Parliament

Parliament

Bangladesh National Parliament. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

With 49.97% votes, BNP set to secure majority also in upper house

According to the Election Commission’s party-wise vote calculation report published today (15 February), BNP received 49.97% of votes while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami received 31.76%.

Bangladesh National Parliament. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

13 foreign leaders invited to new Bangladesh govt's oath ceremony

Bangladesh National Parliament. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

EC publishes gazette for newly elected MPs

BNP chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Photo : BSS

Indian Parliament pays tribute to former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia

Illustration: TBS

July Charter referendum: What will change if 'Yes' wins and what happens if voters say 'No'?

Photo: BSS/AFP

Venezuelan parliament swears in interim president after Maduro's ouster

Photo: Courtesy

BGMEA president calls for 10% business representation in proposed upper house

Dr Shahdeen Malik. Sketch: TBS

'Provisions in referendum gazette unconstitutional, could result in hung parliament'

National Parliament. File Photo: Collected

How upper house will be formed in next parliament

Sabir Mustafa. Sketch: TBS

Primacy of parliament holds the key to sustainable reforms

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

Bangladesh's Gilgamesh problem

Screengrab from a video shows July Joddha Sangsad Chief Organiser Masud Rana speaking at a press conference on Friday evening, 17 October 2025 in front of the National Parliament's Gate No 12.

'July fighters' threaten nationwide highway blockade Sunday after clashes with police

Protestors set fire on furnitures on Manik Mia Avenue on 17 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Calm returns to Parliament area after clashes between police, 'July Fighters' ahead of charter signing