Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed yesterday said parliament will be centerpiece of building a prosperous state by implementing the goals including equality, human dignity and social justice of the Liberation War.

The brain surgery on Mirza Abbas, a member of the BNP Standing Committee and political adviser to the prime minister, has been successfully completed.

Clash erupted over disruption of Jamaat women’s prayer gathering

Fakhrul says government will prioritise merit

Statement calls the move 'completely unacceptable'

The February 12 election marked a turning point in Bangladesh’s politics: for the first time in its history, Jamaat-e-Islami achieved its strongest electoral performance, even winning constituencies that had long been dominated by the BNP and the Awami League.

Student group says move betrays martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War

Speaker, deputy speaker submit resignation letters to Tarique Rahman

Accuses president of inaction over July killings, contradictory statements, and ignoring reform council mandate

Protesters, including families of July uprising victims, urge implementation of reforms, trial of July killings

BNP Standing Committee member lost consciousness during iftar and was taken to Evercare Hospital

Prominent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan yesterday said many are languishing in jail primarily because of their political identity, describing it as a failure of the judicial system and the interim government.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday urged ministers and ruling party lawmakers to exercise restraint in their conduct and public remarks, warning that careless statements or behaviour could undermine the government’s message at a politically sensitive moment.

A day before the first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad begins, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has urged the BNP MPs to take oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council.

Home minister says constitutional reforms must come through parliament

Jamaat wants opposition-entitled positions to be filled based on full implementation of July reform proposals, he says

Speaker election among issues as BNP MPs meet

Chief whip Nurul Islam hopes meeting will strengthen parliamentary participation

Reiterates demand for immediate removal of the president

Opposition Leader and Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday alleged that people’s voting rights were violated in the national election and claimed that his party had been “made the opposition in a calculated way”.