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Hafiz Uddin Ahmed elected Speaker, Kayser Kamal Deputy Speaker of 13th Parliament

March 12, 2026

NEWS DESK Senior BNP parliamentarian Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikrom and Barrister Kayser Kamal were unanimously elected as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament on Thursday. At the outset of the maiden session of the newly formed Parliament, MPs first elected Hafiz Uddin, six-time parliamentarian and Liberation War Affairs Minister […]Continue Reading

Dignitaries, diplomats fill galleries at maiden session of Parliament

March 12, 2026

NEWS DESK The first session of the 13th National Parliament saw the VVIP lounges on both sides of the Speaker and the surrounding visitor galleries packed with invited guests. Among those present in the VVIP gallery were Chief Adviser of the interim government Muhammad Yunus, former Law Adviser Asif Nazrul, and Chief Election Commissioner AMM […]Continue Reading

Parliament adopts condolence motion on death of Khaleda Zia, Khamenei, others

March 12, 2026

NEWS DESK The first session of the 13th Parliament on Thursday unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief at the death of three-time Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, 31 former lawmakers and several other eminent personalities. Former President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury was among 31 ex-parliamentarians. Other noted personalities included former Indian Continue Reading

PM Tarique calls for meaningful parliament, constructive debate

March 12, 2026

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday called for making the 13th National Parliament meaningful, effective and vibrant through debates and constructive discussions. “This is the Parliament of the people of Bangladesh… independence and democracy-loving citizens of the country are looking to this Parliament with hope and expectation,” he said in his brief Continue Reading

Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut, Netanyahu issues threat

March 12, 2026

Iran will fight on and keep the Strait of Hormuz shut as leverage against the United States and Israel, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in defiant first comments attributed to him since he succeeded his slain father, Reuters reports. Hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his first press conference since […]Continue Reading

US and allies clash with Russia and China over Iran nuclear program

March 12, 2026

The U.S. and Western allies clashed with Russia and China on Thursday over Iran’s nuclear intentions, as Washington sought at the United Nations to further justify the war it launched ‌on Iran two weeks ago, Reuters reports. At a meeting of the 15-member U.N. Security Council, which is chaired this month by the U.S., Russia […]Continue Reading

Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad is alive: Adviser

March 2, 2026

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is alive and unharmed as joint US-Israeli attacks target Iran’s senior leadership and military infrastructure, a close aide told Anadolu on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. “I am in touch with him. All is good,” said the adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “A building related to his security detail […]Continue Reading

China backs Iran ‘defending sovereignty’, vows to push for peace

March 2, 2026

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart on a call Monday that Beijing supports Tehran defending itself against US-Israeli strikes, as war spread across the Middle East, AFP reports. Hundreds have died in Iran since Saturday when the United States and Israel began striking dozens of targets in the country. Tehran responded by […]Continue Reading

PM inquires about Bangladeshi expats amid ongoing war in Iran, Middle East

March 2, 2026

NEWS DESK Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken updates on the condition of Bangladeshi expatriates in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries amid the ongoing war in the region. The premier inquired about the Bangladeshi nationals in the Middle East when Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman met him at the Secretariat on Sunday morning. Prime […]Continue Reading

Iran war spreads across region as US, Israel suffer losses

March 2, 2026

The United States hit hundreds of targets across Iran, and Israel expanded its bombing to Lebanon on Monday as President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Tehran’s ruling clerics, AFP reports. Iranian forces fired missiles and drones across the Middle East, killing people in Israel […]Continue Reading

Hafiz Uddin Ahmed elected Speaker, Kayser Kamal Deputy Speaker of 13th Parliament

Dignitaries, diplomats fill galleries at maiden session of Parliament

Parliament adopts condolence motion on death of Khaleda Zia, Khamenei, others

PM Tarique calls for meaningful parliament, constructive debate

Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep Hormuz shut, Netanyahu issues threat

US and allies clash with Russia and China over Iran nuclear program

Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad is alive: Adviser

China backs Iran ‘defending sovereignty’, vows to push for peace

PM inquires about Bangladeshi expats amid ongoing war in Iran, Middle East

Iran war spreads across region as US, Israel suffer losses

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Probe body recommends shifting all BAF initial trainings outside Dhaka

BGB Swimming Complex in Pilkhana named after martyred Subedar Major Nurul Islam

Bangladesh aid to Myanmar will strengthen bilateral ties: army headquarters

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CID arrests 3 more in Telegram scam crackdown

Listed criminal arrested with illegal firearm in army-led operation

Abduction ring prime suspect Rohingya youth arrested

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Two killed in strikes on Iraq base, pro-Iran group threatens US

Iran strikes countries hosting US forces in Middle East

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