National-Parliament

Although political tensions have escalated once again in the country, neither the government nor the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, wants the situation to turn into conflict. The party has therefore issued clear instructions to its leaders and activists from the central level to the grassroots not to respond to any provocation and to maintain patience and restraint. At the same time, government policymakers are examining whether recent developments are isolated incidents or p...

Acting Speaker of Parliament Barrister Kayser Kamal has ordered the formation of an investigation committee following the fire at the National Parliament complex. The committee will be formed to determine the actual cause of the fire, assess the extent of the damage, and provide necessary recommendations to prevent similar incidents in the future. The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the National Parliament Secretariat on Tuesday night. Earlier, at around 3:15 pm Tue...

Parliament has formed a special committee to oversee constitutional amendments. Home Affairs Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has been appointed chairman of the committee. The other members are Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni, Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman, State Minister for Land and Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs Mir Helal Uddin, State Minister for Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin, BNP MPs Zainul Abedin, Shakila Farzana, and Mahmudul Haque Rubel, Ganosamhati Andolan MP Jonayed Abdur Rahim Saki, BJ...

Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman has called for mutual respect, cooperation, and constructive politics between the government and the opposition in the National Parliament. He said all sides must work together in the national interest instead of attacking one another. Shafiqur Rahman made t...

Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has responded to criticism from the opposition in Parliament over the government's decision to suspend the license of Ad-Din Hospital following the deaths of six newborns. He said the infants died because of an oxygen shortage and negligence, and that...

Government and opposition MPs engaged in a heated debate in the National Parliament over the interpretation of a verse from the Holy Quran during the general discussion on the budget. The disagreement eventually escalated into a verbal exchange, prompting the Speaker to intervene several times....

For the first time, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has entered Parliament as an opposition force following its success in the 13th national parliamentary election. The party won 68 seats on its own, while its 11-party alliance captured a total of 77 seats. However, amid this success, the party’s top...

Tensions erupted in the National Parliament on Sunday following a statement made by Noakhali-6 MP and NCP leader Abdul Hannan Masud regarding Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. In his speech in Parliament, Hannan Masud said, “Our Prime Minister is not here today. In various speeches, he goes and...

I am nothing more than a ‘Kancha Rasta’, you know a mud road. I live in villages and countryside. I stay out of everyone’s troubles. Quietly, I allow pedestrians to pass over my chest. But sometimes, I feel a longing to become paved instead of mud. The poet Rabindranath Tagore once said, ‘Ore Nobin...

Atiqur Rahman Mujahid, a Member of Parliament for the Kurigram-2 constituency and a leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has questioned in Parliament whether the people of the country will now have to say "Bogura First," a reminiscent of the erstwhile phrase "Gopalganj First."He said, "C...

The government plans to construct another barrage on the Teesta River to store water during the dry season. Technical and financial aspects of the project are being reviewed at various stages, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said. He made the remarks in response to a question from NCP MP Akhtar...

MP of Cumilla-6, Monirul Haque Chowdhury, came under criticism in Parliament after making remarks about the clothing and veiling of female members of Jamaat-e-Islami. His comments triggered uproar and a tense atmosphere in the House. The incident took place on Sunday during the sixth working...

Independent Member of Parliament Rumeen Farhana has expressed strong anger and dissatisfaction over the country’s law and order situation. She raised concerns over killings, abductions, and violence against women during the government’s first 100 days in office. She spoke on Monday during th...

The names of Awami League Advisory Council member and former Bhola-1 MP Tofail Ahmed, along with 16 former ministers, state ministers, whips, and members of parliament, were included in a motion of condolence adopted in the National Parliament. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed moved the condolence m...

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has strengthened security measures in and around the Parliament Building ahead of the budget session of the 13th National Parliament. The session, set to begin on Sunday, has prompted a ban on all types of meetings, gatherings, processions, rallies, and the carryi...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that Bangladesh is steadily advancing toward clean energy, a green economy, and a self-reliant energy system.He made the remarks on Sunday morning after inaugurating a solar power initiative at the National Parliament. Speaking after the inauguration, he s...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the BNP women members of parliament from the reserved seats to prepare themselves to play an effective role in the National Parliament.The Prime Minister gave this instruction to the newly elected women MPs of the party during a meeting on Monday afternoon....

The BNP has finalized its candidate list for the reserved women's seats in the 13th National Parliament. On Monday, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, announced the names of the candidates at the party's central office in Nayapaltan, Dhaka.Among...