US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says she appreciates the opportunity to hear BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s thoughts on political situation in Bangladesh.

At least 12 shanties are gutted in a fire at the railway colony in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.

Altaf Mahmud, president of the pro-Awami League faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, dies at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka.

At least five workers including a woman are killed in a tyre factory fire in Pubail area of Gazipur.

Nepal win its first international title in 23 years, beating Bahrain 3-0 in the final of Bangabandhu Gold Cup at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.

Workers of Bangladesh Truck and Covered Van Drivers' Union vandalised their office at Tejgaon Truck Stand in Dhaka centring the union election.

The fire incident at the slum in Kalyanpur area of Dhaka comes a day after a High Court order halted eviction drive by the public works ministry.

Police in Dhaka say they have not found any link of the 26 Bangladeshi workers, who were deported by Singapore over their alleged support for armed jihad of Islamic State and al-Qaeda.

A Dhaka court orders a judicial probe against five policemen including officer-in-charge (OC) of Jatrabari Police Station a day after a woman filed complaint accusing them of sexual abuse.

Supreme Court stays a High Court order that directed police to file a case over cop torture on Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabby. Chamber judge ordered the stay until January 25 and sent it for a full bench hearing.

The High Court directs the government to halt the eviction at Dhaka’s Kalyanpur slum that houses about 40,000 low-income dwellers.

Protests erupt in a slum of Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area and clashes pursue when police and ministry officials show up for an eviction drive. Locals claim they are being evicted without any prior notice or proper rehabilitation.

A woman files a complaint case with a Dhaka court bringing allegations of sexual abuse against five policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Jatrabari Police Station.

The ninth session of the 10th parliament will continue till February 29, according to a decision made by the business advisory committee of the national parliament.

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad today said he has appointed GM Quader the party’s co-chairman as he and his wife have become too old to run the party.

The United Kingdom will work with all to help “flourish democracy” in Bangladesh, newly appointed British High Commissioner Alison Blake says.

No one is above the law and the traffic police in Dhaka’s Farmgate area has made the exemplary move by translating the words into action. Though the Farmgate point has been an example of rampant traffic violation, not sparing unruly state-run BRTC buses prove that they are trying their best.

Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad says that he would not budge on his decision on appointing GM Quader and ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader co-chairman and secretary general of the party respectively.

United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for International Migration Peter Sutherland arrives in Dhaka on a three-day visit Tuesday.

A day after the Prime Minister's assurances to take steps to resolve the issue of pay disparity, agitating teachers declare to postpone their nine day long strike and resume classes at all 37 public universities from tomorrow.