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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 15, 2026 7:31 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to represent India at swearing-in of Bangladesh’s new government in Dhaka

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Government of Bangladesh led by Tarique Rahman, Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in Dhaka on February 17, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday. Birla’s participation in the ceremony underscores the deep and enduring friendship between the peoples of India and Bangladesh, reaffirming India's steadfast commitment to the democratic values that bind our two nations, the...

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 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 28, 2026 9:22 AM

Bangladesh: Tarique Rahman questions Jamaat’s past silence as parties trade barbs during campaign

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday questioned Jamaat-e-Islami over its role in the BNP-led four-party alliance government from 2001 to 2006, asking why Jamaat ministers did not resign at the time if the administration was truly corrupt, as is now being alleged. Addressing an election rally at the Mymensingh Circuit House ground, Tarique said BNP was being branded as a “champion of corruption” using rhetoric similar to that employed by a former autocratic...

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 ...