Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Bangladesh has continued to face a high level of tobacco industry interference in its policymaking space, topping the list in Asia, according to the Tobacco Industry Interference Ind... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Nahid Islam, convenor of National Citizen Party (NCP), an ally of Jamaat-e-Islami, has expressed grief over BNP chief Khaleda Zia's death, describing her as an "uncompromising leader... Read More
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
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
Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman, whose party was once a key ally of the BNP, has expressed condolences over the death of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. In a message posted... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed condolences over the death of former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia. In separate messa... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Monjila Jhuma has become the latest National Citizen Party (NCP) leader to pull out of the upcoming parliamentary elections, adding to a series of withdrawals from the youth-led part... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- From early morning queues to last-minute rushes at dusk, Dhaka's nomination day unfolded in packed corridors, as 194 candidates filed papers to contest 15 parliamentary seats in the ... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Nagorik Oikko President Mahmudur Rahman Manna to contest the upcoming parliamentary election by suspending a High Court order that had barre... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader, secretary general of one faction of the Jatiya Party, and senior co-chairman Kazi Firoz Rashid have withdrawn from the parliamentary elections, party leaders... Read More