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Tarique Rahman will return home on Dec 25: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stated that the party's Acting Chairman, Tarique Rahman, will return to Bangladesh from London on December 25.

"I am delighted to announce that our party's acting chairman -- the most beloved leader of millions, who has been in exile abroad for nearly 18 years -- will finally set foot on the soil of Dhaka on December 25," Mirza Fakhrul told a press conference at the BNP Chairperson's office in Gulshan tonight. Addressing today's armed attac...

CA condemns shot on Hadi

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep concern over the shooting and serious injury of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Manch and probable independent candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency, by unidentified assailants in the capital's Bijoynagar area, asking the authorities concerned to bring the perpetrators to justice soon.

"Such a violent attack in an election environment is completely unacceptable and a deeply regrettable incident for the country's peaceful political atmosphere," he said in a statement this afternoon. 

National election, referendum on Feb 12, 2026

The 13th national election and the referendum on the July National Charter will be held on February 12, 2026 (Thursday).

"Voting will take place on February 12, 2026, from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm," Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin announced the election schedule in an address to the nation this evening. According to the schedule, the last date for submission of nomination papers is December 29, and scrutiny of nominations will be held from December 30, 2025, to January 4, 2026.
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13th JS polls schedule announced

The schedule for the 13th national election and referendum on the July National Charter will be announced at 6 pm tomorrow.

Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Akhtar Ahmed said this after the recording of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin's address by Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar today.
Speaking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban here, Akhtar Ahmed said the CEC will deliver a recorded address to the ...

Qatar to send rented German air ambulance for Khaleda

The air ambulance arranged for former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s medical transfer to London will come from Germany under a Qatar government facilitated arrangement.

“The Qatar government is renting an air ambulance, and it will come to Dhaka from Germany.” Public Relations Officer of the Qatar Embassy in Dhaka Asadur Rahman Asad told BSS here this evening.
He said the aircraft is expected to arrive as per recommendations from Khaleda Zia’s medical team....

CA visits Evercare Hospital to inquire about Khaleda’s health

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus visited Evercare Hospital in the city this evening to inquire about the health condition of three-time former Prime Minister, the wife of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

The Chief Adviser reached the hospital shortly after 7 pm, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.
Upon his arrival, Prof Yunus was received by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Begum Khal...
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