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8.5cr primary textbooks reach schools, students to receive on Jan 1
09:19 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayAll government primary school students will receive their full set of textbooks on January 1, according to officials concerned.
Textbooks drop ‘Bangabandhu’ prefix from Sheikh Mujib’s name
09:10 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayIn the latest move, the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has removed the word ‘Bangabandhu’ that previously preceded the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in textbooks.
15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala bus mishap
09:10 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayAt least 15 people were killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, authorities said on Saturday, December 27.
Jamaat tie-up faces pushback from 30 NCP leaders
08:51 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayJust 302 days after its launch, the National Citizen Party (NCP) is facing its first major internal rupture, as 30 senior leaders have formally challenged the party’s reported plan to forge an electoral alliance with the Jamaat-e-Islami–led eight-party bloc, submitting a protest memorandum to convener Nahid Islam.
UGC to become Higher Education Commission, chairman to get ministerial status
08:32 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) is set for a major overhaul, with plans underway to rename it the Bangladesh Higher Education Commission (BHEC) and significantly expand its authority, structure and powers.
NCP to forge alliance with Jamaat, announcement Sunday
08:21 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe National Citizens Party (NCP) is set to form an electoral alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, party leaders have confirmed. A formal announcement regarding the alliance will be made on Sunday.
22 injured as villagers clash in Netrakona
08:04 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayAt least 22 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land dispute at Dhanpur village in Madan upazila of Netrakona on Saturday, December 27.
BSF pushes 14 Indians into Bangladesh along Chuadanga border
07:58 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly pushed 14 members of an Indian family – including men, women and children – into Bangladesh along the Chuadanga border on Friday night.
Jara ditches NCP ticket, enters race as independent
07:28 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayTasnim Jara, Senior Joint Member Secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has announced that she will contest the upcoming parliamentary elections from the Dhaka-9 constituency as an independent candidate, calling on voters to support her decision and take part in a signature campaign required to validate her nomination.
Assailants nearly sever hands, legs of Chapainawabganj man, family accuse Jamaat
07:10 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayIn a shocking display of brutality in Chapainawabganj, a 25-year-old man named Abu Sufian Siju was viciously attacked on the evening of December 24, 2025, in Umarpur Ghat within Shyampur Union of Shibganj upazila. Assailants armed with axes tied him to an electricity pole and hacked at his limbs, nearly severing both hands and legs police and family members said.
Winter storm Devin cancels over 1,500 US flights
06:03 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website FlightAware reports, dealing a blow to air travel during peak holiday time.
Navy arrests 11 while smuggling diesel, cement to Myanmar
05:57 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Navy has arrested 11 people along with 1,000 litres of diesel, 650 bags of cement and a mechanised fishing boat while attempting to smuggle the goods to Myanmar through the Bay of Bengal.