Monday, 05 October 2026

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BNP MP Ferdousi Ahmed Misti resigns, seat declared vacant

BNP lawmaker Ferdousi Ahmed Misti’s resignation from Reserved Women’s Seat-23 in the 13th National Parliament has been accepted, the Parliament Secretariat said on Thursday, declaring the seat vacant from October 1 under Article 67(2) of the Constitution of Bangladesh. Ferdousi Ahmed Misti submitted

MP Misti meets Speaker, addresses resignation queries

BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Misti met Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Thursday, but it could not be confirmed whether she submitted a resignation letter amid allegations of her involvement in an attack, vandalism and looting at the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur. Multiple officials at the Speak

Hasina was mastermind behind enforced disappearances, killings: Speaker

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, today said that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina was the mastermind behind enforced disappearances and killings during her tenure. He made the remarks while addressing a view-exchange meeting organised by members of Nagorik Somaj (civil societ

Govt moves against 17 years of graft exposed in ‘White Paper’: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government is taking necessary measures based on the ‘White Paper’ prepared by the interim government on corruption over the past 17 years. “The interim government had formed a committee, and that committee published a White Paper or a report on various i

Mirza Fakhrul takes oath as 23rd President

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has taken oath as the 23rd President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7:30pm. Acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal administered the oath. Upon his arrival at Bangabhaban, the president-elect wa

Voting for Presidential election starts

Voting for the country’s much anticipated Presidential election began this afternoon at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The voting began at 2:00 pm and will continue till 5:00 pm without any break. At the beginning of the balloting, the Acting President, the Speaker, the Prime Minister, and presidential

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

Speaker Hafiz Uddin holds bilateral meeting with Bagher Ghalibaf in Iran

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Meets Iran Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf

Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed met Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran on Friday after arriving in the Iranian capital to attend the state funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli attack. Bangladesh’s Foreign Min