JCD accused of 'harassing' JnU VP candidate’s spouse

JCD claims Shibir candidate's wife did not have entry pass
6 January 2026

Grocery shop owner hacked to death in Narsingdi

Local traders, community hold demonstration in protest
6 January 2026

Cold wave in Rangpur sends over 1,200 children to hospitals in three days

Children are falling ill with pneumonia, breathing problems, cold, cough, fever, diarrhea, bronchiolitis
6 January 2026

Consumer rights body fines molasses producer for adulteration in Manikganj

Authorities say the factory was demolished after evidence of adulterated date molasses was found
6 January 2026

Cold wave grips 10 districts; Rajshahi records season’s lowest at 7°C

Meteorological officials say temperatures may rise slightly, but cold conditions will persist until January 11
6 January 2026

54.8% Bangladeshi immigrants get US govt benefits: Trump

Trump released an immigrant welfare list on Truth Social on Monday
6 January 2026

JnU student union polls: Voting underway in first-ever election

After three postponements, polling began at 9am and will continue until 3pm
6 January 2026

Cross-examination of IO completed

The cross-examination of Investigation Officer Jane Alam Khan in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of seven people and the burning of five bodies and one victim alive during the July uprising in Ashulia was completed yesterday.
5 January 2026

Sarjis Alam’s documents show income mismatch

National Citizen Party candidate Sarjis Alam has declared conflicting income figures in documents submitted to the Election Commission.
5 January 2026

Severe cold paralyses daily life in Pabna

Severe cold and dense fog, with no sunlight, have been disrupting lives and livelihoods in Pabna and adjoining areas.
5 January 2026

Pakistan PM pays tribute to Khaleda Zia

Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif yesterday visited the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad to offer condolences over the death of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
5 January 2026

Third terminal not opening under interim govt

The third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) will not open during the tenure of the interim government, Civil Aviation Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.
5 January 2026

Russian worker found dead in Pabna

Police recovered the body of a Russian worker from his dormitory in the Green City residential area of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna on Sunday afternoon.
5 January 2026

3,152 held in anti-narcotics drives in 2025

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested 3,152 people during a total 9,910 anti-narcotics drives across Rangpur division between January 1 and December 31 last year.
5 January 2026

2 shipbreaking workers found dead in Sitakunda

The body of a shipbreaking worker and severed parts of another were recovered from the coast near a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda yesterday.
5 January 2026

10 cops suspended for embezzling 1 lakh yaba in Ctg

The authorities have suspended 10 police personnel of Chattogram Metropolitan Police and Cox’s Bazar District Police after an internal probe committee found their involvement in embezzling around one lakh yaba pills seized from a police constable in Chattogram city’s Bakalia area on December 8 last year.
5 January 2026

No women on tickets of 30 parties

Women remain largely absent from the electoral race, with 30 of the 51 political parties contesting the upcoming national election fielding no female aspirants at all, Election Commission data shows.
5 January 2026

KM Mozibul Hoque elected UAP chairman

KM Mozibul Hoque has been elected chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) Foundation and chairman of the UAP Board of Trustees for the 2026-27 term, said a press release.
5 January 2026

Bangladesh’s existence rooted in Liberation War

The existence of Bangladesh would not have been possible without the 1971 Liberation War, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday.
5 January 2026

Burning topsoil for bricks rampant in Rangpur

Agricultural land across the Rangpur region has been experiencing a decline in productivity, coupled with environmental damage due to the loss of fertile topsoil, which is being openly extracted and supplied to around 595 brick kilns in the four districts.
5 January 2026