Tarique Rahman has been elected as the leader of the parliamentary party of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On Tuesday, after 11:30am, the newly elected BNP MPs held a meeting at the parliamentary party room, where Tarique Rahman was chosen as the parliamentary party leader. The information was confirmed to the media by Shayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the party’s media cell. The newly elected members of the parliament (MPs) of the BNP have taken oath at the South Plaza of the National Parliament on Tuesday. After administering the oath to the newly elected MPs, the CEC will also swear in the members of the Constitution Reform Commission.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 17, 2026 09:55 UTC