Khaleda Zia: The reluctant widow, the pro-democracy warrior and the BNP saviour

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Khaleda Zia, one of the two women who were plunged into politics and who most profoundly shaped Bangladesh's post-1975 politics, has now taken her final leave, marking the end of a t... Read More

Over 2,500 candidates enter the fray in a political carnival for parliamentary elections

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The first act of the decisive post-July Uprising parliamentary election has unfolded with almost festival-like energy. Across the nation, candidates have filed their nomination pape... 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

Jagannath University set to hold first central students' union election

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Jagannath University is set to hold its first-ever central students' union election, two decades after becoming a full-fledged university. Alongside the election to the Jagannath Un... 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

Global index ranks Bangladesh highest for tobacco industry influence in policymaking

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

Khaleda remained steadfast on people's rights, says NCP leader Nahid

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

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

Jamaat chief Shafiqur expresses condolences over Khaleda Zia's death

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

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