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Newly elected BNP MPs take oath
10:52 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe newly elected members of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have taken their oath of office.
It’s elected parliament, no one will watch sessions on mute: Khasru
10:43 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayAmir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, a member of the BNP’s standing committee and newly elected MP from Chattogram-11, said the current parliament is an elected one.
Govt cancels contract of Principal Secy Siraj Uddin
10:06 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe remaining contractual tenure of M Siraj Uddin Mia, Principal Secretary to the Chief Adviser, has been cancelled.
Sri Lanka enter Super Eights as Australia on brink of elimination
09:27 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdaySri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka scored the first century of the 2026 T20 World Cup on Monday to put his side into the Super Eights and leave Australia on the brink of elimination.
Govt withdraws VAT on LPG, shifts tax to import stage
08:59 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe government has withdrawn the value-added tax (VAT) on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The information was confirmed to the media on Tuesday (16 February) by Md Al Amin Sheikh, Public Relations Officer of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
The Godfather and Apocalypse Now star Robert Duvall dies
08:33 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayActor Robert Duvall, who appeared in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at the age of 95.
Newly elected MPs, cabinet members to take oath today
08:14 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayAll 296 newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will take oath at the Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday.
Karwan Bazar fire brought under control after two-hour effort
01:15 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe 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 MondayChief 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 MondayThe 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 MondayAs 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 MondayBangladesh Bank has rescheduled the office timings for all finance companies operating in observance of the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.