Photo : CollectedDHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) - The first meeting of the newly formed cabinet will be held at 3:00pm tomorrow. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will preside over the meeting to be held at the Bangladesh Secretariat. He said Tarique Rahman will pay tribute by placing a wreath at the National Memorial at 10:00am on Wednesday. Upon his return from there, around 12:30pm, he will hold office at the Prime Minister's Office in the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat. After the meeting, he will have lunch at the Secretariat and then hold the special cabinet meeting at 3:00pm.

UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific) and Minister for Equalities Seema Malhotra met with newly elected Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office today. Photo: CollectedDHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) - UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific) and Minister for Equalities Seema Malhotra has paid a courtesy call on newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Malhotra met Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office here after he took oath of office as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the South Plaza of the Sangsad Bhaban this afternoon. Prime Minister's daughter Zaima Rahman, new minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and officials concerned were present during the meeting. Earlier, Malhotra arrived in Dhaka to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s new cabinet led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman.

Turkish Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Berris Ekinci today met with newly elected Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office. Photo: CollectedDHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) - Turkish Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Berris Ekinci has paid a courtesy call on newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Ekinci met Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office here after he took oath of office as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the South Plaza of the Sangsad Bhaban here this afternoon. Prime Minister's daughter Zaima Rahman, new minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and officials concerned were present during the meeting. Earlier, Ekinci arrived in Dhaka today to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s new cabinet led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman.

Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay today met with newly elected Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office. Photo: PIDDHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) - Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay has paid a courtesy call on newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office here after he took oath of office as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the South Plaza of the Sangsad Bhaban this afternoon. Prime Minister's daughter Zaima Rahman, new minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and officials concerned were present during the meeting. Tobgay arrived in Dhaka to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s new cabinet led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, reflecting the enduring friendship between the two countries.

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Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu met with newly elected Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office. Photo: CollectedDHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) - Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu met newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his Sangsad Bhaban office here after he took oath of office as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh this afternoon. Prime Minister's daughter Zaima Rahman, new minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and officials concerned were present during the meeting. Earlier, Dr Mohamed Muizzu arrived in Dhaka today to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh’s new cabinet led by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, marking a significant diplomatic engagement between the two countries.

DHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) – Joint secretary of public administration ministry Miah Muhammad Ashraf Reza Faridy has been appointed as Prime Minister’s Private Secretary-1 (PS-1). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification signed by senior assistant secretary Samiul Amin in this regard here today. “The ministry issued the notification and appointed Miah Muhammad Ashraf Reza Faridy as PS-1 in line with the desire of the prime minister,” the notification said. It mentioned that the PS-1 will remain in office for the duration of the Prime Minister's term or subject to his satisfaction from the date of his joining. The order will come into effect immediately, the notification said.

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Though we have spent most of our lives in northwestern Missouri, central Illinois, and especially northeastern Illinois, near Lake Michigan on the Wisconsin state line, we love the south and have visited many times. I hope for my sake (and everyone’s sake) this winter has been unusual because you are not prepared for it. Back in northeastern Illinois, there was an unofficial neighborhood contest to see who could snow blow their driveway first. Email newsletter signupHere, in my neighborhood, we saw hardly a ripple in the snow for a couple of days. Our spring vacation to a little-known barrier island on the gulf coast of southwestern Florida is my mental happy place.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. -Collage PhotoDHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) - President of United Arab Emirates (UAE) SheikhMohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today congratulated Bangladesh Prime MinisterTarique Rahman following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's victory in the13th Parliamentary Election. President Nahyan sent a message of congratulations on the occasion of theBangladesh Nationalist Party's victory in the parliamentary elections. Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin RashidAl Maktoum and Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of thePresidential Court Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan also sent similarcongratulatory messages. Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates enjoy longstanding relations, withcooperation spanning trade, investment, manpower and development sectors.

DHAKA, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have stood at $34.54 billion. But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at $29.85 billion, according to the latest data of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) released here today.