- ’18 crore people won’t let India occupy even an inch of land’
- Tk 1.5 billion granted for treatment of injured in July Uprising
- Govt to sell hilsa at Tk600/kg from tomorrow
- Hasina will be brought to country and tried: Press Secretary
- 'Bangladesh Single Window' to be effective within March: Lutfey Siddiqi
- Riders to celebrate GSL triumph with fans in Rangpur
- One more dies of dengue
- ‘Government to try holding national elections in December’
- Matiur sent to jail in arms case
- Danish have hygge, Irish have the craic, Welsh have hwyl’
- Zia’s 89th birth anniversary Sunday
- History will be trash if Chatradal's struggle is ignored: JCD President
- War against extortion will continue: Jamaat Ameer
- Jamal wants more footballers like Hamza to play for Bangladesh
- Israeli airport suspends flights following Yemen's attack
- Recommendation made to cut addl duty on drugs: Adviser
- Tigress start U19 T20 World Cup defeating Nepal
- Civic volunteer convicted in RG Kar rape-murder case
- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
BNP exchanges views with minority ethnic leaders
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held a views-exchange meeting with minority ethnic leaders at the party chairpersons Gulshan office this afternoon, reports BSS. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, chairpersons advisory council member and Hindu Buddhist Christian Welfare Front...
Youth can change country's image: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the youths are very much connected with the modern technologies as their intellectual power is very sharp, reports BSS. If we can utilize the youth in the right way, the image of the country will change. Only the young generation...
Won't stop until misrule-free Bangladesh is established
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh will not cease its movement until a misrule-free Bangladesh is established, said the party Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Friday, reports UNB. He mentioned the partys unwavering commitment to achieving an equitable and corruption-free Bangladesh during a workers conference...
Let us all work together to build new Bangladesh of dreams
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman said that we are living here in our motherland peacefully regardless of race, religion and caste. He said: May we all together build the new Bangladesh of our dreams, may Allah grant us success. He made the statement on Thursday at around...
Malaysian High Commissioner pays courtesy call on Jamaat Ameer
The Malaysian High Commissioner, Mohammad Suhada Osman, paid a courtesy call on the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman. They met in a courtesy call at the Jamaat-e-Islami central office on Wednesday and exchanged views on various issues. During the exchange of views, they...
National elections feasible by mid-year: Mirza Fakhrul
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called for the 13th national elections to be held by mid-year, specifically by July-August 2025. On Tuesday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir emphasized that it was entirely feasible to prepare for the elections within this time frame,...
Fakhrul discusses bilateral issues with Chinese envoy
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday called on Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen in a meeting and discussed various issues relating to the bilateral interests of the two nations. The hour-long meeting, which began around 11am, held at the Chinese Ambassadors Baridhara...
July 2024 movement was an uprising not a revolution
The anti-fascist mass movement in July-August last year was an uprising and not a revolution, but it still is markedly more significant than previous mass uprisings in modern day Bangladesh. Firstly, the movement was led by apolitical youths seeking massive state reforms, secondly, it saw more...
Brazilian ambassador calls on Jamaat Ameer
Ambassador of Brazil to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres met Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman. The ambassador visited Jamaats party office at Moghbazar on Monday at 10:30 am. At the time, Paulo Fernando was welcomed by assistant secretary general advocate Ehsanul Mahbub...
"I hear the cries of expatriates in every country I visit"
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer (Chief) of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, highlighted the struggles and contributions of expatriate Bangladeshis during a gathering in Kuwait recently. Addressing the crowd at a Khaimah in Ardia Sanaiya, he said, The cries of expatriates resonate wherever I go. Their...
Govt to support enrich country’s film industry: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said the government would extend all cooperation to enrich the countrys film industry. He said this while inaugurating 23rd Dhaka International Film Festival arranged by Rainbow Chalachchitra Sangsad (RCS) at National Museum...
‘If countrymen elect us to power, we would be servant of people, not the master’
Former central president of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir and central assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami, Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan, said the people of Bangladesh are now waiting for honest, competent and efficient leadership and Jamaat-e-Islami will have to play a historic role...
BNP thanks Qatar, UK for facilitating Khaleda’s treatment
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed gratitude to Qatar and the UK governments for facilitating the treatment of party Chairperson Khaldeda Zia abroad. We convey our gratitude to the Qatar government. They provided the air ambulance without taking any rent for taking...
Jamaat leader Azhar's death sentence review on Jan 23
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today (Jan 9) set January 23 for holding hearing on Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islams petition pleading to review its judgment that upheld his death sentence initially awarded by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 for crimes against humanity and...
Iran’s aerospace force launches massive drills near nuclear facility
The Aerospace Force of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched a large-scale military exercise in the central province of Isfahan, Press TV reported. The first stage of the exercise, codenamed Eqtedar (Authority) 1403, began on Tuesday on the periphery of the Natanz uranium...
They ascended to power by using Islamic parties: Charmonai Pir
Islami Andolan Bangladesh Ameer Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim Pir Saheb Charmonai said, We, along with other political parties, want PR system (proportional representation) elections in the next election. BNP does not want PR system elections. The party thinks that they will not be able to come...
'July Uprising Directorate to be formed under the Liberation War Ministry'
Information and Broadcasting Advisor Nahid Islam said the July Uprising directorate is being set up under the Liberation War Affairs Ministry. He said that the martyr families and the injured will be provided lifelong assistance and rehabilitation through this department. Already, 826 martyr...
Tk 637 crore allocated for families of mass uprising victims: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam said on Monday that the government has allocated Tk 637 crore and 80 lakh for the families of martyrs and the injured from the July-August uprising, reports UNB. The government will provide a savings certificate worth Tk 30 lakh to each martyrs...
Decision to send MDs of six banks on forced leave
Bangladesh Bank has sent the MDs of six banks to forced leave on Sunday. According to the central banks order, the banks are First Security Islami Bank, Social Islami Bank, Union Bank, Global Islami Bank, Exim Bank and ICB Islamic Bank. Four of these banks are under the control of the...
IRGC launches massive military drills in Iran
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has launched a large-scale and specialized drill in Irans western province of Kermanshah, as part of attempts to raise its combat preparedness and get further ready to confront potential security threats against the country, Press TV reported....
JU Chhatra Shibir gets new leadership
The newly elected president of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibirs Jahangirnagar University unit is Muhibur Rahman Muhib, while Mostafizur Rahman has been nominated as the secretary, reports UNB. This information was announced in a press release issued by the organizations publicity wing on Friday...
Kazi Nazrul gets state recognition as ‘National Poet’
Kazi Nazrul Islam received state recognition as the national poet of Bangladesh. A gazette notification has been published declaring him the national poet of Bangladesh since his arrival in Bangladesh on May 4, 1972. A gazette notification signed by Md. Ataur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry...
Ex-minister Adv Qamrul on 4-day remand in 2 extortion cases
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday placed former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam on a total of four-day remand in two extortion cases filed with the Kamrangirchar Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Belal Hossain passed the order after police produced the former minister before the...
Jahidul elected new Shibir president
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, has elected Jahidul Islam as its new president for the session of 2025. Jahidu has been elected through votes at the central council of Islami Chhatra Shibir in the capitals Suhrawardy Udyan on Tuesday. Councillors cast...
Shibir’s conference begins at Suhrawardy Udyan
The Central Members Conference of the Islami Chhatra Shibir started at 8am on Tuesday morning at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital, reports The Business Standard. Members of the student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from across the country are attending the conference to elect the next...
Institutional reform can sow seed of sustainable democracy in Bangladesh: Advisers
Advisers Md Nahid Islam and Md Mahfuj Alam have emphasized that consensus based institutional reform can sow the seed of true and sustainable democracy in Bangladesh and that in turn will save the future of democracy in Bangladesh, reports BSS. They expressed this view in response to a question...
Shafiqur Rahman to build discrimination-free country
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman said they want to build a country where there will be no discrimination, and people regardless of religions, castes will live together on the basis of equal rights. He on Sunday night made the statement while addressing as the chief guest at assembly at...
Report on billions of taka corruption burned to ashes
The most fatal fire incident in the history of Bangladesh Secretariat has burned the original report on thousands of crore taka corruption in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in the country. The report was conducted on 21 projects worth 25,000 crore. Besides, several...