Hefajat-e-Islam at an event yesterday demanded exemplary punishment for those who demean Islam.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday told parliament that he does not know who are laundering money abroad and called upon opposition MPs to provide him a list of money launderers.

Jatiya Party lawmaker from reserved seats for women in parliament Rowshan Ara Mannan was made chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on Road Transport and Bridges Ministry yesterday.

A third gender UP chairman candidate has drawn the attraction of voters and has caused a stir in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah.

Speakers at a discussion yesterday said militant organisations are scheming against Bangladesh and India to avenge the defeat in 1971.

The health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is still unpredictable as there are chances of further bleeding, said doctors.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said since the BNP has failed to realise the generosity of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shown towards convicted BNP leader Khaleda Zia, it will be considered whether Khaleda will be sent to jail again or not.

Several lawmakers of the BNP, Jatiya Party, Gonoforum and Workers Party yesterday blasted the government over corruption, absence of good governance and rule of law.

Local Government Division temporarily suspended Mohammad Zahangir Alam from his mayoral post of Gazipur City Corporation yesterday.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is “still in critical” condition, doctors said yesterday, adding that they were yet to find all the sources of her bleeding.

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against eight leaders and activists of BNP, including its senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, in a case filed under the Special Powers Act.

BNP today posed a question, asking if party chairperson Khaleda Zia was “slow poisoned” after being taken to hospital from the old central jail in Dhaka.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said the demand to send BNP chief Khaleda Zia abroad was raised with a political reason, not simply because of her health problems.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for strengthening the connectivity between Bangladesh and Maldives for the development of trade and commerce.

Days after the Gazipur City Corporation mayor’s incident involving Bangabandhu, three cases have been filed against Katakhali Municipality Mayor Abbas Ali of Paba upazila in Rajshahi – including one under the Digital Security Act -- for making similar comments.

The BNP alleged that a quarter with a vested interest has been spreading rumours regarding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition.

Seven local leaders of Awami League, including younger brother of the social welfare minister, were expelled from the party in Lalmonirhat.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today announced an eight-day programme from tomorrow -- demanding that the party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia be allowed to go abroad for better treatment.

A case has been filed with Rajbari court against Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Zahangir Alam over recent comments on Bangabandhu and martyred freedom fighters at a programme.

The health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is still critical and her body is not responding to treatments as per expectations, said physicians and the party leaders.