Sarjis Alam’s documents show income mismatch

National Citizen Party candidate Sarjis Alam has declared conflicting income figures in documents submitted to the Election Commission.
5 January 2026

Severe cold paralyses daily life in Pabna

Severe cold and dense fog, with no sunlight, have been disrupting lives and livelihoods in Pabna and adjoining areas.
5 January 2026

Pakistan PM pays tribute to Khaleda Zia

Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif yesterday visited the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad to offer condolences over the death of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
5 January 2026

Third terminal not opening under interim govt

The third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) will not open during the tenure of the interim government, Civil Aviation Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said yesterday.
5 January 2026

Russian worker found dead in Pabna

Police recovered the body of a Russian worker from his dormitory in the Green City residential area of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna on Sunday afternoon.
5 January 2026

3,152 held in anti-narcotics drives in 2025

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested 3,152 people during a total 9,910 anti-narcotics drives across Rangpur division between January 1 and December 31 last year.
5 January 2026

2 shipbreaking workers found dead in Sitakunda

The body of a shipbreaking worker and severed parts of another were recovered from the coast near a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda yesterday.
5 January 2026

10 cops suspended for embezzling 1 lakh yaba in Ctg

The authorities have suspended 10 police personnel of Chattogram Metropolitan Police and Cox’s Bazar District Police after an internal probe committee found their involvement in embezzling around one lakh yaba pills seized from a police constable in Chattogram city’s Bakalia area on December 8 last year.
5 January 2026

No women on tickets of 30 parties

Women remain largely absent from the electoral race, with 30 of the 51 political parties contesting the upcoming national election fielding no female aspirants at all, Election Commission data shows.
5 January 2026

KM Mozibul Hoque elected UAP chairman

KM Mozibul Hoque has been elected chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) Foundation and chairman of the UAP Board of Trustees for the 2026-27 term, said a press release.
5 January 2026

Bangladesh’s existence rooted in Liberation War

The existence of Bangladesh would not have been possible without the 1971 Liberation War, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday.
5 January 2026

Burning topsoil for bricks rampant in Rangpur

Agricultural land across the Rangpur region has been experiencing a decline in productivity, coupled with environmental damage due to the loss of fertile topsoil, which is being openly extracted and supplied to around 595 brick kilns in the four districts.
5 January 2026

‘At least now my son knows where his father rests’

Little Hamim was just eight months old when his father Mahim Mia, a pickup driver, left their home to join the July movement in the capital’s Mohammadpur on July 18, 2024.
5 January 2026

Ex-minister Saifuzzaman, wife sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife Rukmila Jaman, and 34 others on charges of embezzling around Tk 25 crore from United Commercial Bank PLC through fraud and money laundering.
5 January 2026

Cold wave taking a toll on children, elderly

Dense fog that set in late December continues to persist, dragging down daytime temperatures and driving up cold-related illnesses. Daily life across Dhaka and the northern districts has slowed to a crawl, with children, the elderly, and low-income families bearing the brunt of the chill.
5 January 2026

Widow alleges rape, torture

A woman has been allegedly raped and brutally tortured in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj upazila.
5 January 2026
5 January 2026

Jubo Dal leader shot dead in Chattogram's Raozan

Killed by unidentified gunmen, say police
5 January 2026

Widow alleges rape, inhuman torture in Jhenaidah

Case filed against four, including two women; police arrest one suspect
5 January 2026

Ice factory owner and journalist shot dead in Jashore

Police suspect killing might have stemmed from business-related dispute
5 January 2026