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Oath ceremony snarls Dhaka traffic as security tightened around parliament

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Traffic congestion spread across parts of Dhaka on Tuesday morning as heightened security measures were put in place for the swearing-in of newly elected members of parliament. Poli... Read More


What Tarique Rahman's cabinet is shaping up to be as Bangladesh awaits a new prime minister

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Behind closed doors and away from the noise of public celebration, the most consequential decisions of the new era are being made. As the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) prepares ... Read More


Skipping Constitution Reform Council oath would void MPs' mandate, says Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Former student advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said skipping the oath as a member of the Constitution Reform Council would render a parliamentary oath "meaningless". A day be... Read More


Yunus urges nation to continue building just, democratic nation as interim tenure ends

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- As the nation prepares for a historic transfer of power, outgoing interim head Muhammad Yunus has delivered a farewell address, appealing to citizens to sustain the reforms initiated... Read More


Appellate Division suspends order to shut schools during Ramadan

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The High Court's directive to shutter secondary and lower-secondary schools throughout Ramadan has been suspended by the Supreme Court's Appellate Division. It keeps the government'... Read More


NCP reverses boycott to sign July National Charter before Yunus

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP), which had earlier boycotted the signing ceremony citing a lack of a clear legal basis for implementing the July Charter, has finally signed the docu... Read More


CEC Nasir to swear in MPs, Constitutional Council members

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will administer the oaths to candidates elected in the parliamentary polls. From 10am on Tuesday, members of parliament and the Constitut... Read More


DMP issues traffic curbs, diversions for swearing-in of MPs, ministers

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has put traffic measures in place around parliament ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected MPs and cabinet ministers at the South Plaz... Read More


Swearing-in of Constitution Reform Council members to follow parliament's oath

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The newly elected members of the 13th National Parliament will first take their oaths as members of parliament (MPs), followed by their swearing-in as members of the Constitution Ref... Read More


Awami League-free poll's 'inclusiveness' will face more questioning, says TIB

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has found the recently held national election acceptable overall, describing it as reasonably "fair, competitive, participatory, inclusive... Read More