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Legal firm request new passport-NID for Sheikh Hasina: Reuters

Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has applied for a new passport and national identity card (NID) through a legal firm at the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi on Monday, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The move marks her first such contact since she left Bangladesh and sought

Ishraque Hossain Announces Resignation as State Minister

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain announced on Monday that he had sought to step down as State Minister for Liberation War Affairs, saying he wanted to focus on eliminating drugs and addressing other problems in the Dhaka-6 constituency and adjoining areas.

MP Misti meets Speaker, addresses resignation queries

BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Misti met Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Thursday, but it could not be confirmed whether she submitted a resignation letter amid allegations of her involvement in an attack, vandalism and looting at the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur. Multiple officials at the Speak

NCP Revises Dhaka City Election Strategy, Eyes Patwary for South and Asif for North

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is revising its strategy for the upcoming Dhaka city corporation elections, preparing to contest independently after failing to secure Dhaka South City Corporation from alliance partner Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The party is considering replacing its initially anno

Mirza Abbas returns after over 5 months

BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Mirza Abbas returned to Bangladesh on Wednesday night after receiving treatment in Singapore and Malaysia for more than five and a half months. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Abbas landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal Int

BNP Marks 48th Founding Anniversary: Back in Power and Facing Swift Challenges

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) marks its 48th founding anniversary on September 1, having returned to power after nearly two decades outside government. Six months after forming the government, the party faces challenges over the economy, public security, energy supplies, administration, for

BNP nominates Ruhul Kabir Rizvi as acting Secretary General

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated Ruhul Kabir Rizvi as its acting secretary general with immediate effect, according to a notice issued on Thursday. The notice, signed by BNP Assistant Office Secretary Munir Hossain, said Rizvi, a member of the party’s National Standing Committee,

Presidential Election: Mirza Fakhrul Finalized as BNP Candidate

Bangladesh Nationalist Party has finalised Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for the country’s next presidential election, according to multiple BNP leaders who confirmed the decision on Tuesday night. The formal announcement is expected on Wednesday or Thursday, ahead of the August 13 no

Student Politics: Tail-End Partisanship Driving Campus Unrest

Nearly two years after the July 2024 quota reform movement called for an end to party-affiliated student politics, student organisations in Bangladesh say the demand remains unmet, and blame continued campus unrest on the same political patronage system. More than 50 people were injured in clashes i

NCP Central Leaders Head to Habiganj Despite Section 144 After Attack Protest Call

Senior leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) are on their way to Habiganj to join a pre-announced programme despite Section 144 being imposed in the municipal area, the party said on Wednesday. The leaders decided to proceed with the programme in protest against what the NCP described as attac

Election Rebels Seek BNP Comeback as Party Remains Divided

Several leaders expelled by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for contesting the 13th national parliamentary election as rebel or independent candidates are seeking to return to the party after BNP formed the government, according to party sources and statements given to Ajker Patrika. BNP, however,

Opposition Firm on Constitutional Reform, Set to Intensify Movement

Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition alliance has rejected a special parliamentary committee formed to amend the Constitution, insisting that the referendum verdict be implemented through a Constitutional Reform Council instead. The alliance said it would not join the committee and warned that its movemen

Govt. wants to ensure justice by returning Hasina: Zahed

Prime Minister's Information advisor Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today said the government wants to ensure justice through trial by bringing death-row convict Sheikh Hasina back to the country. "The government is determined bringing Sheikh Hasina to justice. Her trial process will continue in a transparent

Economy-friendly politics needed for upgradation from LDC: Swapon

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Zahir Uddin Swapon, MP today said all discourses of the experts on the challenges of country’s graduation from LDC and overall development of trade and commerce would ultimately remain confined to theoretical debates unless the country's politics is brought

Home Minister calls for neutral probe into interim government’s 18-month record

Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday called for a neutral investigation into the interim government’s 18-month activities, saying the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should be instructed immediately to examine where corruption took place and who was involved.

Rajshahi Standoff: DB Police Surround Building as Swechchhasebak Dal Activists Help Injured leader Escape

Rajshahi Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police surrounded a six-storey building in the New Market area under Boalia Police Station late Saturday night, where Rajshahi city Swechchhasebak Dal convener Mir Tarek was staying, prompting a tense standoff with party activists. Police withdrew after ab