Indian, Pakistani foreign ministers to join Khaleda's final farewell in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Foreign dignitaries including Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will fly to Dhaka to attend BNP chief Khaleda Zia's last rites. On Tu... Read More

South Asian ministers, speaker to attend Khaleda's final farewell in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Foreign dignitaries including Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will fly to Dhaka to attend BNP chief Khaleda Zia's last r... Read More

Government approves fresh 50,000-tonne rice import from India

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The interim government has approved the purchase of another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India. The decision came at a meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchase... Read More

Black flags rise as nation mourns Khaleda Zia with prayers and tributes

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Bangladesh awoke to mourning as news of BNP chief Khaleda Zia's death spread across towns and districts, drawing people into prayer gatherings, Quran recitations and remembrance meet... Read More

Intense cold to linger for two more days with patchy drizzle

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says the biting cold gripping the country is set to persist through Wednesday, as dense fog continues to block sunlight across large sw... Read More

BNP seeks to channel grief of Khaleda Zia's death into strength, democratic action

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says it wants to turn the grief over the death of its chief Khaleda Zia into strength, as responsibility for leading the party now rests with h... Read More

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

World leaders mourn death of Bangladesh's first woman prime minister Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- World leaders, neighbouring states and diplomatic missions have expressed condolences following the death of Khaleda Zia, a three-time prime minister and one of the most influential ... Read More

Voting to go ahead in seats Khaleda Zia was contesting: EC

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Election officials say voting will go ahead in the three constituencies where former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia had submitted nomination papers following her death on T... Read More

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