Monday, 17 August 2026

Parliament

Bangladesh Sets Presidential Election for 20 August, EC Announces

Bangladesh’s Election Commission on Thursday announced the schedule for the presidential election, setting 20 August as the voting date. If more than one candidate contests, voting will be held from 2pm to 5pm in the Jatiya Sangsad chamber.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin Resigns

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned. Parliamentary sources said, with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed scheduled to speak at a 5pm briefing on Friday at the Parliament complex about receiving the President’s resignation letter. The information was confirmed by sources at the Parliament Secretariat.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin May Resign Within Days

President Mohammed Shahabuddin may resign within the next one or two days, according to multiple sources in the BNP and Bangabhaban cited on Thursday by Ajker Patrika. If he steps down, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will discharge the duties of president in line with the Constitution. A Bangabhaban offi

Election Rebels Seek BNP Comeback as Party Remains Divided

Several leaders expelled by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for contesting the 13th national parliamentary election as rebel or independent candidates are seeking to return to the party after BNP formed the government, according to party sources and statements given to Ajker Patrika. BNP, however,

Govt belongs to people, remains accountable to them, PM tells JS

Reiterating that the BNP government is a government of the people, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that his government remains accountable to the countrymen. "I want to assure the countrymen that the present government is a government of the people and accountable

Opposition Firm on Constitutional Reform, Set to Intensify Movement

Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition alliance has rejected a special parliamentary committee formed to amend the Constitution, insisting that the referendum verdict be implemented through a Constitutional Reform Council instead. The alliance said it would not join the committee and warned that its movemen

Govt firmly committed to peaceful, swift resolve of Rohingya crisis: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government is firmly committed to achieving a peaceful and swift resolution to the Rohingya crisis. He made the remarks while responding to a starred question from treasurer bench MP Md. Selim Reza from Sirajganj-1 during the question-and-answer session

Remote Mountain School to Be Nationalized After Head Teacher’s Extraordinary Efforts

Education Adviser A. N. M. Ehsanul Haque Milon has announced in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) that Tindu Lower Secondary School in the remote Thanchi upazila of Bandarban will be nationalized. Speaking during the general discussion on the proposed national budget for the 2026–27 fiscal y