Not often do you hear a politician saying that “politicising education, research, and the practice of arts and literature is never a mark of a civilised society.”

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (February 26) presented the Ekushey Padak 2026 to nine distinguished individuals and the band Warfez in recognition of their outstanding contributions to national life, marking Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day.

In a fast-moving policy landscape, delay is often punished. By the time a state realises a law is unworkable, or that a regulatory approach has fallen behind, the world may have already moved on.

Leaders and top diplomats pledge continued cooperation

President Shahabuddin administered them oaths

Newly elected MPs pledge not to take duty-free cars or government plots

Yesterday, Tarique met Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur and NCP's Nahid

Vacant parliamentary seat must be filled through a by-election within 90 days

By carefully choosing candidates for key posts, BNP seeks to build a competent, controversy‑free cabinet that will send a positive message to the people, party insiders said.

Large mandates are usually treated as moments of political triumph. In institutional terms, however, they are something else: a change in the conditions under which power operates.

Congratulates him as future PM of Bangladesh

Rahman is inheriting a fragile economy and institutions weakened by partisanship.

Meeting began at his Gulshan office in Dhaka at 12:30pm

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to call on Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam at their homes today.

Calling for national unity, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that any division will weaken Bangladesh at a time when the country, faced with numerous challenges, is entering a new phase after the parliamentary election.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is holding a press conference following the party’s landslide victory in the 13th Parliamentary Election.

When women feel empowered and protected, the whole country becomes stronger

South and Southeast Asian leaders hail the mandate and reaffirm ties with Bangladesh

Reiterated India’s commitment to close neighbourly ties, he says

Indian and Pakistani premiers pledge cooperation with new Bangladesh leadership