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BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman is set to visit the Khulna division, marking his return to the region after 22 years, as the party prepares for a major electoral rally.
BNP has formally opposed the plan to deploy 16,000 Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) members to assist in the 13th parliamentary election and any referendum, arguing that involving students in a sensitive political process could spark controversy within the student community and educational institutions.
Election Commissioner (EC) Brig. Gen. (Retd.) Abul Fazal Md. Sunaullah has assured that there will be no opportunity for fraud in the voting process for expatriate Bangladeshis in the 13th national parliamentary election, saying, "live verification has been made mandatory, and intelligence personnel will oversee ballot security."
For the first time, serious allegations of irregularities have been raised in the teacher recruitment process at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Until now, BUET was the public university in the country where the recruitment process had never been questioned. However, the current BUET authorities have failed to maintain that reputation this time. The recruitment process at BUET has now been tainted by scandal due to efforts to appoint the spouses and children of those in power through an opaque process by abusing authority.
Throughout Islamic history, numerous women have held supreme power, ruled as queens and regents, and commanded armies, challenging modern misconceptions about gender and leadership in the Muslim world. More than fifty women ruled in various capacities, including sovereign queens in Delhi, Egypt, Yemen, and North Africa, as well as influential "Sultanates of Women" during the Ottoman Empire. Their glorious contributions and competence in governance remain memorable. Today's report is about these illustrious women.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board, PCB, had been awaiting approval from the Pakistani government to participate in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. Following discussions with the board, the government has granted permission for Shaheen Afridi’s team to take part in the tournament. However, Pakistan has decided to boycott its group-stage match against India.
With the national team absent from the upcoming T20 World Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a high-stakes domestic T20 tournament titled “Odommo Bangladesh” (Indomitable Bangladesh).
The International Cricket Council, ICC, already facing criticism over the Bangladesh issue, has landed in fresh controversy just ahead of the T20 World Cup. The World Cricketers’ Association, WCA, has now entered into direct conflict with the global cricket governing body over terms related to the use of players’ names, images and identities.
Bangladesh made a brilliant start to their title defence in the SAFF Under-19 Women’s Football Championship with a commanding victory. The defending champions crushed Bhutan 12-0 in the opening match of the tournament in Pokhara, Nepal, showcasing their dominance throughout the game. The team coached by Peter Butler completely dismantled Bhutan’s defence.
Two experienced Bangladeshi umpires, Sharafuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat and Gazi Sohel, have been included in the list of match officials for the upcoming T20 World Cup announced by the ICC.
Bangladesh women’s cricket team secured a record-margin victory after posting their second-highest team total in T20 format, thrashing Scotland by 90 runs in the Super Six stage on January 30.
US authorities have released a significant batch of new documents linked to investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reigniting global scrutiny and political fallout.
Pakistani security forces killed 145 separatists during a 40-hour operation in the southwestern province of Balochistan, according to the federal interior ministry and the Balochistan chief minister’s office.
A series of bomb and gun attacks in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan have killed 193 people, including civilians, security personnel and attackers, in the past two days.
BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman is set to visit the Khulna division, marking his return to the region after 22 years, as the party prepares for a major electoral rally.
BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman will address his first-ever public rally in Jashore today (February 2) as part of the party’s election campaign ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election.
Nurun Nessa Siddiqua, Secretary of the Central Women's Wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has said that women cannot become the Ameer of Jamaat. We are an Islamic party. Actually, men are the guardians of women—we entered politics accepting this.
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between supporters of independent candidate Hasan Mamun and BNP alliance candidate and Gano Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur in Patuakhali-3 (Galachipa–Dashmina) constituency.
For the first time, serious allegations of irregularities have been raised in the teacher recruitment process at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Until now, BUET was the public university in the country where the recruitment process had never been questioned. However, the current BUET authorities have failed to maintain that reputation this time. The recruitment process at BUET has now been tainted by scandal due to efforts to appoint the spouses and children of those in power through an opaque process by abusing authority.
Post-mass uprising anarchy is still visible in Bangladesh. The state machinery is still largely inactive in the backdrop of the changes. In this vacuum, at least partially, the rule of the insane continues.
It was July 2021. The world was in the throes of a severe chip crisis. At such a time, an analyst asked Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC, the center of the technology world, a strange question: "Aren't your customers worried when China threatens war with Taiwan?"
Chief Adviser to the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, has stressed that whichever party comes to power in the future, bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and China must continue. He made this call during a meeting with a delegation from the China-Bangladesh Partnership Forum at the state guesthouse Jamuna on Wednesday, November 3.
Interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain said there is no situation in Bangladesh where Indian officials or their family members are at risk.
