Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

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2nd Ramadan | 20 February | Friday

DHAKA, Feb 19, 2026 (BSS) – Bangla Academy has chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the 'Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Dibash) and the International Mother Language Day on February 21. According to a press release issued today, the observance will begin at 12:30am with the placing of wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on behalf of the Academy. A self-composed poetry recitation session will be held at 8:00am at the Academy’s Nazrul Mancha, with poet Abdul Hai Shikder in the chair. The Amar Ekushey Lecture-2026 will be held at 11:00am at the same venue. Director General of the academy Professor Mohammad Azam will deliver the welcome address. Eminent economist Professor Dr Mahbub Ullah will address it. President of the Academy Professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq will preside over the function.

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Forex reserves stand at $34.78b

DHAKA, Feb 19, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at $34.78 billion, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) released here today. However, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) BPM-6 accounting method, the reserves stood at $30.06 billion, the BB added.

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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 19, 2026 (BSS)- Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain has announced a strict stance against billboards and illegal advertisements to enhance the city's aesthetic natural beauty and aims to transform Chattogram into a well-planned, attractive, and clean metropolis. Regular eviction drives will be conducted to eliminate unauthorized billboards, banners, and posters throughout the city, he told journalists here today. Dr. Shahadat said efforts are being made to remove billboards from Chattogram city to enhance its beauty, protect the environment, and ensure road safety. He warned that strict legal action will be taken against those who would set up billboards without permission. Pointing out recent eviction drive in city’s Kazir Dewari area the mayor said similar drives will be carried out in other parts of the city.

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Tax records of Bangla TV MD Samadul Haque seized by court order

DHAKA, Feb 18, 2026 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today ordered the seizure of income tax records of Syed Samadul Haque, managing director (MD) of Bangla TV Limited. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today. According to the ACC petition, the accused allegedly acquired assets worth Taka 4.05 crore beyond his known sources of income and attempted to legalise Taka 3.53 crore through layering by showing fictitious transformations of crime-derived money, prompting the anti-graft body to file a case. The petition also stated that Samadul Haque has been an income tax payer since the 2005–06 fiscal year. For the sake of proper investigation into assets inconsistent with his declared income, the ACC sought seizure of his complete income tax records — including permanent and miscellaneous files — preserved at Circle-294 under Tax Zone-14 in Dhaka.