Arakan Army fires rounds along Naikhongchhari border

January 11, 2026

NAIKHONGCHHARI CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN The Arakan Army (AA) fired a large number of rounds from across the Bangladesh-Myanmar border opposite Naikhongchhari, following four days of clashes between two insurgent groups over control of a small island known as Totardwip, local sources said. Residents said they heard gunfire from the Myanmar side at around 30 points across Continue Reading

Country must not return to pre-August 5 situation: Tarique Rahman

January 10, 2026

NEWS DESK BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said his party would lead the nation in the right direction if it comes to power, stressing that the country must not return to the situation that existed before August 5. While exchanging greetings with editors and journalists at a city hotel, he also said the democratic […]Continue Reading

Tarique Rahman becomes BNP Chairman as per party constitution

January 9, 2026

NEWS DESK Tarique Rahman formally assumed the position of Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday night in line with the party constitution. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the development after an emergency meeting of the party’s highest policymaking body, the National Standing Committee, held at the party Chairman’s Continue Reading

Security tightened on Tripura border over reported movement of PCJSS, UPDF cadres

January 5, 2026

NEWS DESK Security has been tightened along parts of the India–Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Gomati district following reports of the movement of cadres belonging to Bangladesh-based armed groups, including the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), officials said, according to India Today NE. In view of the Continue Reading

Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

January 3, 2026

 The United States attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump said, promising to put the country under American control for now, including by deploying U.S. forces if necessary, Reuters reports. “We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do […]Continue Reading

End of an Era: Khaleda Zia rests beside Ziaur Rahman

December 31, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to eternal rest with full state honour beside her husband and late President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar’s Zia Udyan in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. She was buried around 4:30 pm, with her eldest son and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman […]Continue Reading

Khaleda Zia, former PM and Bangladesh’s tallest leader, passes away

December 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Thrice-former prime minister and icon of democracy, Begum Khaleda Zia, passed away Tuesday morning while under treatment at the capital’s Evercare Hospital. She was 80. The chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) breathed her last at 6am on Tuesday, according to A.K.M. Wahiduzzaman, the party’s ICT Affairs Secretary and head of its […]Continue Reading

Khaleda in critical condition, undergoing challenging treatment phase: Dr Zahid

December 28, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia remains in a critical condition and is passing through a very challenging phase of her treatment, her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said on Saturday night. “Her condition is extremely complex, and she is now going through a critical moment. If, by the […]Continue Reading

Tarique, Zaima complete NID and voter registration

December 27, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zaima Rahman on Saturday completed the necessary process for National Identity Card (NID) registration and voter enlistment. Tarique Rahman arrived at the Election Commission’s National Identity Wing in the city’s Agargaon area at around 1:00 pm to complete his NID registration and enlist himself as […]Continue Reading

Tarique Rahman returns home amid rapturous reception

December 25, 2025

NEWS DESK Ending his 17 years in exile, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh on Thursday, greeted by a rapturous reception from hundreds of thousands of jubilant supporters, marking his homecoming as a historic and triumphant event. The BNP leader’s arrival marked a significant moment, as he set foot on Bangladeshi soil, felt […]Continue Reading