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Tarique Rahman now BNP chairman

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday formally assumed the office of the chairman of the party. The decision was made in an emergency meeting of the BNP standing committee at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office. In line with the BNP constitution, the meeting was held to address the ... Read more

Mashrur Arefin elected ABB chairman

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Mashrur Arefin, managing director & CEO of City Bank PLC, has been elected chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), the apex body of the country’s commercial bank executives. Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, managing director & CEO of Trust Bank PLC, has been elected Secretary General. The newly elected committee will ... Read more

Grameenphone introduces Wi-Fi calling technology

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Grameenphone has recently launched Wi-Fi Calling, introducing Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) technology to its mobile network. Grameenphone, the country’s number one telecommunications services provider, has introduced Wi-Fi Calling using Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) technology, marking a new milestone in the nation’s digital connectivity journey, reports a press release. With the introduction ... Read more

Bangladesh halts IPL broadcast following Mustafizur matter

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered that the Indian Premier League not be broadcast in Bangladesh, following the exclusion of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from the tournament. The ministry issued a letter to the relevant broadcasters today (5 January), instructing them not to telecast the league. The decision comes ... Read more

9,111 people killed in road incidents in Bangladesh during 2025: report

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh witnessed higher road crashes and casualties last year compared to previous years, exposing poor road safety, according to a report published yesterday by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF). The country saw more road accidents and casualties in the immediate past year compared with 2024, a Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh ... Read more

BCB not sending team to India for T20 World Cup

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided not to send the national team to India for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, following a directors’ meeting on Sunday. Bangladesh are scheduled to play four group stage matches in India. However, the BCB has informed the International Cricket Council that it will ... Read more

Khaleda Zia laid to rest with state honors

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Three-time prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been laid to rest beside her husband, late president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman. Her funeral prayer (namaz-e-janaza) was held across the inner ground of the Jatiya Sangsad around 3pm today (31 December). Following the janaza her body was taken to Zia ... Read more

Nation observing 3-day state mourning for Khaleda

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General holiday for today News Desk : dhakamirror.com The government on Tuesday announced a three-day state mourning from today at the death of former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia. Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, in an address to the nation, announced the three-day state mourning and declared a one-day general holiday for ... Read more

Khaleda Zia no more

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Khaleda Zia, the BNP chairperson and a three-time prime minister, has passed away. She was 80. She breathed her last while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital around 6am today (30 December). The news of Begum Khaleda Zia’s death was confirmed by her personal physician and BNP Standing Committee member, Professor AZM ... Read more

Tarique Rahman arrives at Evarecare to see ailing mother

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday evening reached Evercare Hospital to meet his ailing mother, Begum Khaleda Zia, former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, at the hospital. Tarique’s motorcade reached Evercare Hospital at about 5:50pm on Wednesday, as he directly came to the hospital after addressing ... Read more

BNP wants to build a safe Bangladesh: Tarique

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Nationalist Party wants to build a safe and secure Bangladesh, its acting chairman Tarique Rahman said on Thursday. Addressing a public reception, he said the party envisions a country that reflects the dreams of a mother. Together, we will build a Bangladesh that every mother dreams of. That is, we ... Read more

Home at last after 17-year exile: Tarique Rahman at Gulshan residence, to stay with wife and daughter

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman arrived at his residence in Gulshan tonight (25 December), marking his return home after more than 17 years. The convoy carrying Tarique reached Gulshan Avenue in front of house number 196 around 8:30pm, BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan said in a statement. He entered ... Read more

Hundreds of thousands join Osman Hadi’s janaza as venue exceeds capacity

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Hundreds of thousands of people attended the namaz-e-janaza of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho and one of the frontliners of the July uprising, at Manik Mia Avenue this afternoon. The janaza was held after Zuhr prayers amid tight security, with members of law enforcement agencies deployed across Manik Mia ... Read more

Nuzhat Anwar appointed new managing director of DSE

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Business Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) today (18 December) approved the appointment of Nuzhat Anwar as the new managing director of Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC (DSE) for a three-year term, ending a prolonged leadership vacuum at the country’s premier bourse. Prior to her new appointment, Nuzhat worked at the International ... Read more

Hadi’s body at NICVD: Saturday Janaza announcement

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The body of Sharif Osman Hadi, the convener of the Inquilab Mancha and one of the organisers of the July uprising, has been kept at the mortuary of the National Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases in Dhaka, reported United News of Bangladesh. His namaz-e-janaza will be held on Saturday at 2:00pm ... Read more

Bangladesh July uprising leader Osman Hadi dies

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com Gunshot-injured Sharif Osman Hadi, the convener of the Inquilab Mancha and one of the organisers of the July uprising, breathed his last under treatment in Singapore at around 9:30pm Bangladesh time. Inquilab Mancha member-secretary Abdullah Al Jaber confirmed his death to New Age at around 10:15pm. ‘We have come to know ... Read more

National election, referendum set for February 12

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Election Commission announced the schedule this evening for the country’s first-ever twin polls — 13th National Parliamentary Election and the July Charter referendum – to be held on February 12, 2026. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced the schedule in a pre-recorded televised address at 6:00pm today. As per ... Read more

Khaleda Zia’s health remains critical; Tarique mentioned return home not solely his decision

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The health of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is currently in a “very critical” state, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made this statement on Friday. BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said that, like any son, he had a deep longing to feel his mother’s affectionate touch ... Read more