Simeen Rahman, CEO of Transcom Group, yesterday extended her condolences to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, following the passing of his mother and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.

The passing of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has drawn extensive global media coverage, with major international news agencies describing her death not merely as the loss of a Bangladeshi political leader, but as the end of a defining era in South Asian politics.

Government high-ups, including President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, along with other advisers to the interim government,

The Department of Environment conducted a massive drive against 45 illegal brick kilns in Lokhmikunda union of Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila on Monday.

A number of high-level foreign dignitaries, including those from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, are likely to attend the funeral of Khaleda Zia today to pay their last respects to her.

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday asked the relevant authorities to publish notices in two newspapers directing accused fugitives Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six other leaders of the party and its affiliated organisations to appear before it on January 8 in a crimes against humanity case linked to the 2024 July uprising.

A host of organisations and institutions expressed deep shock and sorrow at the passing of BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia yesterday.

A total of 1,190 workers were killed, and 222 were injured across various sectors in 2025 due to unsafe working conditions, according to the Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) Foundation.

Severe cold continued to disrupt lives and livelihoods across the country yesterday, with sunlight remaining absent for seven consecutive days in the northern districts.

The Jagannath University Central Students’ Union and hall union elections were postponed yesterday on the scheduled voting day, prompting daylong protests by all student bodies and general students.

A heavy silence enveloped the area around Evercare Hospital as BNP leaders and activists began gathering early in the morning following news of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s death.

Health services faced disruptions throughout the year, as shortages of medicines, equipment and contraceptives left thousands of people without much-needed care following the scrapping of a decades-long operational arrangement.

Bangladesh’s hazardous waste, particularly electronic waste (e-waste), is being managed amid serious governance failures, as authorities have largely failed to enforce existing laws, according to a TIB study.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday issued a traffic advisory and diversion plan for the capital for today to facilitate BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s namaz-e-janaza.

The BNP has expelled nine leaders, including Barrister Rumeen Farhana, for carrying out activities that contradict the party’s decisions. The decision was announced in a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday evening.

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They also pay tributes to Khaleda Zia for her endeavours

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