crippling transport, trade, and livelihoods across the haor region. The only road linking the haor-surrounded upazilas serves as the lifeline for hundreds of thousands of residents. Stretching across flood-prone ...

Rubaba Dowla, corporate leader and sports organiser, has officially been named a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), weeks after her selection was first approved following the board elections last month. The National Sports Council (NSC) on Monday issued a letter confirming her as one of its two nominated directors on the 25-member BCB board, completing the lineup under ...

Voters currently under lawful custody will be able to cast votes in the upcoming national elections. In addition, 10 lakh people involved in the elections, including presiding officers, returning officers and members of law enforcement agencies, will also be able to cast votes. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin came up with this information at a programme of Bangladesh ...

Bangladesh marks Jail Killing Day today (November 3), commemorating the brutal assassination of four national leaders—Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain M Mansur Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman—inside Dhaka Central Jail in 1975. Syed Nazrul Islam was the acting president while Tajuddin Ahmad was the prime minister, M Mansur Ali the finance minister and AHM Quamaruzzaman the home, relief, and rehabilitation ...

The Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Joint Secretary Zahirul Haque Musa has said that the party will accept the ‘Shapla Kali’ (Water Lily Bud) as its election symbol when the party is registered. Speaking to reporters after the meeting the Chief Election Commissioner on Sunday, Zahirul Haque Musa said that the Election Commission (EC) last Thursday published a gazette adding several ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that the enemies of Bangladesh are rearing their heads again. ”As time passes, a malicious attempt is being made to create an anarchic situation in the country. Unfortunately, we are seeing that a process to create anarchy is underway even through the dissemination of false propaganda on social media.” Mirza ...