LPG import hurdles may cause supply crunch

The current supply of liquefied petroleum gas is sufficient to meet local demand despite difficulty in importing the fuel, importers said.
4 January 2026

8,000 fishers’ registration cards to be cancelled

The authorities are set to cancel the registration cards of at least 8,000 listed fishermen in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila after identifying them as ineligible during a verification process.
4 January 2026

NCP aims for 40 seats from Jamaat

The Jamaat-led alliance has so far left 29 parliamentary seats for the National Citizen Party, but aspirants from other allies remain in the race in at least 21 of those constituencies, NCP sources said.
4 January 2026

‘Overhaul national security framework’

A fundamental overhaul is required for the country’s national security framework, said security analysts, retired military officials, and academics at a seminar yesterday.
4 January 2026

BNP rebels rattling allies

Alliance partners have expressed deep frustration, as the BNP failed to rein in its leaders contesting in seats allocated to allies
4 January 2026

16 die of cold-related ailments in past 7 days

At least 16 people, including nine children and seven elderly persons, have died of cold-related ailments at Rangpur Medical College Hospital in the past week as an ongoing cold spell continues to disrupt lives and livelihoods across the country, particularly in the northern districts.
4 January 2026

Ziaul changed Rab tactics post N’ganj 7-murder

Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam yesterday told International Crimes Tribunal-1 that former Rab official Ziaul Ahsan allegedly changed the force’s methods of disposing of bodies after the Narayanganj seven-murder victims were found floating in the Shitalakkhya river.
4 January 2026

Rab to act as ‘striking force’ during election

Rab Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman yesterday said the elite force will act as a striking force to maintain law and order during the upcoming national election, working alongside other law enforcement agencies.
4 January 2026

5 held for tying woman to pole, pouring cold water on her

Police have detained five people after a video showing a woman tied to an electric pole and having cold water poured on her in the capital went viral on social media.
4 January 2026

Tamal elected president, Badsha GS of CRAB

Mirza Mehedi Tamal of Bangladesh Pratidin has been elected president, and MM Badsha of Bangla TV general secretary of the Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) for one year.
4 January 2026

Assailants storm home, kill man, injure wife, child

 A 35-year-old man was killed in a gun attack that also left his wife and daughter injured in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi yesterday.
4 January 2026

Food stock hits 2 million tonnes, highest in 5yrs

The country’s food stock has reached its highest level in the last five years, totalling 20.24 lakh tonnes.
4 January 2026

Tarique to take over as BNP chairman in a few days

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman would become the chairman within the next few days.
4 January 2026

Over 9,100 killed on roads last year

The country witnessed higher road crashes and casualties last year compared to previous years, exposing poor road safety, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said yesterday.
4 January 2026

Three suspects arrested: Rab

Rapid Action Battalion has arrested three people in connection with the murder of Khokon Chandra Das, 50, a businessman and a mobile banking agent, who was stabbed and set on fire in Shariatpur’s Damudya upazila.
4 January 2026

Bengal tiger rescued from poachers’ trap

The Forest Department has successfully rescued a Bengal tiger from a trap allegedly set by deer poachers deep inside the Sundarbans.
4 January 2026

Inqilab Moncho launches ‘March for Insaaf’

Inqilab Moncho has launched a new campaign to mobilise public opinion demanding justice for its slain leader and July frontliner Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.
4 January 2026

SAD to name police officers over July uprising killings, submit list to ICT

Demands immunity for protesters and unconditional release of Mahdi Hasan
4 January 2026

Halt move to lease out NCT to DP World, speakers say at SKOP meeting

Economists, labour leaders urge interim govt to cancel terminal leases
4 January 2026

EC declares 1,842 candidates' nomination papers valid, 723 invalid

Dhaka records the highest number of valid nominations, with 309 candidates
4 January 2026