Consultancy brings Nahid Tk 16 lakh a yr

The annual income of National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam is higher than that of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

268 incidents of rights violations in CHT in 2025

The rights situation in the Chattogram Hill Tracts deteriorated last year as the government failed to implement the 1997 CHT Peace Accord, according to the Annual Human Rights Report 2025 released yesterday by the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Pry students get books on first day of yr

Primary schoolchildren across the country received full sets of new textbooks yesterday, but about a quarter of secondary-level textbooks did not reach the schools, leaving millions of students without complete sets on the first day of the academic year.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

BNP moves to finalise candidates for Khaleda’s seats

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said alternative candidates nominated by the party for the three constituencies allocated to chairperson Khaleda Zia would become the official BNP candidates if their nominations pass scrutiny.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Saarc must be revived: Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has reiterated the need to revive the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, saying the Saarc spirit is “alive and well” following the presence of several regional leaders at the funeral of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Prof Sayedur reappointed as special assistant to CA

Prof Sayedur Rahman has been reappointed as special assistant to the chief adviser for the health ministry, just a day after his resignation was accepted.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Madrasa explosion: Fresh blast at site while clearing debris

Three women arrested in connection with the explosion at Ummal Qura International Madrasa in Keraniganj were sent to jail yesterday after the completion of their remand.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

‘Disappointing and alarming’

The human rights situation in the country remained “disappointing and alarming” in 2025 due to the inaction of law enforcement agencies, the government’s ineffective response, and the irresponsibility of major political parties, according to the Human Rights Support Society’s (HRSS) annual report.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Lawyer beaten to death in Bashundhara

A 35-year-old lawyer was beaten to death in the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area on Wednesday night following an altercation over a motorcycle-car collision, police and family members said.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

3 killed in Dhaka road crashes

Three people, including a police officer, were killed in two road accidents on Malibagh-Mouchak and Khilgaon flyovers in Dhaka on Wednesday night and early yesterday.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Biman chooses Boeing for 14 aircraft deal

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided in principle to purchase 14 aircraft from Boeing -- to expand its fleet and modernise the national flag carrier.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Metro mishap: Flaws in bearing pads, design to blame

A high-powered probe committee has found defects in the metro rail’s bearing pads and design flaws at the point where a pad fell in Dhaka’s Farmgate in October last year, killing one person and injuring two others.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM

BNP forms Central Election Steering Committee for 13th parliamentary polls

41-member committee to steer BNP’s poll preparations
1 January 2026, 17:51 PM
1 January 2026, 17:12 PM

Clash erupts in Rajshahi’s Paba over ‘road project’, police say

Tension at Nowhata College Mor lead to scuffle, police intervene
1 January 2026, 16:20 PM
1 January 2026, 15:15 PM

Three more NCP leaders resign

Joynal Abedin Shishir and Mahbub Alam to temporarily handle NCP's media cell
1 January 2026, 14:57 PM

Biman chooses Boeing

National carrier decides in principle to buy 14 aircraft from Airbus’s rival
1 January 2026, 14:54 PM

Two Jatiya Party nominations cancelled in Rangpur, Kurigram

Returning officers cite incomplete affidavit and withholding information
1 January 2026, 14:45 PM

Human rights situation in CHT worsened in 2025: PCJSS

Recorded 268 incidents of human rights violations in the year
1 January 2026, 14:25 PM