During a day-long medical camp on Saturday, August 22, the Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF) offered free eye care services to about 1,000 impoverished inhabitants of Dhaka’s Vasantek, Korail, and Sattala slum neighbourhoods. Dr. Zubaida Rahman, Vise President of ZRF, launched the program, Continue Reading

Minister of Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute,  Khandokar Abdul Muktadir, clarified that the United States has placed equivalent tariffs on several countries, not just Bangladesh. Speaking to the media during a law-and-order review meeting at the Sylhet Police Commissioner’s office on Saturday, the Minister mentioned that Bangladesh is now subject to an extra Continue Reading

Six of the seven Bangladeshi citizens who perished in a devastating hotel fire in Kolkata, India, were returned home on Saturday via various land ports. In Kolkata’s New Market area, a residential hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street suddenly caught fire, killing the victims. The official news was verified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Public […]Continue Reading

Faruk Hossain After winning the 13th parliamentary election, most of the BNP’s top leaders became MPs, while many were appointed ministers and state ministers. As the party became increasingly government-oriented, its organisational activities were also affected. The BNP has regained momentum since August 20, when Senior Joint Secretary General and Standing Committee Continue Reading

The Election Commission (EC) has begun the necessary process to hold a by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 constituency within 90 days following the election of former BNP Secretary General Mr. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as president. After Mr. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir took oath as president last Friday, the Election Commission declared the Thakurgaon-1 seat vacant […]Continue Reading

There is an immense amount of anger in Bangladesh over the nomination of MP Muhammad Shamim Kaiser Lincoln as State Minister for Religious Affairs. Social media sites and Islamic experts (Ulama) have vehemently condemned the decision, claiming that the appointment of a person associated with Ahle Hadith or Salafi philosophy ignores the customs of the country’s […]Continue Reading

Today, Saturday, August 22, marks the formal start of a large Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign 2026 in 14 high-risk districts of Bangladesh. The government campaign, which targets 5,175,000 people one year of age and older, excluding pregnant women, aims to stop transmission at no cost. Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain and State Minister Dr. […]Continue Reading

The Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary seat has been formally declared vacant by the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected as the country’s president. He took the nation’s highest constitutional position on Friday, August 21, and a gazette notice published on Saturday, August 22, affirmed that the decision is effective as of Continue Reading

Kamal Atartuk Missel Farmers in Comilla’s Korpai region, as well as sections of Sitakunda and Mirsarai, have turned to drying freshly harvested paddy on the major Dhaka-Chattogram Highway after weeks of heavy rain threatened to damage their crops. Due to the lack of free yards, farmers are using the hot asphalt by spreading grain across […]Continue Reading