Ending weeks of speculation and public discussion, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has formally begun the announcement of the schedule for the 13th national parliamentary elections through an address to the nation. The move marks the official start of the constitutional process leading up to the national elections. On Thursday, 11 December, at 6:00 pm, […]

A long-simmering internal dispute within the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) erupted into violence in Rupganj, Narayanganj, late on Wednesday night and spilled into Thursday, leaving several people injured and party property badly damaged. The confrontation, triggered by an ongoing struggle for political dominance, has sparked concern among senior party figures and […]

Dhaka, Bangladesh: After a month of repeated cancellations and postponements of high-profile performances—from Azmat Ali and Anuv Jain to Pakistan’s Jaal Band and local act Kabish—concert-goers in Dhaka now have certainty regarding the much-anticipated performance of Pakistan’s renowned singer Atif Aslam. Scheduled for 13 December 2025, the concert will take place at the China-Bangladesh Friendship […]

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: In a shocking late-night attack, two leaders of the Bangladesh Jubo Dal were shot by unidentified assailants in the Uttoran Residential Area of Cox’s Bazar city. The incident occurred on Tuesday, 9 December, at approximately 10:30 PM, leaving the political activists critically injured. According to local sources, the victims are Saiful Islam […]

Dhaka, Bangladesh: BNP’s Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman extended a personal apology to Major General (Retd.) Fatemi Rumi, former Director General of the Special Security Force (SSF), during a meeting with retired military personnel on Tuesday night at the BNP Chairperson’s political office in Gulshan, Dhaka. The session brought together 101 retired officers from the Army, […]

A fresh controversy has emerged in Bogura as Mosharraf Hossain, the BNP’s nominated parliamentary candidate for Bogura-4 (Nandigram–Kahaloo), has reportedly been threatened with the creation and viral circulation of AI-generated obscene images on Facebook. The threats, described as part of an orchestrated attempt to tarnish his public reputation, prompted the filing of a General Diary […]

Former Shahbagh Police Station inspector Md Arshad Hossain has delivered his defence testimony before the International Crimes Tribunal in a case filed over alleged crimes against humanity committed in Dhaka’s Chan Kharpul area during the July mass uprising. His appearance on Monday marked the first time any accused person in the July uprising cases has […]