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Remittances hit $2.30b in 21 days of February
07:27 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayThe expatriate Bangladeshis sent around $2.30 billion in remittances or approximately $230.80 crore, in the first 21 days of February of the current fiscal year 2025-26.
Delhi seeks stronger people-centric ties with Dhaka: Envoy
06:58 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayIndian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday, February 22, said they look forward to working together with Bangladesh in a forward-looking manner to strengthen people-centric cooperation in all domains.
Bogura-6, Sherpur-3 by-polls by April 14: EC Masud
05:50 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayThe Election Commission will hold by-elections to Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3 constituencies by April 14 next, said Election Commissioner Rahmanel Masud on Sunday, February 22.
Teesta project to begin soon, hopes Chinese envoy
05:25 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayChinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday hoped work on the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project would begin soon.
PM orders expediting opening of HSIA’s 3rd terminal
05:23 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayPrime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed authorities concerned to expedite steps for opening the long-awaited Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), aiming to enhance passenger handling capacity and operational efficiency.
Journalist Saleem Samad passes away
04:40 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayVeteran investigative journalist Saleem Samad has passed away at the age of 74 after suffering from cancer.
Motorcycle accidents claim 223 lives in January: Report
04:34 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayA total of 586 people were killed in road accidents across Bangladesh in January, with motorbike crashes accounting for more than four in 10 of the fatalities, according to a report by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
Saudi issues 1.4m visas for Bangladeshis, 7.50 lakh for work
04:01 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundaySaudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Zafer H. bin Abiyah on Sunday said that his country has issued 750,000 work visas and altogether 1.4 million visas for Bangladeshi citizens in 2025.
Ex-DMP chief Habibur indicted in Jatrabari Taim killing
04:01 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayThe International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday, February 22, indicted 11 people, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman, in a case over the murder of Imam Hasan Taim, son of a police officer, during the July uprising.
DU VC submits resignation to Education Minister
02:21 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayProfessor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan has submitted his resignation from the post of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka.
Dhaka-M'singh hwy blocked protesting against extortion
02:15 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayA group of auto-rickshaw drivers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Trishal of Mymensingh on Sunday morning, February 22, demanding an end to alleged extortion, causing an hour-long heavy traffic congestion.
219 shotgun cartridges recovered from police station pond
02:03 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayA total of 219 intact shotgun cartridges were recovered from a pond at Daganbhuiyan Police Station in Feni on Sunday (February 22) after the pond was drained.
Probe report in Salman Shah killing case on April 9
01:50 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayA Dhaka court on Sunday set April 9 for submitting a probe report in a case lodged against 11 people over the murder of the popular movie superstar Salman Shah.
4 jailed for life in Buriganga gang rape case
01:14 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayA Dhaka court has sentenced four men to life term imprisonment in a gang rape case filed in 2009 in Kamrangirchar. The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman handed down the verdict on Sunday, February 22.
Jamaat protests Tuku’s remarks on ‘Inquilab Zindabad’
01:02 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed deep concern and protest over remarks made by the Minister of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, regarding the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad.’
BNP leader Selima Rahman hospitalised
12:31 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundaySelima Rahman, a member of the Standing Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a former minister, has been hospitalised after suffering a cardiac complication.
Saudi Ambassador meets Prime Minister
12:17 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundaySaudi Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dr Abdullah Zafer bin Abiyah, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Sunday (22 February).
6 held outside PM's Gulshan residence
12:11 PM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayPolice detained six people, including five women, from in front of the Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's residence at Gulshan in Dhaka on Saturday night.
Iran students stage anti-govt protests since deadly crackdown
11:24 AM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayStudents at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities.
38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
11:11 AM, 22 Feb 2026 SundayArmed men killed at least 38 people in the village of Dutse Dan Ajiya in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State, local police and authorities told AFP Saturday.