Politics

August 20, 2026, 5:00 am

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Dipu Moni gets 12-hour parole after husband’s death Govt mulls March start for next year’s SSC exams instead of January ECNEC clears 10 projects involving Tk 9,333cr Bangladesh-India ties to be based on equality: Rizvi New president to take oath at Bangabhaban on Friday evening Kushtia journalist, wife, son and father-in-law killed in Kolkata hotel fire 9 Bangladeshis killed in Kolkata hotel fire Anomaly allegation over fuel distribution in North Wife among 2 get life term in Sirajganj for killing Jubo Dal leader HC rejects writ petition challenging Article 70, presidential election schedule

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Dipu Moni gets 12-hour parole after husband’s death

Staff Correspondent Former education minister Dipu Moni, who is currently in prison, has been granted 12 hours of parole following the death of her husband, Supreme Court lawyer Tawfique Nawaz. Read More

Bangladesh-India ties to be based on equality: Rizvi

New president to take oath at Bangabhaban on Friday evening

Commerce minister unhappy with high costs of living

Finance Minister: Minimum 2 yrs needed to resolve power, gas crises

Hasina can’t be compared with any other fascist: Rizvi

Tarash journo Milu held in July movement case

Tarash Correspondent: Police have arrested journalist Mrinal Sarkar Milu from his residence in Tarash of Sirajganj in connection with a case involving alleged assault and attempted murder during the July

BNP nominates Mirza Fakhrul as presidential candidate

Staff Reporter: BNP chairperson and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has decided to nominate party Secretary General and LDRG Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the party’s presidential candidate. A senior

Jamaat-led 11-party ally names Oli Ahmed as presidential candidate

Staff Reporter: Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmad, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has been named the presidential candidate of the 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The decision was

BNP collects 2 nomination forms for 23rd presidential election

Staff Reporter: The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) collected two nomination forms for the election of the country’s 23rd president on Sunday. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Prime Minister’s