Akram Hossen

Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Sketch: TBS
Politics

Brother, daughter emerge as contenders for Mirza Fakhrul’s seat

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met Hefazat Ameer Allama Shah Muhibullah Babunagari at Al-Jamiatul Islamia Azizul Ulum Babunagar Madrasah in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari on 9 August. Photo: BNP Media Cell
Bangladesh

Hefazat puts nine-point charter before Tarique, seeks ban on Hezbut Tawheed

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Sketch: TBS
Politics

Rizvi likely to become BNP acting secretary general

Logo of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Politics

BNP authorises Tarique to decide presidential nominee, backs five-phase local polls

Logo of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Photo: Collected
Politics

BNP standing committee to discuss presidential nominee today

The photo collage shows (from left) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Nazrul Islam Khan, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Abdul Moyeen Khan. Photo: TBS Collage
Bangladesh

Four senior BNP leaders who emerge as potential contenders for presidency

A cabinet meeting was held at the Bangladesh Secretariat today, 2 July, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Photo: PMO
Bangladesh

Tarique meets coalition leaders today; allies to focus on 'govern together' pledge

BNP chief and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chairs a meeting of the party’s National Standing Committee at his political office in Gulshan on 11 July 2026. File Photo: BNP Media Cell
Bangladesh

BNP eyes December council, begins preparations for local polls

Police conduct security checks at a checkpoint in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area yesterday as authorities tightened security across key points in the capital ahead of the 77th founding anniversary of the banned Awami League. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Law & order

Political parties take to streets on activities-banned Awami League's anniversary

Logo of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Photo: Collected
Politics

BNP launches month-long programme to activate grassroots, counter misinformation

Scrap collectors wash sacks of dyeing waste from nearby factories in the Turag River in Dhaka. Amid worsening river pollution, the government is working on an initiative to improve water quality, restore river flow and build walkways along banks of the four rivers surrounding the capital. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Urbanisation

Clean and green: Dhaka revamp begins to reclaim roads, rivers and parks

Logo of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Photo: Collected
Politics

BNP weighs administrators’ performance for mayoral picks, eyes single candidacy

Logo of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

BNP begins interviewing aspirants for women's reserved seats