Khaleda Zia to be buried with state honours, bags banned at funeral prayers

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Authorities have announced security restrictions for the funeral prayers and burial of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, including a ban on bags at the funeral prayer venue and limi... Read More

Fakhrul announces Khaleda's funeral prayer schedule, calls for order

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's funeral prayers will be held at 2pm on Wednesday at Parliament's South Plaza, according to the BNP. She will later be laid to rest beside her husband, f... Read More

Bangladesh announces three days of state mourning for Khaleda Zia. Here's how it will be observed

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The interim government has declared three days of state mourning following the death of former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia. On Tuesday, the Cabinet Division issued a ga... Read More

Junior scholarship exam set for Dec 31 postponed after Khaleda Zia's death

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Education authorities have postponed the junior scholarship exams scheduled for Wednesday following the declaratoin of state mourning for former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda ... Read More

'Our truest guardian': Tarique reflects on mother Khaleda's 'unbreakable resilience'

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has paid tribute to his mother Khaleda Zia, describing her as a leader who shaped the country's democra... Read More

Parliamentary polls: Which seats have the highest and lowest candidates?

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The highest number of nomination papers submitted for a single seat in the parliamentary elections is 18, while the lowest is two. On Monday, 2,582 candidates tendered their nominat... Read More

BNP chairperson's office steeped in sorrow as party mourns its leader Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- A heavy stillness hangs over the BNP chairperson's office in Dhaka's Gulshan. Staff members move quietly through the corridors, their faces marked by grief, as the party comes to ter... Read More

Tarique leads BNP Standing Committee meeting after Khaleda Zia's death

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are holding a meeting to decide their next steps following the death of the party's chairperson and former prime minister Kha... Read More

Khaleda Zia's funeral prayers to be held outside Parliament, burial beside husband Ziaur Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Funeral prayers for former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday at Parliament's South Plaza. She will later be laid to rest beside her husband, former p... Read More

TIB sees no alternative to a 'yes' victory in referendum

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Transparency International Bangladesh has demanded that the parliamentary polls be "fair" to ensure continued state reforms, aiming to build a country "free of discrimination" with a... Read More

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