Monday, 05 October 2026

Parliament

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 Gazi Nazrul remanded for 4 days over second wife’s death

A Dhaka court on Monday, 21 September, granted four days’ remand for Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and one day for his first wife, Maksuda Begum, for questioning in a case over allegedly abetting the suicide of Nazrul’s second wife, Mariam Khatun. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Isl

PM urges citizens to spend one hour a week to clean home and workplace

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday launched a three-month nationwide dengue prevention and cleanliness campaign at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka, urging citizens to spend at least one hour each week cleaning their homes, schools, colleges and institutions. Tarique Rahm

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

Farmers to get solar irrigation pumps within five years: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government plans to replace diesel-powered irrigation pumps with solar-powered ones for farmers across the country within the next five years. “Wherever water pumps are currently operated by diesel, we will gradually convert all of them to solar power wit

Mirza Abbas returns after over 5 months

BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Mirza Abbas returned to Bangladesh on Wednesday night after receiving treatment in Singapore and Malaysia for more than five and a half months. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Abbas landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal Int

Govt adopts 10-year plan for power, energy sectors: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government has already drawn up a 10-year plan to develop the country’s power and energy sectors, with some aspects now under review. “We have already adopted a plan outlining what the government will do for the energy and power sectors over the next 10 y

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

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

BD parliament passes anti-gambling prevention bill with up to 7 Years in Jail

Bangladesh’s National Parliament on Tuesday passed the Gambling Prevention Bill 2026, setting penalties of up to seven years’ imprisonment for offences including gambling, online gambling, match-fixing and spot-fixing. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed placed the Gambling Prevention Bill 2026 in parli

BD Parliament Passes Finance Bill

Bangladesh’s National Parliament on Monday passed the Finance Bill, 2026, the legal basis for implementing the budget for fiscal year 2026-27, by voice vote after wide-ranging criticism, questions from lawmakers and several important amendments. The bill was passed after Finance Minister Amir Khosr

Home Minister calls for neutral probe into interim government’s 18-month record

Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday called for a neutral investigation into the interim government’s 18-month activities, saying the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should be instructed immediately to examine where corruption took place and who was involved.

6 newborns died from negligence at Ad-din Hospital, BD health minister tells parliament

Six newborns died at Ad-din Hospital because of an oxygen shortage and extreme negligence, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain told Bangladesh’s parliament on Sunday.

Bangladesh Speaker orders MPs to stick to time in FY2026-27 budget debate

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Saturday instructed members of Bangladesh’s National Parliament to complete their speeches within the allotted time during the general discussion on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27, rejecting requests for extensions and telling lawmakers: “Do not embarrass yo