Upholding and emulating the ideals of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is essential for building a better Bangladesh and deepening its democratic foundations, speakers said yesterday.

After days of suspense, Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) yesterday finally announced that it parted ways from the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party electoral alliance, saying it does not want to engage in politics by “depending on others’ favour”.

It was a quiet winter morning in Uttara around 7:45am yesterday, with the household sleeping in on the weekend. When flames from a flat three storeys below began to spread, 14-year-old Rodela was the first to sense the danger.

Six people died in a fire that broke out at a six-storey residential building in the capital’s Uttara yesterday, while 13 others fell ill from smoke inhalation.

Tk 20,000cr kept as additional allocation in revised budget to cover salaries, allowances of govt employees

They were later sent to jail

Suspected attacker killed in mob beating

SUV allegedly ran over employee while fleeing without paying; owner and driver held

Editors, business leaders, and political figures recall Khaleda Zia’s enduring legacy

Jamaat downplays rift after Islami Andolan quits alliance

Former PM created a unique example in Bangladeshi politics, he says

Rejects 21 appeals as invalid and keeps four pending for further review

Three injured as rival groups battle; police deploy extra forces

Contractual appointment will be effective for three years

Candidates caught using mobile phones, one allegedly sought answers through AI app, says proctor

Senior BNP leaders and diplomats join programme at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

Blaze was reported on the second floor of a four-storey building

Protesters organised procession from central mosque premises of Dhaka University

Party cites unfair treatment and ideological concerns

Arrestee handed over to police for interrogation