Sajjad Hossain

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday instructed BNP lawmakers from seats reserved for women to work in coordination with opposition MPs and local party leaders, particularly in constituencies where BNP candidates lost in the national election.

The ruling BNP will once again ask the opposition to join a special parliamentary committee on constitutional amendments in line with the July National Charter when parliament’s second session begins on June 7.

The island has built a small but functioning economy around cargo transport, informal trade, MFS-based transactions and steady demand

Opposition parties have already started preparing for the upcoming local government elections by fielding single candidates, while the ruling BNP is still trying to manage internal grouping and identify acceptable candidates through local consultations, party insiders said.

A Jahangirnagar University student survived an attempted rape on campus, raising urgent questions about safety, accountability, and the administration’s response

The BNP has decided to launch a month-long programme to counter what it says is the opposition’s misleading portrayal of the party as anti-reform, as well as criticism over the government’s handling of the measles outbreak.

The BNP has taken an initiative to make ministers accountable not only in parliament but also before the party’s grassroots leaders, party sources said.

BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will sit with grassroots leaders today as the ruling party seeks to restore discipline and strengthen its organisational structure.