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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


Tarique Rahman keeps Dhaka-17, gives up Bogura-6 before oath

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, who won from two constituencies in the election, has decided to relinquish the Bogura-6 seat and take oath as a lawmaker from Dhaka-17. A day before swe... Read More


Umrah journey ends in death for five Bangladeshis in Saudi road crash

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- What began as a sacred journey has ended in devastation: five Bangladeshis have been killed and a child critically injured in a road crash in Saudi Arabia while returning home after ... Read More


CA Yunus bids farewell to staff as interim rule ends

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- As the curtain falls on the interim administration that governed Bangladesh for the past 18 months, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has reached the final days of his tenure. State news... Read More


Post-poll violence leaves 7 dead, 350 injured across Bangladesh, says MSF

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- At least seven people have been killed and 350 others injured in a wave of post-election violence that has swept across 26 districts since the results were announced, according to ri... Read More


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata sends sweets, flowers to BNP chief Tarique

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent sweets and flowers to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman to congratulate him and his party on its win in t... Read More


Taking on 'huge responsibility' at 'critical juncture', says new Cabinet Secretary Ghani

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- New Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani has shared details of his preparations for conducting the swearing-in ceremony for the incoming cabinet. Speaking to reporters after being appoin... 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


Bangladesh Bank bans use of note replicas in marketing, social media content

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Bangladesh Bank has prohibited the use of paper printed to resemble real or sample banknotes for product advertising or social media content, citing risks of fake currency circulatio... Read More


Body of ex-Jagannath University student found hanged in Old Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The body of a former Jagannath University student has been found hanged at a shared accommodation in Old Dhaka's Dhupkhola area. The body was identified as that of Imran Nobel Prama... Read More