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…
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Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) chairperson and former PM Khaleda Zia, describing her passing as a major loss to the country’s political landscape.Extending condolences on Zia’s passing, Hasina took to Awami League’s X handle and posted, “As the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and for her role in the struggle to establish democracy, her contributions to the nation …
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The death of Bangladesh’s First Lady Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, comes at a time when the country is gearing up for a very crucial election on February 12. Zia (80) died this morning after a prolonged illness. She was on life support for the last couple of weeks and breathed her last at 6 a.m. on December 30. While Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been on course to win the elections, experts say the chances now are that it will get a larger numbe…
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness at the age of 80, her party confirmed.According to a statement issued by the BNP, Khaleda Zia passed away at around 6 am at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she had been undergoing treatment for more than a month.“The BNP Chairperson and former prime minister, the national leader Begum Khaleda Zia, passed away today…
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will contest from the Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 constituencies in the general elections scheduled to be held next year, local media reported on Sunday. BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed made the announcement while speaking to reporters on Sunday. He also mentioned that Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman, Andaleeve Rahman Partho, will fight polls from Bhola-1 instead of Dhaka-17, The Daily Star r…
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) Tarique Rahman, the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, returned to the country recently after 17 years in exile and is now expected to emerge as a crucial player in the all-important electoral battle slated for early next year.Rahman, who opted for self-exile and moved to London in 2008, has been serving as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman since 2018.With Sheikh Hasina’s Bangladesh Awami League barred from contesting the elections and …
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman completed the process of registering for a National Identity Card (NID) and having his name included in the voter list on Saturday, following his return to the country after 17 years of self-imposed exile, local media reported.Two days after returning from London, Rahman visited the grave of extremist leader Osman Hadi in the Dhaka University area on Saturday morning.He then went to the Election Building…
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) As Bangladesh National Party’s (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned to the conflict-ridden country after 17 years of self-imposed exile, the Awami League on Saturday voiced concerns over what it described as “repeated privileges” being extended to him under Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, calling them “violations of the law”.Rahman’s return to Bangladesh on Thursday comes at a time when the Election Commission on December 11 announced that the country’s 13th …
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) With Bangladesh’s general elections drawing closer, the National Citizen Party (NCP) is increasingly leaning toward a possible seat-sharing arrangement with Jamaat-e-Islami, according to multiple local media reports.The NCP, which emerged from the student-led protests of 2024 against the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government, is reportedly struggling to establish a firm political base ahead of the polls.Formed by the very students who played a key role in installing Muha…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Reiterating its stance on having free, fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, India on Friday stated that it views the return of Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman to the conflict-ridden country in the wider democratic context. “We support free, fair, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, and the return of the BNP leader from London should be seen in that context,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said…