Cumilla-4 seat: BNP aspirant’s loan defaulter status upheld

The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday stayed for eight weeks a High Court order that had suspended the inclusion of BNP candidate Manjurul Ahsan Munshi’s name in the list of loan defaulters.
9 January 2026, 04:00 AM

US wants to send back 5k Bangladeshis

The US wants the speedy repatriation of around 5,000 undocumented Bangladeshis currently living there, as the Trump administration steps up its anti-immigration drive, diplomatic sources said.
9 January 2026, 04:00 AM

US Visa bond: Visitors to be hit the hardest

Bangladesh’s addition to a US visa bond list could disrupt travel and trade, potentially hurting small businesses and ordinary visitors, experts said.
9 January 2026, 04:00 AM

LPG supply disruption likely to continue

The liquefied petroleum gas price will continue to stay above the government-set rate at the retail level, given the instability in the supply chain.
9 January 2026, 04:00 AM

Sunlight brings some relief from cold

Sunlight brought a little respite yesterday for the cold-hit people across the country, especially in the northern region, after several consecutive days of bone-chilling cold.
9 January 2026, 03:55 AM

Death anniv of Md Velayet Hossain

Today is the first death anniversary of Md Velayet Hossain, former deputy executive president of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, said a press release.
9 January 2026, 03:54 AM

Law and order lapses stoke public fears

Despite the launch of Operation Devil Hunt, continued killings and law enforcement’s failure to arrest escaped criminals and recover looted weapons are raising serious concerns ahead of the national election.
9 January 2026, 03:50 AM

Bangladesh, EU finalise PCA text

Bangladesh and the European Union have finalised the text of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA), which will serve as the legal and political foundation for a strategic and long-term Bangladesh-EU relationship.
9 January 2026, 03:41 AM

Musabbir murder: Cops focusing on turf war in Karwan Bazar

Former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir had been receiving threats for some time before he was shot dead in the capital’s Tejgaon area on Wednesday night, police said.
9 January 2026, 03:40 AM

BNP planning clampdown on defiant grassroots

The BNP is closely monitoring grassroots leaders who oppose supporting the party’s nominees, and it is collecting their information for taking action against them.
9 January 2026, 03:32 AM

8 remanded over attack on Prothom Alo

A Dhaka court yesterday placed eight people on two-day remand each in a case filed over the vandalism and arson attack on the Prothom Alo office in the capital’s Karwan Bazar.
9 January 2026, 03:25 AM

Another suspect arrested over Dipu killing

The Detective Branch of Police has arrested another suspect in the killing of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das at Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh.
9 January 2026, 03:00 AM

Bangladesh suspends visa services at three missions in India

Three key Bangladesh missions in India have temporarily suspended visa services on security grounds, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday.
9 January 2026, 00:40 AM

Three held over rape in Jamalpur

Three people were arrested on charges of raping a woman after tying up and assaulting her husband in Jamalpur’s Sadar upazila.
9 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Death toll from Shariatpur bomb explosion rises to two

Police suspect bombs were being made amid local rivalry
8 January 2026, 16:00 PM

DB arrests main shooter in BNP leader Alamgir Hossain murder case in Jashore

Accused confesses before court; names alleged planners
8 January 2026, 15:50 PM

Indian citizen held twice in 5 months for making illegal trawl nets in Ctg

Coast Guard also detains 6 Bangladeshis, seizes 12 illegal trawl nets
8 January 2026, 14:48 PM

Jamaat reconstitutes election management committee

Maulana ATM Masum named convener, Abdul Halim member secretary
8 January 2026, 14:10 PM

Govt eases data localisation rules, drops jail terms for tech firms

Amendments to data protection ordinance aim to attract cloud and data investment
8 January 2026, 14:10 PM

'I’m wearing a bulletproof jacket. I don’t know what might happen at any time'

BNP's Gopalganj-3 candidate publicly raises security concerns
8 January 2026, 14:07 PM