Jamaat Calls for Referendum Before Election if Not in November

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh has demanded that a referendum be held before the upcoming national election, even if it cannot be organised in November, citing the need to give legal backing to ...

Does Pre-Election Violence Loom Large in Bangladesh?

Bangladesh’s journey towards democracy remains a long-cherished aspiration, yet the path to stability appears increasingly uncertain amid a fresh wave of political violence ahead of the upcoming national election, scheduled ...

BNP Candidate Ershad Ullah Shot in Chattogram, Listed Criminal Killed in Attack

BNP’s nominated candidate for Chattogram-8 constituency, Ershad Ullah, sustained bullet injuries during an attack on his campaign in the city’s Hamzarbag area under Bayezid Police Station on Wednesday evening.According to ...

Govt says BNP candidate Ershad was not main target in Chattogram attack

The interim government has said that BNP-nominated candidate for Chattogram-8 constituency Ershad Ullah was not the main target in Wednesday’s attack during his election campaign.In a statement, the government strongly ...

Banking Services to Continue Despite Dissolution of Five Shariah-Based Banks’ Boards: Governor

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur on Wednesday assured that banking services will continue uninterrupted despite the dissolution of the boards of five Shariah-based banks.Speaking at a press conference ...

YT Deletes Palestinian Accounts Over US Sanctions

YouTube has quietly removed more than 700 videos and terminated the accounts of three major Palestinian human rights organisations, reportedly over US-imposed sanctions, The Intercept revealed.The deleted channels belonged to ...

Stocks Tumble at Opening as Both Bourses See Sharp Decline

Trading at both Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began on a bearish note Thursday, with most company shares losing value in the first hour.At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the ...

Tarique Rahman Calls for Unity to Restore Democracy

Marking the historic National Revolution and Solidarity Day on November 7, BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said that the “fascist rulers were forced to flee the country” through the “glorious ...

BNP to Redefine Foreign Relations on Four Core Principles: Amir Khasru

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said Bangladesh’s foreign relations will be guided by four key principles — mutual respect, shared interests, sovereign decision-making in geopolitical ...

Trading of Five Islamic Banks Halted on Country’s Stock Markets

Trading of shares of five Islamic banks has been suspended on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) as part of their ongoing merger process.In separate ...