The funeral prayers for Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), were held on Wednesday afternoon amid an unprecedented outpouring of public grief. Moments after the completion of the janazah, preparations began for her burial beside the grave of her late husband, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has carried out one of its most significant organisational crackdowns in recent years, expelling nine senior and grassroots leaders—including former Dhaka Metropolitan North convener Saiful Alam Nirob—from all party positions and primary membership. The decision, announced on Tuesday, underscores the party leadership’s determination to enforce discipline and reassert central authority […]