Bangladesh Nationalist Party

February 17, 2026 4:43 PM

Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh’s PM after landslide election victory

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister on Tuesday, marking a decisive political shift in the South Asian nation after his party’s sweeping parliamentary election victory. Rahman, 60, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and assassinated President Ziaur Rahman, takes office facing urgent challenges, including restoring political stability, rebuilding investor confidence, and reviving key industries such as the garment sector after t...

February 17, 2026 10:16 AM

Tarique Rahman to take oath as Bangladesh Prime Minister as BNP returns to power after two decades

Tarique Rahman, chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is set to take oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, marking the party’s return to power after nearly two decades. The swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet will be held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka at 4:00 p.m., according to local media reports. 297 newly elected Members of Parliament will also be sworn in by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the Parliament’s oath room. While...

February 13, 2026 9:09 AM

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Tarique Rahman on BNP’s decisive win in Bangladesh Polls

In a significant gesture, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his warm congratulations to Tarique Rahman following the decisive victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections. In his message, Prime Minister Modi said the victory reflects the deep trust and confidence the people of Bangladesh have placed in Rahman’s leadership. He described the outcome as an important moment in Bangladesh’s democratic journey and reaffirmed India’s cont...

February 13, 2026 2:33 PM

BNP sweeps Bangladesh election, Tarique Rahman set to become PM

Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from months of unrest and economic disruption. Rahman, the son of former premier Khaleda Zia and assassinated former President Ziaur Rahman, faces immediate challenges in restoring political stability, reviving investor confidence and rebuilding k...

February 11, 2026 3:29 PM

Bangladesh election offers hope to garment sector battered by tariffs and unrest

Millions of Bangladeshi garment workers and their bosses will vote on Thursday for a new government hoping it can save the country's biggest industry, which has suffered six straight months of falling exports due to U.S. tariffs and domestic political and labour unrest. The garment sector is Bangladesh's economic lifeblood, driving 80% of exports and more than 10% of the economy, and supplies some of the world's global brands. In a country of 175 million, nearly four million workers, mostly wo...

February 11, 2026 3:27 PM

Why is Bangladesh holding a national referendum alongside its general election?

Bangladesh will hold a national referendum on Thursday together with its first parliamentary election since violent protests ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The referendum will give people a chance to vote on reforms to state institutions. Here is a look at why the referendum is being held, and what it entails. WHY IS A REFERENDUM NEEDED? The referendum focuses on implementing the 'July Charter' drafted after the 2024 uprising to establish good governance, democracy...

February 11, 2026 12:27 PM

Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman: From exile to edge of power

Less than two months after returning from nearly two decades of self‑imposed exile in London, Tarique Rahman could win one of Bangladesh's most pivotal elections and become prime minister, leading the country as his parents once did. If opinion polls hold, Thursday's election would mark a remarkable reversal of fortune for the soft‑spoken 60-year-old, who left the country in 2008 saying he needed medical treatment after his release from detention under a military‑backed caretaker administ...

February 11, 2026 12:21 PM

Islamist leader rises from obscurity to challenge for Bangladesh’s top job

Shafiqur Rahman has long been on the margins of Bangladeshi politics, but his bearded face now appears on posters and billboards across Dhaka, urging voters to elect the country’s first Islamist‑led government in a general election on Thursday. The 67‑year‑old doctor and Jamaat‑e‑Islami party chief has risen from near obscurity to be a serious contender for prime minister, after decades of being mostly known only in Islamist circles. A Jamaat coalition is expected to put up a close...

January 8, 2026 1:23 PM

Bangladesh: BNP leader shot dead, another injured in Dhaka

A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) affiliated organisation was shot dead, while another man was injured in a shooting incident in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area on Wednesday night, triggering protests and a heavy law-enforcement presence in the area. The deceased was identified as Azizur Rahman Musabbir, former general secretary of the Dhaka Metropolitan North unit of the Swechchhasebok Dal, the volunteer wing of the BNP. The injured, Abu Sufian, is the general secretary of the Karw...

December 30, 2025 12:39 PM

From Jalpaiguri to Bangladesh’s Dhaka: Begum Khaleda Zia’s noteworthy journey

Begum Khaleda Zia’s journey - from being born in undivided India to becoming Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister - established her as one of the most influential figures in the country’s politics for more than four decades. Zia, a three-time Prime Minister and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), died early on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness. She was 80. Rising from a largely private life, Khaleda Zia went on to become the country’s first female head of ...