The ongoing cold wave has continued to grip the country, with temperatures plunging further yesterday, severely disrupting agricultural activities, daily life, and livelihoods.

Md Golam Sarwar, the NCP candidate for Narsingdi-2, doesn’t own agricultural or non-agricultural land, an apartment, furniture, or electronic items, according to his affidavit submitted to the Election Commission.

Speakers at a rally yesterday demanded an end to the killing and torture of Bangladeshi citizens by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and protested what they described as aggressive actions along the Bangladesh-India border.

Mahmuda Alam Mitu, the Jhalakathi-1 candidate from the NCP, holds movable assets worth over Tk 74 lakh, but doesn’t own any land, house, or apartment, shows her affidavit submitted to the Election Commission.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman will begin his first tour outside Dhaka since returning to the country with a four-day visit to the northern region, starting on January 11.

A man was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of cattle theft in Magura Sadar yesterday. The victim, Akidul Islam, 45, a resident of Kanchanpur village, was allegedly detained by locals 4:00am in Maland village and beaten, police said.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the brutal acts committed by the ousted Awami League government -- killing the country’s citizens and burying them in mass graves -- are “rare in world history” and unimaginable in any civilised state.

Police recovered the hanging body of a 12-year-old girl from a house in Chattogram’s Lalkhan Bazar early Sunday.

The government has unveiled a new 25-year power and energy master plan, to be implemented from 2026 to 2050.

Inclusion of NCP in alliance further complicates calculation

Today is the 50th death anniversary of Mohammad Sirajuddin, founder chairman and managing director of Modhumita Group, said a press release. 

Candidates backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir have secured a crucial victory in the first-ever election to Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JnUCSU) sweeping the vice-president, general secretary and assistant general secretary posts.

Lady Jean Wilson OBE, a philanthro-pist, social activist, and supporter of the Global Disability Movement, passed away at the Independent Living Centre on January 4.

Traders call indefinite strike for higher distribution charges

Didar A Husain, a founding trustee of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been re-elected chairman of the IUB Board of Trustees for 2026-27, said a press release.

Unidentified assailants shot dead former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir and injured another man in the city last night.

Two youths were sent to jail yesterday on charges of raping a woman in Magura’s Mohammadpur upazila.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said political parties have endorsed the July Charter and expressed confidence that they would campaign for “yes” votes in the referendum.

The fifth prosecution witness in a crimes against humanity case against Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that Hanif had directed party cadres to violently suppress the student movement in July–August 2024 in Kushtia, leading to killings and incitement to attack protesters.

Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded the removal of partisan deputy commissioners and superintendents of police from their posts, equal treatment to all parties and action against violations of electoral code of conduct ahead of the February 12 national election and referendum.