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● Nation waves final goodbye to uncompromising leader Khaleda Zia ● Hasina responsible for Khaleda Zia's death: Nazrul ● Pakistan, Nepal envoys call on CA after attending Khaleda Zia’s funeral ● DITF key to boosting local products, exports: CA ● Pakistan Speaker, India’s FM hold brief meeting in Dhaka ● ‘Pray for my mother,’ Tarique appeals to nation at Khaleda Zia’s janaza ● Nepal, Bhutan FMs convey condolences to Tarique Rahman

32 leaders, activists have quit NCP, 8 expelled

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Since National Citizen Party (NCP) emerged as a political party on February 28, 2025, a total of 32 leaders and activists have resigned from the NCP, while 8 leaders at various tiers have been dismissed or expelled on charges ranging

AL govt oppressive, corrupt but not illegal: Chunnu

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Newly elected Executive Chairman of the Jatiya Party (partial) Mujibul Haque Chunnu has categorically rejected the notion of returning benefits received during his tenure as a Member of Parliament under the Awami League-led government, asserting there is no legal scope

Jatiya Party: A history marked by splits

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Jatiya Party, founded by former military ruler Hossain Muhammad Ershad, is once again at a crossroads. As internal disputes escalate into its eighth major disintegration in nearly four decades, the opposition faction led by Anisul Islam Mahmud convened a crucial

MSF expresses concern over deterioration of HR in BD

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

The human rights situation in Bangladesh has deteriorated alarmingly under the interim government, with widespread allegations of media suppression, attacks on religious minorities, extrajudicial killings, political reprisals and total law enforcement breakdown raising fears of state failure.According to the Human

Is ex-IGP's testimony as approver a boon or a burden for justice?

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun confessed to involvement in the mass atrocities committed during the July-August anti-discrimination movement, commonly known as the July Upsurge. He agreed to testify against his co-accused including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Political divide surfaces over PR system, local govt elections

Walid Khan and Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

As the country navigates a precarious transitional phase under an interim government following July-August uprising, political fissures have surfaced over two contentious issues-the proposal to introduce a Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system and the sequencing of local government elections before

JP faces calls for internal democracy amid conflict, chaos

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Amid ongoing chaos, internal power struggles, and growing calls for democratization, the Golam Mohammad Quader-led Jatiya Party (JP) held a protest rally and an emergency Presidium meeting on Saturday, June 28.These developments followed GM Quader's sudden postponement of the party's

JP stands on brink of yet another split

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

The Jatiya Party (JP) stands on the brink of yet another split, which is its seventh since the fall of founder Hussain Muhammad Ershad's regime in 1990 as Chairman Golam Mohammad Quader, younger brother of Ershad, confronts mounting internal dissent

Jamaat Ameer's apology greeted with volleys of criticisms

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

The recent remarks by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman offering an unconditional apology to all those people harmed by the party since 1947, including during 1971, have reignited political debate over the role of Jamaat during the country's Liberation

Politicians rage against Israeli strikes on Iran

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

A storm of condemnation swept across Bangladesh's political landscape as leaders from both leftist and Islamic parties blasted Israel's airstrikes on Iran and its unrelenting assault on Palestine. In fiery statements, politicians branded Israel a rogue aggressor, accused the West