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Rumeen leaves as reform council oath begins
12:42 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayIndependent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana, elected from Brahmanbaria-2, took the oath as a member of parliament alongside MPs from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday.
Jamaat MPs take both parliamentary, reform council oaths
12:30 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami joined the oath-taking ceremony on Tuesday and proceeded with both oaths, despite earlier uncertainty over its position.
BPP elects Tarique as Leader of the House, set to become PM
12:19 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe BNP Parliamentary Party (BPP) on Tuesday elected party Chairman Tarique Rahman as the Leader of the House, clearing the way for him to form the next government as Prime Minister.
BNP MPs skip oath for Constitutional Reform Council
12:00 PM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe BNP’s newly elected members, who secured a landslide victory in the 13th national parliamentary election, have taken their oath as members of parliament.
Milon, Anee, Aminul invited to take oath in cabinet
11:29 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon, MP from Chandpur-1 and former state minister of education, has been invited to take oath as a cabinet member in the BNP government.
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08:59 AM, 17 Feb 2026 TuesdayThe government has withdrawn the value-added tax (VAT) on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).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.