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Karwan Bazar fire brought under control after two-hour effort

01:15 AM, 17 Feb 2026 Tuesday

The fire that broke out at a timber market in the capital’s Karwan Bazar has been brought under control after nearly two hours of effort by firefighters.

Reforms end disappearances, extrajudicial killings: Yunus

10:06 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that the institutional reforms implemented during the interim government have ensured that enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and unlawful violence will not return to the country.

Govt appoints five new Deputy Attorneys General

09:42 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

The government has appointed five new Deputy Attorneys General to represent the state in cases before the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

Oath and uncertainty: BNP weighs Reform Council role

09:06 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

As newly elected lawmakers prepare to take their oath in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday morning, another question hangs in the air: will BNP members also swear in as part of the proposed Constitution Reform Council?

Office hours for bank, finance cos revised for Ramadan

08:43 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

Bangladesh Bank has rescheduled the office timings for all finance companies operating in observance of the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.

Signed July Charter excluding ‘note of dissent’: Nahid

08:37 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party, on Monday said that his party has signed the July National Charter, excluding what he described as a “note of dissent” attached by other political groups.

An evening at Siddheshwari : Tarique calls on Charmonai Pir

08:16 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

The quiet of Siddheswari took on political significance Monday evening as Tarique Rahman arrived at the residence of Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, widely known as the Charmonai Pir and Amir of Islami Andolan Bangladesh.

NCP finally signs July Charter

07:57 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

The National Citizen Party (NCP) finally signed the July National Charter on Monday, marking a significant milestone in the country’s ongoing political consensus-building process.

Hanging body of JnU student recovered from Gendaria

07:56 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

Police recovered the hanging body of a Jagannath University student from Gendaria in the capital.

Sealed ballots spark protests, Pirganj UNO cordoned off

07:49 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

Chaos erupted in Rangpur’s Pirganj on Monday after six sealed ballot papers and two official seals were discovered at a school that had served as a polling station in the 12 February elections.

Development spending records worst run since 2021

07:34 PM, 16 Feb 2026 Monday

The 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 Monday

The Election Commission of Bangladesh has declared the Bogura-6 parliamentary seat vacant, according to a gazette published on Monday.