President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, as well as the newly appointed ministers and state ministers yesterday paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the longest‑serving second‑in‑command of the BNP, was sworn in as Bangladesh’s new president yesterday, marking the crowning achievement of a five‑decade political career.

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday called for stronger links between higher education, employment and entrepreneurship.

Nearly six months after assuming office, the BNP government has reconstituted the interim hill district councils in Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari, appointing party leaders and supporters to the three key local government bodies.

Veteran BNP leader takes oath at Bangabhaban after winning the country’s first contested presidential election since 1991

Hamidur Rahman Azad says the debate over Article 70 highlights the need for constitutional reform

Jamaat chief says Bangladesh wants friendly relations with India based on mutual respect and equal dignity, while rejecting hegemony

Unlike the prime minister and cabinet members, the president completes the constitutional oath without a separate secrecy pledge

Sources say Abdul Moyeen Khan, Andaleeve Rahman Partho and Sa Ching Pru Jerry are set to take oath as ministers, while Shamim Kaiser Lincoln is likely to be sworn in as state minister

Independent MP gives three reasons

Lawmakers applaud as Fakhrul embraces opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman in a festive scene at the Jatiya Sangsad

Friends and residents recall Fakhrul’s journey from local classrooms and politics to Bangabhaban

The opposition party says impartiality will be one of his most important responsibilities after taking oath

Three BNP lawmakers, an expelled Jamaat leader, a Khelafat Majlis leader and Rumeen Farhana did not cast ballots

Appointment follows Fakhrul's election as president

Opposition leader wishes the president-elect success after his 255-88 victory over Jamaat-led alliance candidate Oli Ahmed

BNP candidate defeats Jamaat-led alliance nominee Oli Ahmed, who secured 88 votes in the presidential election

Mirza Fakhrul spent years keeping his party afloat in opposition; he now assumes an office that may become more consequential

BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul and LDP’s Oli Ahmed vie for presidency

As Mirza Fakhrul faces the presidential vote, his hometown reflects on decades of shared memories