Three senior local figures aligned with the Bangladesh Awami League and its affiliated organisations have secured bail after spending approximately nine months in detention in connection with politically charged cases in Barishal. The order was delivered on Tuesday afternoon, 17 February, by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in Barishal, following a hearing in which […]

Shama Obaed Islam, Member of Parliament for Faridpur–2 (Nagarkanda and Saltha), is poised to be sworn in as a State Minister in the newly formed government, according to senior party and Secretariat sources. Although no formal gazette notification had been issued as of Tuesday, 17 February, political circles in Dhaka consider her inclusion in the […]

The new government has formally commenced its journey following the swearing-in of members of the Thirteenth Jatiya Sangsad. Newly elected lawmakers took their oath on Tuesday morning at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, marking the constitutional transition to a new administration. Later the same afternoon, members of the newly constituted cabinet are scheduled to be sworn […]

Dr. A. N. M. Ehsanul Haque Milon, the elected Member of Parliament for Chandpur-1 (Kachua) and former State Minister of Education, has been formally invited to join the cabinet of the newly elected BNP government. The announcement was personally confirmed by Dr. Milon to journalists on Tuesday morning. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for later […]

Today marks the swearing-in of the victorious candidates of the 13th National Parliament election. At 10:00 AM, Chief Election Commissioner A.M.M. Nasir Uddin will administer the oath to the newly elected Members of Parliament in the parliamentary oath chamber. Subsequently, in the afternoon, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister. […]

The 13th national parliamentary elections in Bangladesh have injected a new dynamic into the politics of Rajshahi Division, traditionally a stronghold of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). While the BNP retained a majority of the seats, the Jamaat-e-Islami party made significant inroads, signalling a notable shift in the region’s political landscape. Of the division’s 39 […]

Salahuddin Ahmed, the newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Cox’s Bazar-1 and a member of the standing committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has confirmed that he and other newly elected BNP MPs will not take the oath as members of the proposed Constitutional Amendment Council. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday morning outside […]