Arrest warrants are issued against Bangla daily Prothom Alo Editor and Publisher Matiur Rahman, Deputy Editor Anisul Hoque and eight others in a case filed over the death of Naimul Abrar Rahat, a ninth-grader of Dhaka Residential Model College.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) presses charges against four people in Sagira Morshed murder case.

A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court seeking its directives on the Election Commission (EC) to stay Dhaka north and south city corporations’ polls on January 30 as it coincides with Saraswati Puja.

Around fifty students of Dhaka University go on a hunger strike unto death demanding deferral of the two city corporation elections that coincides with Saraswati Puja, a major religious festival of the Hindus.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader urges those who have been demanding deferral of the two city corporation elections, to stop their protest and accept the High Court order delivered in this regard.

Flight operation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport remains suspended due to dense fog.

Commuters crossing Mirpur Road in Dhaka have been suffering immensely as several hundred garments workers took to the streets in Shyamoli halting traffic movement demanding arrears and bonuses.

A man allegedly strangles his wife and a daughter over “family feud” in Khagdohor Ghonti area of Mymensingh city.

The High Court yesterday stayed the results of 669 qualified candidates from Nilphamari and Barguna districts in the government primary school teacher recruitment examinations for six months on charges of violation of relevant rules.

A Dhaka court yesterday granted ad-interim bail to four top incumbent and former officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, after they surrendered in a case filed over scam in recruiting 30 pilot cadets.

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) yesterday announced five winners of Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, a social initiative that encourages and promotes promising entrepreneurs.

A Dhaka court will decide on January 21 whether to accept the charges against 25 accused in connection with the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad in October last year.

Customs intelligence yesterday seized 24 gold bars weighing 24 kilogrammes from an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Rezaur Rahman, founding managing director of Bengal Airlift Group, passed away at the capital’s United Hospital at 1:45pm on Tuesday. He was suffering from various ailments for the last few months, says a press release.

Rights activists yesterday expressed deep concern and frustration over parliament members’ demands of killing rapists “in crossfires”.

Barishal City Corporation (BCC) yesterday demolished part of a building constructed encroaching a road in the city’s Chawk Bazar area.

Artist Masuma Khan passed away on Monday at United Hospital, says a press release.

After failing to march towards the Election Commission (EC) office, a group of Dhaka University students yesterday blockaded the Shahbagh intersection for the second consecutive day, demanding deferment of Dhaka north and south city corporation elections scheduled for January 30 -- as it coincides with Saraswati Puja.

Dhaka University’s Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) based socio-cultural organisations yesterday extended their support towards the beloved tea vendor Swapan mama, whose daughter was raped by a neighbour in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila last year.

Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Foundation is going to organise a discussion on the life and works of Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed today.