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BNP chief Tarique Rahman to hold first press meet after sweeping election win

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Tarique Rahman has called a press conference following the BNP's landslide win in the Feb 12 parliamentary election. The briefing will take place at 3pm on Saturday at the Hotel Int... Read More


New government to take oath in rare break from Bangabhaban tradition

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The new government is set to be formally installed on Tuesday at the South Plaza of parliament, in a rare departure from long-established swearing-in tradition. Preparations are und... Read More


Bangladesh gazettes referendum results, 68.59% back 'Yes'

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Election Commission (EC) has gazetted the results of the July National Charter referendum on constitutional reforms, revealing that 68.59 percent of valid votes favoured "Yes". On F... Read More


Group hoists national flag, salutes Bangabandhu at abandoned Awami League office

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Two days after the general election, a group of people have hoisted the national flag and saluted Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman outside the Awami League office in Dhaka's Gulista... Read More


Tarique to visit Jamaat chief Shafiqur, NCP's Nahid on Sunday

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is going to visit Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam's residences. He will go to Shafiqur's Bash... Read More


Tarique plans 'people-first' foreign policy, pledges diplomacy guided by national interest

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Tarique Rahman has said the new government will frame its foreign policy strictly by safeguarding the interests of the country and its people. Speaking at a press conference on Satu... Read More


Two killed in blast while 'making crude bombs' in Chapainawabganj

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Two people have reportedly been killed and three others injured in an explosion during an attempt to make crude bombs, locally known as "cocktails", in Chapainawabganj Sadar. The bl... Read More


National election 2026: Bangladesh gazettees 297 newly elected MPs

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Election Commission (EC) has gazetted all 297 declared winners of the general election, paving the way for their swearing-in as members of parliament. On Friday night, after app... Read More


Siraz Uddin Miah is named new cabinet secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Cabinet secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid, who had been preparing to host the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected lawmakers at the Bangabhaban, has been replaced. In a statement o... Read More


Jamaat retracts Facebook post welcoming election results minutes after publishing

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has removed a Facebook post acknowledging the BNP's absolute majority in the election just minutes after publishing it. Jamaat made the post to its official Face... Read More