Politics

Govt to form media commission based on consensus: Swapon

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said the government will constitute an effective and independent media commission based on consensus among stakeholders to ensure freedom of the press

Preparations under way for early local elections, says Mirza Fakhrul

Local government minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that the issue of holding local government elections was under active consideration by the government, adding that the electoral process

Janata Party president Golam Sarwar Milon passes away

Golam Sarwar Milon, president of Janata Party Bangladesh and a former deputy minister, died of a cardiac arrest in Dhaka on Sunday morning. He was 69. Family members said he

Bus fare not increased, only adjusted: Minister

Road, Rail and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has said that bus fares have not been increased, but rather “adjusted,” adding that no complaints have been received regarding the fares.

BNP selects Awami League leader for women’s reserved seat

BNP has selected an Awami League grassroots leader as the ruling party’s lawmaker for a women’s reserved seat in the Parliament. Suborna Thakur is Secretary for Forest and Environment Affairs

Opposition vows nationwide movement to enforce July Charter reforms

Opposition Leader and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Monday declared that the nationwide movement demanding implementation of referendum verdict and July Charter reforms has already begun, vowing that

NCP leader Rafia Sultana Rafi dies prematurely

Rafia Sultana Rafi, senior joint convener of Bogura district unit of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and a former student of Dhaka University, has died at the age of 32

Former Awami League lawmaker Safura Begum Rumi arrested in Dhaka

Detectives have arrested former lawmaker and president of Lalmonirhat district Awami Mohila League — Advocate Safura Begum Rumi — in the capital. A team of the district Detective Branch of