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37 residences ready for incoming ministers: Adilur
01:46 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayThirty-seven residences have been prepared for the ministers, state ministers, and deputy ministers of the incoming government, said Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Monday.
Nasimul Gani appointed as Cabinet Secretary
12:57 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayNasimul Gani, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary.
Ousted Nepali PM Oli launches bid to regain power
12:36 PM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayTough-talking Nepali leader Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli spent decades in communist politics and served as prime minister four times before he was ousted in 2025 by deadly youth protests.
Rebuilding banking, financial sector a major test for new govt: Experts
11:52 AM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allied parties have emerged victorious in the 13th national parliamentary elections and are set to form the government.
Jamaat-led alliance to hold protest rally this afternoon
10:42 AM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayThe 11-party electoral alliance, led by Jamaat-e-Islami, will hold a protest rally in Dhaka, citing post-election violence across the country, including torture, oppression, killings, and sexual assaults.
Tania Brishty diagnosed with brain tumour, undergoes surgery
10:13 AM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayActress Tania Brishty has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Her four-hour surgery was successfully completed, and she is currently under close observation in a hospital.
Abdul Haseeb appointed as first VC of Dhaka Central University
09:58 AM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayProfessor Dr ASM Abdul Haseeb has been appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Dhaka Central University.
Tarique, Nahid stress dialogue to resolve national issues
09:29 AM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman and National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Md Nahid Islam have emphasised that national problems should be resolved through dialogue.
Rumours of IGP resignation spark talk of possible successors
08:52 AM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayRumours of a major reshuffle at the top level of the Bangladesh Police have intensified following the conclusion of the 13th National Parliamentary Election.
India crush Pakistan by 61 runs in T20 World Cup showdown
12:15 AM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayIndia routed their bitter rivals Pakistan by 61 runs on Sunday to qualify for the next round of the T20 World Cup in a showdown that had been in doubt until a few days ago.
Ramadan rush: Four lemons now Tk 100 in Dhaka markets
12:05 AM, 16 Feb 2026 MondayWith Ramadan just days away, lemon prices in Dhaka’s retail markets have climbed sharply, rising nearly four times in two weeks as demand accelerates.
Troops to return to barracks on new govt’s directive: Army Chief
09:57 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayChief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said that troops deployed across the country will return to their barracks once the new government assumes office and issues formal instructions.
Poet Al Mahmud’s 6th death anniversary observed
09:16 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayThe sixth death anniversary of poet Al Mahmud, whose poetry inspired freedom-loving people from the 1952 Language Movement to the Liberation War of 1971 and the bloody July mass uprising, was observed on Sunday, February 15.
Violence at Omar Sunny’s eatery: Diner stabbed in nighttime altercation
09:00 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayA popular restaurant owned by Bangladeshi actor Omar Sunny became the scene of a violent confrontation on Friday evening, leaving one patron seriously injured after an employee allegedly attacked customers with an array of weapons, including knives and iron rods.
Tarique’s post-polls outreach: From Shafiqur’s place to Nahid’s home
08:41 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayFollowing his evening call on Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman, the prime minister-in-waiting and BNP chairman, Tarique Rahman, continued his post-election outreach with a high-profile stop at the home of National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Bailey Road.
2 die as bus hits auto-rickshaw and falls into ditch
07:55 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayTwo people were killed and at least seven others injured as a bus hit an auto-rickshaw and fell into a roadside ditch in Cumilla's Daudkandi on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Sunday afternoon, February 15.
BNP set for upper house majority too as vote math tilts in its favour
07:54 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayFollowing the 13th national parliamentary elections, the political arithmetic suggests that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is on course to secure a majority in the proposed upper house of parliament, if it is constituted based on vote share.
Indian skipper again skips handshake with Pakistani captain
07:48 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayIndian captain Suryakumar Yadav once again skipped a customary handshake with Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha as the arch-rivals met in a high-voltage clash at the T20 World Cup.
Tarique at Shafiqur’s place in post-election outreach
07:22 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayAs dusk fell on Sunday, Bangladesh’s prime minister-in-waiting, Tarique Rahman, BNP chairman, left his Gulshan office carrying a simple but powerful message: unity first.
UK, Canadian nationals to get visa-free entry to China
07:03 PM, 15 Feb 2026 SundayBritish and Canadian nationals will be able to travel to mainland China for up to 30 days without a visa from February 17.