Jade Dubuche is a member of the class of 2027 in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She serves as Multimedia Editor for the 143rd editorial board. She previously served as Social Media Editor on the 142nd and 143rd editorial boards. She can be reached at jdubuche@cornellsun.com.

Thus, one of the most impressive feats for a group of actors is making Shakespeare not only entertaining, but also comprehensible, and Cornell's Shakespeare Troupe did just that in their Feb. 6 and 7 performances of Henry IV. Witty and wonderful, the play follows the story of three main characters: Prince Hal (Alexandra Amane '29), King Henry IV (Zoey Zhu '27) and Hotspur (Adam Lease '29). As King Henry IV fights off a rebellion by Hotspur and friends, Prince Hal undergoes a dynamic shift from drunken trickster to valiant protector of both his father Henry and his kingdom. That energy, that palpable and genuine love for the craft and the surrounding people on stage, really made Henry IV stand out, from the leads to the ensemble to the crew. As for this viewer, I left the Black Box Theatre impressed and excited to attend Cornell's Shakespeare Troupe's next performance.

DHAKA, Feb 13, 2026 (BSS) - BNP candidate Md. Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury has won from Moulvibazar-4 constituency in the 13th national parliamentary election. He bagged 170,877 votes while his nearest rival Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish candidate Sheikh Nure Alam Hamidi obtained 50,204 votes. In referendum, 127,428 people have cast 'Yes' votes and 176,033 others cast 'No' votes. The results were announced unofficially at the Result Collection and Dissemination Centre at Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon in the capital today.

The day before our recent major snowstorm, I went to Trader Joe’s to stock up. My earliest food shopping memory occurred in a small town in New Jersey. Here in the Baltimore region, there are food shopping options for everyone. For the gourmet-minded and health-obsessed, there are Whole Foods and its less expensive cousin, Trader Joe’s. My mall-walking friend Donna shops regularly at Trader Joe’s, especially for their prepared soups, bananas and chocolate.

File PhotoDHAKA, Feb 13, 2026 (BSS) - Khelafat Majlis candidate Abul Hasan has won from Sylhet-5 constituency in the 13th National Parliament Election. He bagged 79,355 votes while his nearest rival Jomiyat-e-Ulama-e-Bangladesh candidate Ubaydullah Faruq obtained 69,774 votes. In referendum, 117,359 people have cast 'Yes' votes and 71,116 others cast 'No' votes. The results were announced unofficially at the Result Collection and Dissemination Centre at Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon in the capital today.

Cornell University, once again, is complicit in this regime of federal abuse. Cornell Career Services promotes ICE, with job postings such as “Deportation Officer” on Handshake and positions in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on the Career Services website. Cornell Career Services even invited Anduril, an AI-powered weapons manufacturing company, to campus on Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. in Phillips Hall 101. To combat this specter of oppression that hangs over our country and University we need to become a sanctuary campus. Mina Petrova Mina Petrova '29 is a Freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences studying English, History, and Government.

The 13th National Parliamentary Election has delivered a sharply polarized outcome, with 41 political parties failing to secure a single seat in parliament. Of the 59 registered political parties, 50 contested the polls. Analysis of the published results shows that only nine parties secured representation in the new parliament. However, multiple parties within the Jamaat-led bloc — including Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon, Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), Bangladesh Nezam-e-Islam Party, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Bangladesh Development Party, JAGPA and Bangladesh Labour Party — failed to win any seats. Islami Andolon Bangladesh secured only one seat, while its Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer Mufti Syed Mohammad Faizul Karim was defeated in both constituencies he contested.

In this constituency, the BNP alliance nominee was Saiful Haque of the Revolutionary Workers Party. Jamaat’s Md Saiful Alam won the seat with 53,773 votes, defeating both the BNP alliance candidate and the rebel independent contender. In addition, Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies captured 21 seats in constituencies where BNP votes were divided. High-profile rebel victoriesSeven independent rebel candidates emerged victorious in the election. Seats retained despite pressureIn many constituencies, however, BNP candidates with the Sheaf of Paddy symbol managed to withstand rebel challenges and win decisively.

After a gap of two decades, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to return to state power. This marks the first time BNP contested a national election under the leadership of its current chairman, Tarique Rahman. According to BNP, as leader of the majority party, Tarique Rahman is set to become the next prime minister of Bangladesh. After spending 17 years in political exile in London, Tarique Rahman returned to Dhaka on December 25. With 209 seats, BNP is poised to form the next government with a comfortable majority.

Following the peaceful conclusion of the 13th national parliamentary election on Thursday—the first since the 2024 “Monsoon Revolution”—attention has now shifted to the transition of power. All eyes are now on the President and constitutional experts to determine who will preside over the formation of the next administration. The answer is constitutionally clear: the party or alliance that secures a majority in parliament. According to unofficial results announced by the Election Commission (EC), the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has crossed the threshold required to form a government, winning more than 150 seats. However, uncertainty remains over the mechanics of power transfer and the timeline for completing the process.

File PhotoDHAKA, Feb 13, 2026 (BSS) - BNP candidate Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has won from Sylhet-1 constituency in the 13th national parliamentary election. He bagged 176,936 votes while his nearest rival Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Maulana Habibur Rahman obtained 134,983 votes. In referendum, 205,612 people have cast 'Yes' votes and 96,037 others cast 'No' votes. The results were announced unofficially at the Result Collection and Dissemination Centre at Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon in the capital today.

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DHAKA, Feb 13, 2026 (BSS) - In the 13th National Parliamentary Election, independent candidate Mohammad Salman Omar has been declared winnerunofficially from Mymensingh-1 constituency with 1,08,265 votes. His nearest rival, BNP-nominated candidate Syed Emran Saleh received 1, 01,926 votes. In the constituency, 1, 69,644 votes were cast in favor of "Yes" in the referendum while 66,607 votes were cast for "No". The results were announced at the Result Collection and Dissemination Centre at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon area today.

DHAKA, Feb 13, 2026 (BSS) - NCP candidate Atikur Rahman Muzahid has won from Kurigram-2 constituency in the 13th national parliamentary election. He bagged 180,526 votes while his nearest rival BNP candidate Md. Sohel HosnainKaykobad obtained 171,405 votes. The results were announced unofficially at the Result Collection and Dissemination Centre at Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon in the capital today.

Seven women elected MPs -Collage photoDHAKA, Feb 13, 2026 (BSS) - Seven women candidates have been elected as Member of Parliament (MPs) in the 13th National Parliament Elections. Of them, six are BNP-nominated candidates, while another contested as an independent candidate. Ishrat Sultana Elen Bhutto and Barrister Rumin Farhana have experience of serving as MPs. Ishrat Sultana Elen Bhutto was elected as a BNP nominee in 2001, while Barrister Rumin Farhana served as a lawmaker in the 11th parliament under the BNP's reserved quota. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going to form the government for the fourth time after a long 20 years with an absolute majority in the 13th national parliament elections.