Dhaka, Jan 5 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced that its acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, would take over as the party’s chairman within the next few days, local media reported.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement while addressing journalists during a programme at Sylhet district on Sunday evening.Fakhrul stated that the post of BNP chairperson has remained vacant following the death of party chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda …
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New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, who recently returned to Dhaka after a 17-year exile in the United Kingdom, earned Bangladesh Taka (Tk) 676,000 (Indian Rupees 4,98,414) in the 2025–26 tax year, where his income primarily came from shares and bank fixed deposits, say reports.He leads an alliance against a coalition comprising the BNP’s ally-turned-principal opponent Jamaat-e-Islami in the February 12 general elections. The Ameer of Ja…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The security agencies have their task cut out this year as the situation in Bangladesh is worsening and Pakistan is back to its old tricks to try and destabilise India. At least three Intelligence Bureau assessments suggest that the biggest challenge this year would be Bangladesh and the security situation in the northeastern states. An official stated that two highly troubled nations — Myanmar and Bangladesh — are holding elections this year, and one could anticipate t…
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar briefly met Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Dhaka on Wednesday, just ahead of funeral of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The social media account of Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus shared the picture of Sadiq and EAM Jaishankar meeting. “Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, exchanges greetings with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Dhaka…
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia was laid to rest with full State honours on Wednesday following her funeral prayers at the South Plaza of Parliament complex in Dhaka, local media reported. She was buried beside her husband and former president Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Wednesday afternoon.The funeral ceremony was attended by Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor of the interim government, Muh…
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) As External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar wrapped up his flying Dhaka visit, Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, on Wednesday underscored the scope for deepening Bangladesh-India relations, guided by shared interests, pragmatism and mutual interdependence. His remarks came after EAM Jaishankar concluded a four-hour long visit to Dhaka, during which the future trajectory of ties was discussed in a brief meeting between the EAM and Bangladesh Nation…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will represent the government and people of India at the funeral of Khaleda Zia, the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on Wednesday.Zia, a three-time Prime Minister and long-time chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), died early Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness. She was 80.According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), EAM Jaishan…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will represent the government and people of India at the funeral of Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who passed away in Dhaka, on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), EAM Jaishankar will be visiting Dhaka on Wednesday to attend the funeral of the late leader.Khaleda Zia passed away early Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness…
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday paid an emotional tribute to his mother, BNP chief and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, remembering her as a “loving mother” who devoted her entire life to the country and its people.Khaleda Zia passed away early Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness at the age of 80, the party confirmed.According to a statement issued by the BNP, she died at around 6 a.m. at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where …
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to determine the party’s next course of action following the death of its chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, local media reported.The meeting presided over by Khaleda Zia’s son and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman commenced on Tuesday afternoon at the chairperson’s Gulshan office in Dhaka.Several party members, including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam A…