Bangladesh national election, referendum on Feb 12; schedule announced

December 11, 2025

NEWS DESk The much-sought national election and a referendum on the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order 2025 will simultaneously be held on February 12 (Thursday) under a non-political government after 18 years as the Election Commission announced the schedule on Thursday evening. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced the Continue Reading

Tarique slams Jamaat for ‘propaganda’ against BNP echoing Awami League

December 9, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday strongly criticised Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for spreading propaganda against his party in the same tone as the fascist Awami League, saying the people of Bangladesh saw how Jamaat killed lakhs of people and dishonoured women in 1971 for political gains. Delivering his concluding remarks virtually at the […]Continue Reading

Khaleda now not fit for travelling: Medical Board

December 6, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is currently not fit to travel by air, according to the latest assessment of the medical board treating her at the capital’s Evercare Hospital. Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, one of her physicians, said on Saturday that Khaleda’s travel to London for advanced treatment will be delayed until she […]Continue Reading

Khaleda’s London trip to be delayed until she’s fit: Dr Zahid

December 6, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s travel to London for advanced treatment will be delayed until she is medically declared fit to travel by an air ambulance, her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said on Saturday. “Her travel abroad is being delayed, and in the future, her medical condition will determine when she can […]Continue Reading

Govt calls for nationwide prayers for Khaleda Zia Friday

December 4, 2025

NEWS DESK The interim government has called for special prayers across the country seeking speedy recovery of three-time former prime minister, wife of former president Ziaur Rahman, and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The government urged all mosques across the country to hold special dua after Jummah prayers tomorrow, Friday, said the chief adviser’s press […]Continue Reading

Govt declares Khaleda Zia a ‘very very important person’

December 1, 2025

NEWS DESK The government has declared BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia a ‘very very important person’ (VVIP). A notification in this regard was issued on Monday. Mohammad Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, Director General (Administration) at the office of the Chief Adviser, signed the order following instructions from the President. According to the […]Continue Reading

News of Khaleda Zia’s illness draws wide international coverage

November 30, 2025

PARBATTANEWS DESK News of the grave illness of Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s former prime minister and chairperson of the BNP, has drawn prominent coverage in international media, as she remains in what doctors describe as an “extremely critical” condition at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera, Gulf News, Dawn, Reuters, AFP, the BBC […]Continue Reading

BDR Mutiny: Probe body says Hasina had ‘green signal’ for entire incident

November 30, 2025

NEWS DESK The Commission, formed to reinvestigate the 2009 BDR massacre, the brutal massacre committed in the name of BDR mutiny submitted its report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, noting that then PM Sheikh Hasina had a ‘green signal’ for the entire incident to take place while then MP Sheikh Fazle Noor […]Continue Reading

India ‘examining’ Bangladesh extradition request for convicted ex-PM Hasina

November 27, 2025

India says it is examining a request from Bangladesh for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was recently sentenced to death in absentia over a crackdown against a popular uprising. A spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, told reporters on Wednesday that his government was examining the request from […]Continue Reading

Tarique warns against unchecked push for Bangladesh’s LDC graduation

November 25, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has warned that Bangladesh’s planned graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026 should not proceed without open debate, warning that such a major decision carries long-term economic consequences In a detailed Facebook post from London on Monday, he said the impact of losing tariff benefits will […]Continue Reading