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Signed July Charter excluding ‘note of dissent’: Nahid
08:37 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayNahid 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 MondayThe 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 MondayThe 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 MondayPolice 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 MondayChaos 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 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.