Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former lawmaker Professor Mia Golam Parwar on Friday announced that the party has completed full preparations to contest the upcoming national elections by fielding candidates in all 300 constituencies. Speaking as chief guest at a

Humayun Kabir, foreign affairs adviser to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, on Thursday announced that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections under Tarique Rahman’s leadership. Speaking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent former Narail-1 MP BM Kabirul Haque and Awami League central executive member Md Mozammel Haque to jail in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The duo had been on a six-day police remand after being arrested by Gulshan Police on

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has extended his greetings to the Hindu community on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja and Bijoya Dashami, calling for communal harmony and equal rights for all citizens. In a statement sent to the media on Wednesday, Tarique said: “On the

BNP National Standing Committee member Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain has said that the Awami League must be brought to justice for committing repression, enforced disappearances, killings, and vote rigging. Speaking as the chief guest at a program organized by the Azhar-Shafique

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that recent unrest in the Chittagong Hill Tracts during the Durga Puja festival is part of a wider “national and international conspiracy.” Speaking to reporters in Dhaka’s Paltan area on Wednesday after

BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmad has warned that any domestic or foreign forces attempting to conspire against the country will be resisted by the people. He made the remarks on Tuesday (Sept 30) while paying tribute with flowers at the grave of BNP founder and martyr

Police have arrested two former members of parliament from the now-banned Awami League. The detainees are Fayzur Rahman, former MP of Brahmanbaria-5, and Tamanna Nusrat Bubly, who held a reserved women’s seat. Deputy Commissioner Talebur Rahman confirmed the matter to the

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has greeted the Hindu community in Bangladesh and across the world on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja, one of the largest religious festivals of Hindus. In a message posted on his verified Facebook page on Monday, he said, “Sharadiya Durga

Former Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun passed away on Monday morning while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was 73. His son, Manjurul Majid Mahmud Sadi, confirmed the news. Humayun had been in prison after his arrest in connection with cases

A court in Dhaka today granted a five-day police remand for Md Shahed Ahmmed Majumder, son of former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder. Shahed was arrested Saturday night by the Counter Terrorism Unit from a house in Niketon, Gulshan, over allegations of financing

Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh Gabriel Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru met Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his office in Bashundhara, Dhaka, today. During the meeting, the two discussed the prevailing situation in Bangladesh, bilateral relations, potential

A delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, met with Swiss Ambassador to Dhaka Reto Renggli at his residence in the capital’s Gulshan today. The meeting, which began around 1:30 pm, included an exchange of

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged people to foster harmony and goodwill among the country’s diverse communities as the Hindu festival of Durga Puja begins. In a video message posted on Facebook on Sunday to mark the occasion, he extended greetings to Bangladesh’s

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said the history of the Awami League (AL) is a history of looting and terrorism. "The history of the Awami League is a history of looting and terrorism, looting, money laundering and killing of democracy," he said while

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today called upon all to remain united to build a Bangladesh free from fascism following a struggle spanning over 16 years. "Today, the autocrat has fallen; the autocrat has been driven out of the country. Now we must build the nation, we must

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Chief Adviser of Amra BNP Poribar Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, along with a delegation, today visited an injured leader of Jatiyatabadi Chatra Dal (JCD) in Narayanganj district. Md Dolon Bhuiyan, former president of JCD Ward No. 1 unit of Bhulta Union

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday endorsed Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), describing it as “strong enough” and affirming his party’s belief that national elections will

Former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been included as a member of the Fulgazi upazila BNP committee in Feni, her ancestral home. Khaleda, who has repeatedly been elected as a lawmaker from the Feni-1 (Fulgazi) constituency, has been made the No. 1 member of the

A Dhaka court today placed former Narail-1 lawmaker Kabirul Haque Mukti and Awami League central committee member Md Mozammel Haque on a six-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The two leaders were produced before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate