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We are on the streets, have to remain on the streets: PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Monday that the government would take necessary steps under the existing Bangladesh-India extradition treaty if ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina wished to return to the country. “The message is loud and clear: we are on the streets. We have to rem

The message is loud and clear, we are on the streets: PM

Govt plans to build six 100-bed hospitals for workers in industrial areas: PM

The government plans to build six 100-bed hospitals exclusively for workers in six industrial areas to ensure healthcare services for labourers, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told the National Parliament on Monday. The hospitals will initially be constructed in Tongi, Ashulia, Kaliakair, Narayangan

PM seeks frontline role of Gram Police to prevent crime

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said Gram Police can play a key role in keeping villages safe by passing on early information about crime to the local administration and law enforcers, and announced a pay rise, a new mobile allowance and other benefits for the force...

Significance of National Revolution and Solidarity Day

7 November 1975 is a day written in golden letters in the political history of Bangladesh. Amid deep political uncertainty, instability and a constitutional crisis, the turning point brought about in the life of the nation that day by patriotic soldiers and civilians remains a landmark....

7 November: The day Bangladesh found its way forward

With the dream of building a new nation, the people of Bangladesh plunged into the War of Independence in 1971. But soon after the independence, the fledgling country came under the curse of the draconian, one-party BAKSAL system.Thousands of people faced death in the cruel clutches of famine. Along

PM wishes Nov 7’s revolutionary spirit serve as guiding force for building future Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has wished that the revolutionary spirit of November 7 serve as the inspiration and guiding force for building the future Bangladesh. He made the wish in a message on the occasion of the Historic National Revolution and Solidarity Day to be observed tomorrow. The p

PM urges party leaders to prioritise public welfare, build 'New Bangladesh'

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged BNP leaders and activists to play a responsible role in building a 'New Bangladesh' by fulfilling public aspirations, maintaining law and order and implementing the party's electoral pledges. He made the urge while addressing an organisational meeting of BNP'

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.

Ishraque Hossain to Announce Resignation as State Minister today

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain will make a final announcement on his resignation as state minister for Liberation War Affairs at the National Press Club at 2pm on Monday, he said in a post on his verified Facebook account.

Jamaat leader (retd) Akhtaruzzaman arrested

Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested Major (retd) Muhammad Akhtaruzzaman Ranjan, a Jamaat-e-Islami member, over allegations that he threatened the executive director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and assaulted a security supervisor during an airport dispute. DB c

BNP MP Ferdousi Ahmed Misti resigns, seat declared vacant

BNP lawmaker Ferdousi Ahmed Misti’s resignation from Reserved Women’s Seat-23 in the 13th National Parliament has been accepted, the Parliament Secretariat said on Thursday, declaring the seat vacant from October 1 under Article 67(2) of the Constitution of Bangladesh. Ferdousi Ahmed Misti submitted

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

Health center attack: BNP MP Misti resigns on PM directive

BNP reserved-seat Member of Parliament Ferdousi Ahmed Misti has been instructed to resign over allegations of involvement in an attack, looting and vandalism at the Radda MCH-FP health centre in Mirpur, Dhaka. She may submit her resignation to Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed at any time, according to Atiq

Tarique Rahman set to address UNGA as third member of family

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to become the third member of his family to address the United Nations General Assembly when he is expected to deliver his maiden speech at the 81st session in New York on September 24. His father, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, was the first member of the famil

Ziaur Rahman’s ‘Memories of the War of Independence’ Added to Textbooks

Ziaur Rahman’s article, “Memories of the War of Independence”, will be included as a new chapter in Bangladesh’s Class 9-10 Bangla Literature textbook from the 2027 academic year, following final approval by the National Curriculum Coordination Committee (NCCSC), the National Curriculum and Textbook

Zia's assassination

Motiur shot, Ershad flew to Chattogram before killing

Retired Major Mozaffar Hossain told investigators that former Lieutenant Colonel Motiur Rahman shot President Ziaur Rahman, while then army chief Hussein Muhammad Ershad travelled to Chattogram by helicopter before the assassination, prosecutor Tanvir Hasan Zoha said on Sunday. Mozaffar made the sta