President Mohammed Shahabuddin will deliver the address at the first session of parliament in line with parliamentary procedures, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahid Uddin Swapan said.
Fear of fuel shortages due to ongoing Middle East tensions triggered panic buying nationwide, with long queues at filling stations in the capital on Saturday (March 7).
Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is set to be honoured with the “Best Indomitable Woman in Advancing Democracy (Gonotantra er Ogrojatray Sreshtho Odommo Nari)” award.
Home Minister and BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the party aims to move beyond its past negative image regarding parliamentary affairs.
Four people, including a father and his daughter, were killed in two separate road accidents in the capital on Friday night (March 6) while returning from Eid shopping.
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled all its flights to Middle Eastern destinations until March 8 due to escalating conflicts involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.