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Development spending records worst run since 2021
07:34 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayThe Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation rate has remained at a five-year low in the first seven months of the running fiscal during the tenure of the interim government, continuing the trend observed over the past several months, according to the latest progress report.
EC declares Tarique’s Bogura-6 seat vacant
07:32 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayThe Election Commission of Bangladesh has declared the Bogura-6 parliamentary seat vacant, according to a gazette published on Monday.
JS sends letter to CEC to administer oath of new MPs
07:25 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayThe Parliament Secretariat has sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin requesting him to administer the oath to the newly elected members of the 13th national parliament.
Dhaka-bound train services suspended as train derails in Cumilla
07:04 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayA compartment of the Dhaka-bound Mahanagar Express derailed near Hasanpur Railway Station in Nangalkot upazila on Monday afternoon, prompting the temporary suspension of train services on the Dhaka-bound route from Chittagong.
Duty cut fails to cool date market ahead of Ramadan
07:01 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayWith Ramadan approaching, dates are once again at the centre of Bangladesh’s food market. But instead of relief from a recent duty cut, consumers are facing higher prices across wholesale and retail counters.
Cyclone Gezani kills 59 in Madagascar
06:37 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayFlooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country's disaster agency said on Monday, February 16.
4 of a family among 5 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi road crash
05:50 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayFive Bangladeshi nationals including four members of a family have been killed in a road crash in Saudi Arabia.
Dhaka traffic advisory for swearing-in ceremony
05:34 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has announced sweeping traffic restrictions across key roads in the capital on Tuesday, 17 February, ahead of the new government’s swearing-in ceremony.
Tarique retains Dhaka-17, vacates Bogura-6
05:28 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has decided to vacate the Bogura-6 parliamentary seat and retain Dhaka-17 after winning both constituencies in the 13th national parliamentary elections.
No more ‘prop cash’, BB outlaws replica notes in promotions
05:04 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayStacks of cash fanned out for the camera. Bundles tossed in slow motion for dramatic effect. What looked like clever marketing has now drawn a sharp warning from Bangladesh Bank.
Sony Rangs MD, two others face travel ban
04:57 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayA Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Ekram Hussain, Managing Director of Sony Rangs Electronics Limited, Beanus Hussain, Deputy Managing Director, and Sachimi Ogawara Hossain.
Power without question: Yunus’ 18 silent months
04:24 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayIn 18 months at the helm of Bangladesh’s interim administration, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has not stood before journalists for a single open question-and-answer session.