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Hadi’s janaza at South Plaza of Sangsad Bhaban at 2 pm tomorrow

The namaj-e-janaza of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban in the city.

The Chief Adviser's Press Wing confirmed the matter this evening and requested that people interested in attending the namaz-e-janaza of Shaheed Osman Hadi not carry any bags or heavy objects with them. At the same time, the press wing said, the government imposed a ban on flying drones in and around the Sangsad Bhaban during the janaza.
Earlier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines F...

Tarique Rahman applies for ‘travel pass’

BNP’s acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, has applied for a “travel pass” to return to the country on 25 December.

He submitted the application to the Bangladesh High Commission in London. A source in the United Kingdom confirmed the information to Prothom Alo on Thursday evening, saying that Tarique Rahman’s application for a travel pass has already bee...

Bangladesh inks for Eurofighters in 1st pick of Western warplane

Bangladesh has signed a Letter of Intent to start talks to purchase the Eurofighter jet - a deal which would make it the first nation outside of Europe and the Middle East to buy the fighter.

The Bangladesh Air Force announced it would negotiate the deal with Italy’s Leonardo, the Italian firm which has handled the marketing of the jet to the Asian country.

Govt redistributes portfolios of four advisers

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has redistributed the portfolios of four advisers, according to a gazette notification issued by the Cabinet Division today.
Prof Yunus will now oversee the Cabinet Division, the Ministry of Defence, the Armed Forces Division, the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology. Dr Asif Nazrul has been made adviser for the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, the Expatriates’ Welfare ...

BTV, Betar to record CEC’s speech on Dec 10

The Chief Election Commissioner’s (CEC) speech ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliament election and referendum will be recorded on December 10 for broadcast on Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar.

Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Akhtar Ahmed shared the information during a briefing at the Nirbachan Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital, today.
The EC Secretary said, “On December 10, the speech of the CEC will be recorded on Bangladesh Television...

28 holidays for 2026

The Council of Advisers today approved the proposed list of 28 holidays for the 2026 calendar year.
However, 11 holidays coincided with weekends (Fridays and Saturdays).
The approval came at the 47th meeting of the Council of Advisers held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair.  Following the meeting, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam revealed the information at a briefing at the Foreign Service Ac...
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