DNCC backtracks on rent guidelines

Amid widespread criticism, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has revised its recently issued house rent guideline, clarifying that rent determination will be based on negotiation and existing laws.
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Defamation case against Jamaat candidate Hamza

A defamation case has been filed against Amir Hamza, Jamaat-e-Islami’s candidate for the Kushtia-3 constituency.
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Faisal’s aide on six-day remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed suspect Rubel Ahmed, an aide of prime accused Faisal Karim Masud, on a six-day remand in a case filed over the killing of Inqilab Moncho’s spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Journalist Anis Alamgir denied bail

A Dhaka court yesterday rejected a bail petition for journalist Anis Alamgir in an anti-terrorism case.
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Killing of Rab official: 229 sued, three arrested

Three people were arrested in a case filed yesterday in connection with the killing of a Rab official during an operation in Jungle Salimpur of Sitakunda upazila on January 19.
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Auto-rickshaw driver beaten to death, 1 held

A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was beaten to death following an altercation over a trivial matter in the port city’s Bayezid area on Wednesday night.
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM

EC says ballot counting may take longer for Feb 12 polls, referendum

Warnings and fines issued on first day of campaigning
22 January 2026, 23:58 PM

BNP leader shot by miscreants in Keraniganj

Hearing his screams, locals rushed to the spot and rescued him
22 January 2026, 23:54 PM

US ambassador calls on national security adviser

Discussions cover trade, immigration and democratic transition
22 January 2026, 23:04 PM

Farooki calls for rethink of ‘pro-liberation vs anti-liberation’ narrative

Adviser says forces that compromised sovereignty and elections are the real anti-liberation actors
22 January 2026, 22:59 PM

Child abuse: Cases filed against founding principal, manager of Sharmin Academy

Accused on the run as viral video sparks public outrage
22 January 2026, 22:33 PM

They’re going door to door collecting NID and bKash numbers: Tarique Rahman

BNP chairman in Habiganj says those dishonest before polls cannot govern honestly once in power
22 January 2026, 21:33 PM

600km solo hike launched to protest river degradation

Masfikul Hasan to trek from Brahmaputra basin to Bay of Bengal
22 January 2026, 21:00 PM

'We don't want any new vote thieves': Jamaat ameer

If fascism returns in a new outfit, it will meet the same fate, he says
22 January 2026, 20:59 PM
22 January 2026, 20:13 PM

HC questions legality of 18-member essential drug taskforce

Rule issued over exclusion of alternative medicine experts
22 January 2026, 20:12 PM

Savar murders: How a suspect known as ‘mentally ill’ slipped through the cracks for years

Police say lack of NID and shifting identities delayed detection of suspect Sabuj Sheikh
22 January 2026, 19:52 PM

DB arrests man with pistols, ammunition from Dhaka’s Shyampur

Two illegal firearms, magazines recovered during drive
22 January 2026, 19:32 PM

Another 2018-style election will have serious consequences: Rumeen Farhana

Independent candidate alleges administrative bias and violence against supporters in Brahmanbaria-2
22 January 2026, 18:16 PM

Govt employees to get four-day break around election

Public holiday on Feb 11, along with voting day and weekend, creates extended holiday from Feb 11 to 14
22 January 2026, 18:03 PM