Derek Low, the Non-Resident High Commissioner of Singapore to Bangladesh, held a courtesy meeting with a delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday. The meeting was held today at 4:00 pm at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan. The BNP delegation

A seven-member delegation of Bangladeshi Islamist leaders, led by Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish chief Maulana Mamunul Haque, has arrived in Afghanistan at the invitation of the Taliban government. The delegation reached Kabul on Wednesday morning (September 17), according to a press

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held a virtual meeting on Wednesday with Finland’s Ambassador for Human Rights, Katja Pehrman, to discuss democracy, human rights, the rule of law in Bangladesh, and the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to a statement by the BNP

BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has emphasised the party’s commitment to restoring public trust in the electoral process and strengthening democratic values across the country. In a verified Facebook post published Thursday morning (September 18), he underscored the

Sheikh Hasina and ten members of her family will be barred from voting in Bangladesh's upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, as their National Identity (NID) cards have been officially locked.  Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed disclosed the matter on

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called on the international community to take urgent action against what he described as Israel’s “genocide” of Palestinians in Gaza, citing a recent UN commission report. In a Facebook status posted on his official page today

A Dhaka court today acquitted 66 people, including top BNP leaders, in a case filed under the Explosives Act with Ramna Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sabbir Faiz passed the order after taking into cognizance the final report submitted by the police. Those

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has revised the timing of its scheduled protest programmes on September 18 and 19, shifting them from morning to afternoon to avoid disrupting the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations set for those days. The announcement was made on Tuesday (Sept 16),

The Association of Engineers Bangladesh (AEB) has announced a new 51-member convening committee, with Engineer Shahrin Islam Tuhin appointed as the convener. Alongside, a 35-member advisory committee has also been formed. The announcement came on Monday (Sep 15) through a press release

A coalition of Islamist and like-minded parties has announced a united campaign to press for five key demands ahead of the next national election.  The demands include full implementation of the July Charter, proportional representation (PR) voting, a ban on the politics of the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the passing of eminent folk singer Farida Parveen. In a condolence message, he said the death of the country’s renowned folk artist was an “irreparable

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday called for prioritizing ecological balance and biodiversity conservation, saying the survival of human society is deeply linked to the rights and safety of animals and wildlife. Speaking as the chief guest at the ‘Animal and Life

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has accused the interim government and its advisory council of creating a "silent consensus" to facilitate the killing of Adviser Mahfuj Alam. In a post on his verified Facebook account on Saturday (Sep 13), Nahid said there

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said his party’s primary goal is to establish the democratic rights of the people. “BNP’s goal is to establish the democratic rights of the people. The state has been put on a

The Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association organized a daylong “Animal and Life Fair” at the Bangladesh–China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka on Saturday (Sep 13). BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will join the fair virtually from London in the afternoon

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has strongly condemned Israel’s recent plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling the move “heartbreaking” and a step that makes a future Palestinian state “virtually

Tanvir Bari Hamim, the General Secretary (GS) candidate from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)-backed panel in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, has apologised to a teacher over his behaviour during the polls. Hamim, who finished second in the

BNP Media Cell member Mahmuda Habiba, expressing concerns over the adequacy of police deployment for the upcoming national elections, said that 1.5 lakh trained police personnel may fall short of ensuring 2.5 lakh polling booths across the country. She said: “No matter how

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has warned that the interim government’s achievements will count for nothing if it fails to deliver a free and fair general election. Speaking on Thursday (Sept 11) at a roundtable titled “Expectations and Challenges of a Fair

BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed today congratulated the winners of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) elections, describing the polls as a positive reflection of democratic practice. “I personally congratulate those who have won the Ducsu