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25 ministers, 24 state ministers in Tarique's new cabinet

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- BNP lawmakers elected in the 13th National Parliament polls were sworn in as members of parliament on Tuesday morning, following the party's landslide victory. The new cabinet membe... Read More


NCP MPs sworn in to parliament, reform council

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Members of the NCP elected to the new parliament have taken oath, despite threatening to boycott the ceremony earlier after the BNP declined to be sworn in as members of the Constitu... Read More


Gold price drops by Tk 2,216 per bhori in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The price of gold in Bangladesh has been reduced by Tk 2,216 per bhori, with the new rate for 22-carat gold set at Tk 258,824 per bhori (11.664 grams), Bangladesh Jewellers Associati... Read More


Tarique Rahman elected parliamentary party leader

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has been elected as the leader of the parliamentary party. He was elected parliamentary party leader in a meeting of BNP's parliamentary party at the mee... Read More


Jamaat, NCP threaten oath boycott after BNP's reform council snub

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami and its alliance partner the National Citizen Party (NCP) have threatened to boycott the swearing-in ceremony for lawmakers after the BNP declined to take oath as mem... Read More


US, Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The US and Iran hold indirect talks in Geneva on Tuesday aimed at resolving their long-running nuclear dispute, with little clear indication of compromise as Washington masses a batt... Read More


Jamaat undecided on oath after BNP's reform council snub

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has indicated it may reconsider participating in the swearing-in ceremony for MPs after the BNP declined to take oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council. ... Read More


BPP elects Tarique as Leader of the House

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The BNP Parliamentary Party (BPP) on Tuesday elected party Chairman Tarique Rahman as the Leader of the House. The decision came at a meeting of the BPP at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban... Read More


45 vehicles ready for ministers-to-be

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Forty-five government vehicles have been kept ready at the Secretariat for ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers-to-be. Officials concerned said that, according to the Cab... Read More


BNP MPs begin arriving at parliament for swearing-in

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Newly elected BNP lawmakers have begun arriving at the parliament complex ahead of their swearing-in ceremony. Vehicles carrying the MPs started entering the complex from 9:00 am on... Read More