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BNP to announce election manifesto this afternoon

08:50 AM, 06 Feb 2026 Friday

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will announce its election manifesto on Friday afternoon ahead of the 13th national parliamentary elections scheduled for February 12.

Govt to propose UN rights probe into Hadi killing: Press secy

08:29 AM, 06 Feb 2026 Friday

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said the interim government has decided to propose that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) conduct an investigation into the killing of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi.

Inqilab Mancha rallies outside Jamuna seeking UN probe into Hadi killing

09:46 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

Inqilab Mancha on Thursday, February 5, staged a sit-in outside the Chief Adviser’s official residence, Jamuna, demanding an impartial investigation under United Nations supervision into the killing of its spokesperson, Sharif Osman bin Hadi.

CEC to administer oath to newly elected MPs

09:15 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will administer the oath to the members of parliament elected in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, Election Commission (EC) confirmed on Thursday. Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud told the media that under the current constitutional circumstances.

Govt proposes 657 judicial magistrates for election duties

09:10 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

The government has proposed to assign 657 judges as judicial magistrates to ensure the speedy trial of election offenses during the 13th parliamentary elections.

Ctg port workers postpone strike for two days

08:06 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

Workers at Chittagong Port have postponed their indefinite work abstention enforced to protest the decision to lease the port’s New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to UAE-based operator DP World. They announced this after a meeting with Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) M Shakhawat Hossain at Chittagong Boat Club on Thursday, February 5.

Tarique to unveil BNP election manifesto on Friday

07:14 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to announce the party’s election manifesto for the 13th parliamentary election on Friday, February 6.

Strings of glory: Ayub Bachchu’s eternal chords earn Ekushey Padak

06:55 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

The late rock legend, whose guitar riffs defined a generation, has been posthumously awarded the country’s second-highest civilian honour, cementing his place not just in music history but in the nation’s cultural heritage.

Jamaat amir's X handle hack: Bangabhaban programmer gets bail

06:45 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

A Dhaka court has granted bail to Mohammad Sarwar Alam, an assistant programmer at Bangabhaban, in a case over the hacking of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami amir's X (formerly Twitter) account.

From Berlin to Ekushey Babita’s long, emotional journey to national honour

06:20 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

Babita, the luminous heroine of Ashani Sanket, has been nominated for the Ekushey Padak, Bangladesh’s second-highest civilian honour, marking a deeply symbolic moment in the country’s cultural history.

Port shutdown threatens $900m daily exports, triggering Ramadan price fears

06:07 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

The indefinite work stoppage by dock workers over the leasing of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram Port has brought Bangladesh’s import-export activities to a near standstill, plunging the country’s trade and business sectors into deep uncertainty.

Rahul triggers parliament uproar over unpublished army memoir

05:55 PM, 05 Feb 2026 Thursday

India’s parliament witnessed dramatic scenes this week after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi attempted to quote from an unpublished memoir by former army chief General MM Naravane, triggering a fierce political showdown with the ruling BJP.