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Tarique to visit Jamaat chief Shafiqur, NCP's Nahid on Sunday

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is going to visit Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam's residences. He will go to Shafiqur's Bash... Read More


Tarique plans 'people-first' foreign policy, pledges diplomacy guided by national interest

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Tarique Rahman has said the new government will frame its foreign policy strictly by safeguarding the interests of the country and its people. Speaking at a press conference on Satu... Read More


Newly elected MPs to be sworn in on Tuesday

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected members of parliament will take place on Tuesday. Parliament Secretariat Secretary Kaniz Moul confirmed the date on Saturday. Another ... Read More


Publishers urge Tarique to defer Ekushey Book Fair until after Eid

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Publishers have called for the Amar Ekushey Book Fair to be postponed until after Eid-ul-Fitr instead of beginning on Feb 20 as scheduled by the Bangla Academy. Publishers' Unity ha... Read More


Turnout alone does not define participatory polls: EU observers

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has stressed that voter turnout is not the sole benchmark for a participatory election, as questions mounted over the absence... Read More


Tarique Rahman vows to deliver on BNP's 31-point reform agenda

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has vowed to implement the party's election pledges "step by step" after securing a decisive victory in the Feb 12 vote. Addressing journalists for the firs... Read More


Who will swear in new MPs? Chief justice among options, says cabinet secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid has said the Chief Justice or the Chief Election Commissioner could administer the oath to newly elected members of parliament if there is no Sp... Read More


BNP chief Tarique holds first formal press conference after election win

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is holding his first formal press conference following the party's sweeping victory in the parliamentary election. The briefing started at 3pm on Saturda... Read More


New MPs to take two oaths after July Charter referendum: Ali Riaz

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Elected members of the new parliament will be required to take two separate oaths following the approval of constitutional reforms in the national referendum, according to Ali Riaz, ... Read More


EU mission calls Bangladesh vote 'credible, competitive, internationally aligned'

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has termed Bangladesh's parliamentary election as "credible and competitive", saying the process was largely in line with int... Read More