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Dhaka metro to run special services for Khaleda Zia's funeral prayers

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is making special arrangements to facilitate attendance at the funeral prayers of former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia. DMTCL D... Read More


46th BCS: PSC suspends oral exams set for Wednesday, Thursday

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced that the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) oral examinations scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday have been postponed. ... Read More


Indian, Pakistani foreign ministers to join Khaleda's final farewell in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Foreign dignitaries including Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will fly to Dhaka to attend BNP chief Khaleda Zia's last rites. On Tu... Read More


South Asian ministers, speaker to attend Khaleda's final farewell in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Foreign dignitaries including Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will fly to Dhaka to attend BNP chief Khaleda Zia's last r... Read More


Government approves fresh 50,000-tonne rice import from India

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The interim government has approved the purchase of another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India. The decision came at a meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchase... Read More


Black flags rise as nation mourns Khaleda Zia with prayers and tributes

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Bangladesh awoke to mourning as news of BNP chief Khaleda Zia's death spread across towns and districts, drawing people into prayer gatherings, Quran recitations and remembrance meet... Read More


Intense cold to linger for two more days with patchy drizzle

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says the biting cold gripping the country is set to persist through Wednesday, as dense fog continues to block sunlight across large sw... Read More


BNP seeks to channel grief of Khaleda Zia's death into strength, democratic action

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says it wants to turn the grief over the death of its chief Khaleda Zia into strength, as responsibility for leading the party now rests with h... Read More


Khaleda Zia to be buried with state honours, bags banned at funeral prayers

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Authorities have announced security restrictions for the funeral prayers and burial of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, including a ban on bags at the funeral prayer venue and limi... Read More


Fakhrul announces Khaleda's funeral prayer schedule, calls for order

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's funeral prayers will be held at 2pm on Wednesday at Parliament's South Plaza, according to the BNP. She will later be laid to rest beside her husband, f... Read More