Dhaka: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday walked to the party’s chairperson’s Gulshan office, drawing attention for the unusual mode of travel. He reached the office at around 4:00pm, according to BNP Gulshan office sources and eyewitnesses….
Dhaka: A total of 645 aspirants filed appeal petitions with the Election Commission before the deadline expired on Friday, challenging returning officers’ decisions on the rejection and acceptance of nomination papers for the February 12 national elec…
Jeddah: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain engaged in discussions with Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in preparation for a minister-level meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The dialogue between the two off…
Dhaka: The Election Commission is set to begin a nine-day process of hearing and disposing of appeal petitions challenging the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers. This action follows the expiration of the deadline for filing such petitions …
Dhaka: Former MP and BNP central executive committee member Nazim Uddin Alam has been appointed as a member of the party Chairman’s Advisory Council. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the appointment in a media release on …
Ampara: In an effort to bolster the healthcare infrastructure at Ampara Base Hospital, the Ministry of Defence Seva Vanitha Unit has donated four ICU beds under the guidance of Dr. (Mrs.) Ruvini Rasika Perera, the President of the Seva Vanitha Unit. T…
Dhaka: The Credit and Development Forum (CDF), a national association and network of microfinance institutions, has announced that the proposed Microcredit Bank will function as a social business under the stringent regulation of Bangladesh Bank, expl…
Sunamganj: Anxious days are returning for farmers in the haor areas of Sunamganj as work on crop protection dams remains sluggish, even three weeks after the official deadline for starting construction passed. Although construction has begun in some h…