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Tarique Rahman vows to deliver on BNP's 31-point reform agenda

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has vowed to implement the party's election pledges "step by step" after securing a decisive victory in the Feb 12 vote. Addressing journalists for the firs... Read More


Who will swear in new MPs? Chief justice among options, says cabinet secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid has said the Chief Justice or the Chief Election Commissioner could administer the oath to newly elected members of parliament if there is no Sp... Read More


BNP chief Tarique holds first formal press conference after election win

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is holding his first formal press conference following the party's sweeping victory in the parliamentary election. The briefing started at 3pm on Saturda... Read More


New MPs to take two oaths after July Charter referendum: Ali Riaz

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Elected members of the new parliament will be required to take two separate oaths following the approval of constitutional reforms in the national referendum, according to Ali Riaz, ... Read More


EU mission calls Bangladesh vote 'credible, competitive, internationally aligned'

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has termed Bangladesh's parliamentary election as "credible and competitive", saying the process was largely in line with int... Read More


Basanta Utsab blooms with hope for 'open cultural windows'

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Basanta Utsab has drawn a packed crowd to the lobby of the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka's Agargaon, with barely any room to move as spring revellers turn out in large numbers. ... Read More


MPs will be sworn in by Feb 17, says press secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The swearing-in of elected members of parliament will take by Feb 16 or at the latest Feb 17, according to Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. Speaking to reporters at th... Read More


BNP will do better in next election, says Nazrul

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Nazrul Islam Khan, chairman of the election management committee of the BNP, has voiced hope that the party will secure better results in future polls than it did in the Feb 12 elect... Read More


Zonayed Saki thanks supporters after Brahmanbaria 6 win

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Zonayed Saki, chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon, has expressed gratitude to BNP allies, party activists and the people of Bancharampur after winning the Brahmanbaria 6 constit... Read More


Seven women elected, but female representation stays below 5%

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Seven women have been elected to parliament through direct votes in the 2026 election, marking a modest presence in a race where female participation remained strikingly low. Accord... Read More