Ansar Members to Play Key Role in Upcoming National Election: Adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) will be the most extensively deployed force during ...

Next Election Under Interim Govt Even If Caretaker System Returns: Shishir Monir

The next national election will be held under the current interim government even if the caretaker system is reinstated, said Advocate Shishir Monir, counsel for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.He made the remarks ...

Consensus Commission Recommends Referendum Before National Election

The National Consensus Commission has recommended holding a referendum before the upcoming national election, urging the Election Commission to initiate discussions on the matter without delay.The announcement came on Tuesday ...

Developed nations must fulfill climate finance pledges: Rizwana Hasan

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has urged developed countries to fulfill their global commitments on climate finance, warning that failure to do so would put climate-vulnerable nations like Bangladesh at ...

No Scope for Holding Referendum before National Election: Khosru

There is no scope for holding a referendum before the upcoming national election, said BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.He made the remark while speaking to journalists after ...

Proposal to Auto-Pass By Reform Council Is Ridiculous, Says Salahuddin on Charter

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday described the recommendation that the Reform Council should be automatically passed if it fails to clear within 270 days of the July ...

Economists express concern over bank merger; Bangladesh Bank remains confident

Economists and banking experts have expressed deep concern over the government’s plan to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity named United Islami Bank, saying such a move ...

Gold price falls below Tk 2 lakh per bhori after fourth consecutive cut

The price of gold in Bangladesh has fallen below Tk 2 lakh per bhori (11.664 grams) after the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced its fourth consecutive price reduction.According to a ...

ADB Launches Study to Develop LTC System for Bangladesh’s Aging Population

With Bangladesh’s aging population rising rapidly, policymakers, development partners, and civil society leaders on Tuesday joined a high-level seminar in Dhaka to discuss the development of a sustainable long-term care ...

EU to Deploy Major Election Observer Mission to Bangladesh: Envoy

The European Union (EU) is planning to send a large delegation of election observers to Bangladesh for the upcoming general election, slated for the first half of February — marking ...