Tarek Rahman calls for unified identity amid ‘indigenous’ debate

August 10, 2025

STAFF REPORTER, DHAKA Tarek Rahman, General Secretary of the A-Am Janata Party, has said that debates over who is “indigenous” and who is not in Bangladesh are creating unnecessary division, and that all citizens should identify as Bangladeshi. Speaking at a roundtable discussion titled “In the Context of Bangladesh: Indigenous Peoples, Small Ethnic Groups and […]Continue Reading

Election schedule in 1st half of December: Sanaullah

August 8, 2025

NEWS DESK The schedule for the 13th parliamentary election is likely to be announced in the first half of December next, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Thursday. “The Chief Election Commissioner already told you (media) that the schedule announcement will come approximately two months before the election date. So, […]Continue Reading

Awami League ‘party office’ set up in Kolkata: BBC

August 8, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK The Awami League has opened an office in a commercial complex in a suburb near Kolkata, West Bengal, for leaders who left Bangladesh after the Aug 5, 2024 mass uprising, BBC Bangla has reported. Citing party sources, the report said the office is used by senior and mid-level leaders of the Awami […]Continue Reading

Commerce adviser says market syndicates eliminated, vows to curb corruption before polls

August 8, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin has said market syndicates have been dismantled and pledged to eliminate corruption before the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on Thursday (7 August) afternoon, he said the government had “been able to remove syndicates in market management” and would now focus on Continue Reading

NCP’s Sarjis visits Bandarban, local leaders unaware

August 8, 2025

THANCHI CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN Sarjis Alam, chief organiser for the northern region of the National Citizens’ Committee (NCP), visited three upazilas in Bandarban on Thursday, but local leaders said they were not informed of his trip. Party sources said Alam arrived from Cox’s Bazar in the morning and travelled to Lama, Alikadam and Thanchi upazilas. He […]Continue Reading

BNP appreciates Feb election plan as step towards democracy

August 6, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday welcomed the announcement to hold the next national election in February 2026, saying the party sees it as a step towards restoring democracy in Bangladesh. “BNP welcomes the announcement made, setting February 2026 as the timeframe for the next election following the meeting between […]Continue Reading

CA Prof Yunus to write CEC to arrange national election in February

August 6, 2025

NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said he, on behalf of the interim government, will send a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner so that the Election Commission can hold the national election before the next Ramadan in February next. “Now it is our turn to fulfill our final duty – holding […]Continue Reading

July Declaration: Legal protection pledged for protesters and families of the fallen

August 6, 2025

The interim government has formally recognised the victims of last year’s mass uprising, pledging legal safeguards for protesters and their families, and vowing constitutional acknowledgement of the events. Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus unveiled the July Proclamation on Tuesday, on the first anniversary of the 2024 uprising that led to the ousting of the Awami […]Continue Reading

July Declaration to be granted constitutional recognition: Chief Adviser

August 6, 2025

NEWS DESK Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday formally announced that the July Declaration, which commemorates the 2024 student-led mass uprising, will be granted state and constitutional recognition. Reading the declaration from the steps of the South Plaza of the National Parliament in Dhaka, Prof Yunus said, “The people of Bangladesh desire that the Continue Reading

Prof Yunus unveils ‘July Declaration’, says it reflects people’s aspirations

August 6, 2025

NEWS DESK Unveiling the ‘July Declaration’, a crucial political document, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said the people of Bangladesh expressed their expectations to protect the rights of the present and the future generations through an environmental friendly, climate resilient, sustainable and inclusive development strategy. “Therefore, the people of Continue Reading