The 13th Parliament will go into its first session on March 12 next, exactly a month after the general election. President Shahabuddin Chuppu summoned the session to convene at 11am on the said date, in the Parliament chamber of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The president summoned the session under the powers conferred by Article 72(1) of the Constitution. This session will mark both the inaugural sitting of the 13th Parliament and the first parliamentary session of 2026. The parliamentary elections were held on February 12, the country's first since the massive 2024 uprising, with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) winning a two-thirds majority.

According to Article 72(1) of the Constitution, Parliament must be summoned to meet within 30 days after the declaration of the results of polling at any general election. The same article also states that unless sooner dissolved by the President, Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of five years from the date of its first meeting.

Four police personnel were withdrawn from duty over allegations of assaulting journalists and university students during an anti-drug drive at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Ramna Division under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mohammad Masud Alam on Tuesday evening (Feb. 24) told media that the four police members allegedly involved in the incident have been recalled to the police lines and departmental action will be taken against them.

"Efforts are underway to identify two or three more personnel involved. Action will also be taken against them," the DC added. The incident took place late Monday night when police, led by DC Masud Alam, conducted an anti-drug operation at Suhrawardy Udyan. During the drive, some police personnel reportedly harassed and assaulted students and on-duty journalists. Several videos of the incident later went viral on social media, triggering widespread criticism and condemnation from journalists' bodies, rights activists and social media users.

The government appointed Additional Inspector General of Police and chief of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Md Ali Hossain Fakir as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP). The appointment was announced today through a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Ali, a member of the 15th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service (Police) cadre, will replace Baharul Alam, who was appointed IGP on contract on November 20, 2024. On November 16, 2022, the then Awami League government sent Ali into forced retirement, citing public interest, while he was serving as the commanding officer of Armed Police Battalion-3.

The interim government reinstated him in the force along with four others on August 27, 2024. In August 2025, Ali was promoted from deputy inspector general (DIG) to the rank of supernumerary additional inspector general of police by the interim government. Ali joined Bangladesh Police in 1995 as an assistant superintendent through the 15th BCS examination.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan resigned from his post. His resignation letter was handed over to the Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Monday (Feb. 23). Mohammad Firoz Shah, protocol officer to the vice-chancellor, confirmed the development to various media outlets. A press release issued by the Dhaka University Public Relations Office (PRO) said that Niaz Ahmed Khan met with the education minister to submit his resignation from the position of vice-chancellor.

In his application addressed to the president, he requested to be relieved of his current duties to return to his original post as a Grade-1 professor in the Department of Development Studies, the press release said. "The education minister expressed his sincere gratitude and presented a floral transition to the vice-chancellor for his outstanding contributions to the overall development of Dhaka University during a critical period for the country," the statement added.