State Minister Aminul signals swift action to end exile of Mashrafe, Shakib, heal rifts

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Stepping into the government as the newly minted state minister for sports, Aminul Haque has spoken out on a range of pressing issues plaguing Bangladesh's sports, with the fate of M... Read More

Jamaat, NCP threaten oath boycott after BNP skips Constitution Reform Council swearing-in

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami and its alliance partner the National Citizen Party (NCP) have threatened to boycott the swearing-in ceremony for lawmakers after the BNP declined to take oath as mem... Read More

Between sugar and salt: New cabinet ignites local joys, regional heartbreak

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The air across the country is thick with the scent of rosewater and syrupy sweets, punctuated by the deafening roar of processions. As dusk fell over the South Plaza of parliament, t... Read More

Throat-slit bodies of expatriate's wife, two children found in Cumilla home

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- A woman and her two children have been found dead with their throats slashed in a house in Cumilla's Homna Upazila. The bodies were recovered from a house in Monipur Uttarpara of Gh... Read More

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

BNP MPs refuse to take oath as members of Constitution Reform Council

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Newly elected BNP MPs have been sworn in as members of the 13th national parliament but have declined to take oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council. The decision was an... Read More

Prime Minister Tarique set to spend first day in office at Secretariat

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has decided to spend his first day at work at the administrative nerve centre Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday. After being sworn in as the 11th pri... Read More

Fakhrul calls on Tarique for fresh start in the face of 'huge challenges'

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) return to power, led by Tarique Rahman, marks a new chapter, but the road ahead is daunting. Ministers say the government faces crises in ne... Read More

Jamaat's Shafiqur named opposition leader, NCP leader Nahid named chief whip

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has been nominated as the Leader of the Opposition in parliament. The party's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has been appointed as ... Read More

Nahid questions Yunus' ex-advisor Khalilur's inclusion in Tarique's government

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has called into question the appointment of Khalilur Rahman in the BNP-led cabinet. Khalilur previously served as the national secu... Read More

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