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Boy whose smile went viral meets the prime minister
Tahsin Abdullah, who lost his elder sister in the Milestone School jet crash, met Tarique Rahman at the prime minister's office with his father.
NCP leaders pass fourth barricade at Bahubal
Police and obstructions on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway repeatedly stopped the convoy, with leaders standing in heavy rain at Kamaichhara as they pressed on towards Habiganj.
Jamaat objects to barring MPO teachers from elections
The party has asked the Election Commission to let teachers at MPO-listed institutions stand in local government polls and to cancel an additional secretary's appointment.
Police stop NCP leaders on the road to Habiganj
A convoy carrying National Citizen Party leaders from Moulvibazar was halted by police at Sreemangal, with scuffling reported, as section 144 remained in force in Habiganj town.
NCP leaders head for Habiganj despite section 144
National Citizen Party leaders are travelling to Habiganj for a protest over an attack on their July march, after the administration imposed section 144 in the town.
Tarique Rahman seeks Malaysian help to ease gas crisis
The prime minister asked his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, for cooperation in a telephone call on Tuesday, the state minister for energy said.
Election Commission meets acting speaker on presidential election
The chief election commissioner says the commission is ready to hold the election for the country's 23rd president, but that a date has not yet been fixed.
Legal action against a president is possible once out of office, adviser says
The prime minister's adviser on information and broadcasting, Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, says the law bars action against a sitting president but not against one who has left office.
Strong action if family card irregularities are proved, minister says
The information and broadcasting minister, Zahir Uddin Swapan, says there is no place for brokers or middlemen in the distribution of family cards.
In July we waited for the Jagannath University procession: Nahid Islam
The NCP convener and opposition chief whip, Nahid Islam, has recalled the role of Jagannath University students in the July uprising, saying protesters waited for their procession to arrive.
Health care being given the highest priority: prime minister
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman says the government is giving the highest priority to research and innovation in health technology, after meeting the makers of locally built ventilators and high-flow oxygen machines.
MP's daughter is being treated for mental illness, party says
Jamaat says the daughter of the Jashore-4 MP, Golam Rasul, has a diagnosed psychiatric illness and has long been under treatment, and alleges a mob is being incited against her.
MP Golam Rasul's house attacked after dispute
An angry crowd surrounded and attacked the Jashore home of the MP for Jashore-4, Golam Rasul, after what one section of residents describes as a misunderstanding involving his daughter.
Jamaat holds workers' conference in Chougachha
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has held a workers' conference in Jagadishpur union of Chougachha upazila in Jashore, where the upazila Amir said the party would contest every union in the coming polls.
First factory in China economic zone to open within 18 months: BEZA chairman
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman wants production to start at the China Economic and Industrial Zone in Anwara within 18 months, the BEZA executive chairman says.
Grandfather beaten to death trying to save grandson at village arbitration
A 70-year-old man died after being punched and beaten when he went to protect his grandson, who was being assaulted at a village arbitration over an allegation of phone theft in Gaffargaon.
Satkhira district Awami League general secretary arrested
Detective police have arrested Md Nazrul Islam, general secretary of the Satkhira district unit of the banned Awami League, from the Bashundhara residential area in Dhaka.
Kafrul killing: shooters hired on a Tk 25 lakh contract, DB chief says
Police have arrested those involved in the shooting of a Jubo Dal worker in Kafrul, saying the attack was planned by a local Swecchasebak Dal leader who hired shooters on a 25 lakh taka…
Shapla Chattar killings: arrest warrants issued for Sheikh Hasina and other absconders
A tribunal has taken formal charges on record against 41 people, including the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the 2013 killings at Shapla Chattar, and issued arrest warrants for those absconding.
CEC to meet acting Speaker tomorrow on presidential election schedule
The chief election commissioner, A M M Nasir Uddin, will meet the acting Speaker, Kaisar Kamal, on Tuesday over the schedule for the presidential election.
Presidential election will be held on time: Mirza Fakhrul
The local government minister and BNP secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, says the presidential election will be held on time and the party will nominate a candidate according to its own decision.
Most protesters are Jamaat-leaning fundamentalists: Suvendu
The West Bengal chief minister, Suvendu Adhikari, alleges that most of those involved in violence at protests over an exam paper leak in India were not students, and that investigators will examine possible foreign…
Government working on women's empowerment: acting Speaker
The acting Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Kaisar Kamal, says the foundation of women's education and political empowerment in Bangladesh was built by the former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
Promotion of army officers should be on merit and ability: prime minister
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman says the government is determined to build a modern, technology-based army, and that merit and ability should be the main yardstick for an officer's promotion.
Build agro-based industry, not just chase jobs: local government minister
The minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives has urged newly admitted students to establish themselves as entrepreneurs through agro-based industry, agribusiness and innovative farming ventures.
Journalist Turab's killing must be tried in the interest of justice: Shafiqur
Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and leader of the opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman says the trial of the killing of the journalist ATM Turab is essential to establishing justice and a safe working environment for journalists.
Government will decide on the president after reviewing everything: law minister
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman says a new president will be appointed within 90 days as the constitution requires, and that the government will decide on the outgoing president after reviewing everything.
Acting president to begin office work from Tuesday
The Acting President and Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, will formally begin official work at Bangabhaban from Tuesday.
Hall-occupation politics will not be allowed to return: Akhtar Hossain
NCP member secretary and Rangpur-4 MP Akhtar Hossain says the culture of occupying university halls has waned since 5 August, but warns against any return of torture and curbs on free speech.
Time will be sought from the Speaker to announce presidential poll schedule: EC senior secretary
The Election Commission's senior secretary, Akhtar Ahmed, says time will be sought from the Speaker to announce the schedule for the presidential election.
Jamaat urges local polls to start with Dhaka's two city corporations
Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka metropolitan north Amir and DNCC mayoral candidate Mohammad Selim Uddin has called for local government elections to begin with Dhaka's two city corporations.
Acting president pays tribute to martyrs at National Memorial
Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, laid a wreath at the National Martyrs' Memorial in Savar in tribute to the martyrs of the liberation war.
Government reviewing corruption allegations against Sahabuddin: law minister
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman says the government is reviewing corruption allegations raised against the recently resigned president Md Sahabuddin and will act if the investigation finds evidence.
Demand to arrest former president Sahabuddin not worth taking up: home minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says the government sees nothing worth acting on in demands by the NCP and other opposition parties for the swift arrest of the recently resigned president Md Sahabuddin.
Complaints filed at tribunal against two former presidents
Complaints have been filed at the International Crimes Tribunal seeking investigations into the recently resigned president Md Sahabuddin and the former president Abdul Hamid over crimes against humanity in the July 2024 uprising.
Outgoing president Md Sahabuddin leaves Bangabhaban smiling
Outgoing president Md Sahabuddin left Bangabhaban with a smile at about 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, moving to his Gulshan home, after taking formal leave of the staff a day earlier.
We will hear no evasion on implementing the ‘yes’ vote
Jamaat Amir Shafiqur Rahman told an 11-party rally in Sylhet that the people said yes to reform in the referendum and that 70 percent of that “yes” will not be insulted.
Dharmendra rose on a paper leak — and fell on one
The NEET paper-leak movement that has brought down India's education minister echoes the 1997 protest against an exam paper leak in Odisha that first made Dharmendra Pradhan known as a student leader.
No evasion in implementing the ‘yes’ vote: Jamaat Amir
Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman told a Sylhet rally that the people supported the referendum with a “yes” vote and he now wants to see it implemented without evasion.
BNP wants someone trusted as president
The governing BNP wants a trusted and reliable figure as president and may choose an experienced party politician rather than a bureaucrat or academic, with the decision resting with Tarique Rahman.
Election Commission written-test results published, 2,720 selected
The results of the written examination for data entry operator posts at the Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat and its field offices have been published, with 2,720 candidates selected for the practical test.
BNP worker threatens Khelafat MP in video, complaint filed
A BNP worker has been accused of threatening to gouge out the eyes of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis MP Muhammadullah in a video circulating on Facebook; a written complaint has been filed with the police.
Office at Bangabhaban, residence at the Speaker's house
Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed says he will conduct official business at Bangabhaban but live at the Speaker's official residence on the Jatiya Sangsad grounds, where security has been stepped up.
Jamaat is not a party of angels, mistakes can happen: Amir
Without commenting directly on the video controversy involving an expelled MP, Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman warned members that the party is an organisation of human beings — but there will be no compromise…
Semiconductors could be the economy's next driving force: prime minister
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman says the semiconductor industry could be Bangladesh's next promising economic sector after ready-made garments, with tax and duty on raw materials withdrawn and a Tk 500 crore annual startup fund…
Acting president to work at Bangabhaban, live at Speaker's residence
Acting President and Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will conduct official business at Bangabhaban but continue to live at the Speaker's official residence on the parliament grounds.
New navy chief pays courtesy call on prime minister
The newly appointed chief of the Bangladesh Navy, Vice Admiral Khondkar Misbah ul Azim, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister's Office.
President's name to be decided at standing committee meeting: Mirza Fakhrul
With discussion under way over who will be Bangladesh's next president after Md Sahabuddin's resignation, BNP secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the party's decision will be taken at a national standing committee meeting.
President's resignation lifts ‘dark shadow of autocracy’: Jamaat Amir
The resignation of President Md Sahabuddin has, belatedly, lifted “the dark shadow of autocracy” from the nation, the Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and Leader of the Opposition, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, said.
Iran says no to US ceasefire proposal
Amid nearly two weeks of fighting, Washington has made a fresh ceasefire proposal to Tehran through Iraqi mediation, but Iran has rejected it outright, The New York Times reports.
Modi's assurance a hollow promise: Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal has derided Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of tough action over the paper leak as a “hollow promise.”
Hafiz Uddin Ahmed takes over as acting president
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has taken over as acting president after accepting President Md Sahabuddin's resignation, submitted over ill health, under article 54 of the constitution.
Speaker calls 5 p.m. press conference after president's resignation
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed called an urgent press conference for 5 p.m. after receiving the president's resignation letter; hours earlier at the airport he had said he knew nothing of any resignation.
President resigns citing serious illness: Bangabhaban
President Md Sahabuddin submitted his resignation letter to Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Friday over serious health reasons; the Speaker accepted it at 5:01 p.m., a Bangabhaban statement said.
BGB repels attempt to push in eight people at Kushtia border
Border Guard Bangladesh repelled an attempt by India's Border Security Force to illegally push eight people into Bangladesh across the Daulatpur border in Kushtia early Friday.
“I am sick, so it is done”: the president on his resignation
Ending all speculation, President Md Sahabuddin has resigned; asked about it, he told a media outlet, “I am sick, so it is done.” The Speaker will now act as president until a new one…
What Md Sahabuddin wrote in his resignation letter
President Md Sahabuddin has resigned, citing serious illness; in his letter he recounts convening the interim government after the August 2024 uprising and says his firm role averted a constitutional collapse.
Jamaat is not a party of angels; we too make mistakes: Shafiqur Rahman
Opposition leader and Jamaat Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman told a members' conference in Dhaka that Jamaat is not a party of angels and makes mistakes, while criticising the government over the referendum and law…
President Sahabuddin resigns
President Md Sahabuddin has resigned, the parliament secretariat confirmed; Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will speak on receiving the resignation letter at a 5 p.m. briefing at the Sangsad Bhaban.