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BNP Standing Committee Convenes Following Khaleda Zia’s Passing

Dhaka: BNP Standing Committee meeting is currently in progress, presided over by the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting commenced today at 12:38 pm at the Chairperson’s political office in Gulshan.

According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sa…

One Dengue Patient Dies, 120 Fresh Cases Detected Overnight

Dhaka: Health officials today said they recorded 120 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts, killing at least one person in the past 24 hours. “We recorded death of one dengue patients in 24 hours ending at 8 am today,” a spokesman of Directorate General of…

DMTCL to Operate Special Services on Dec 31 for Khaleda’s Janaza

Dhaka: Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) today said it would operate special metro services along with schedule time tomorrow to facilitate commuters to join former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia’s Namaj-e-Janaza. A DMTCL statement issued b…

Light Rain and Foggy Conditions Expected Across Bangladesh

Dhaka: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today forecasted that light rain or drizzle may occur over the country in the next 24 hours commencing from 9 am. Moderate to thick fog is anticipated at many places across the nation from midnight to …

Khaleda Zia, First Woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Passes Away

Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, widely regarded as an uncompromising leader for democracy in Bangladesh, passed away today. She was the first woman to be elected as the prime minister of Bangladesh and the second in the Muslim world, having …