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Fuel prices reduced by Tk 2 per litre

09:19 AM, 01 Jan 2026 Thursday

The prices of four types of fuel, diesel, octane, petrol, and kerosene, have been reduced by Tk 2 per litre, according to a notification issued on Wednesday (31 December) by the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources.

Dhaka rings in New Year with fireworks in defiance of police ban

08:42 AM, 01 Jan 2026 Thursday

Defying a ban imposed by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), city dwellers welcomed the New Year by setting off firecrackers and fireworks across the capital.

Mbappe suffers knee sprain in blow for Real

09:58 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

Real Madrid on Wednesday said that Kylian Mbappe had suffered a knee sprain, delivering a blow to their bid to reel in Liga leaders Barcelona.

From Kiribati’s quiet shores to Sydney’s sombre fireworks, the world steps into 2026

09:58 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

The world welcomed 2026 in waves, beginning in the far-flung Pacific nation of Kiribati, the first place on Earth to enter the new year. On the island’s remote coastline, celebrations were strikingly simple. One couple marked the moment on an empty beach, surrounded by darkness, silence and “countless crabs,” with no signs of modern life – an image that captured the calm before the global countdown unfolded.

Xi vows to reunify China, Taiwan

09:40 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

China’s president, Xi Jinping, has vowed to reunify China and Taiwan in his annual New Year’s Eve speech in Beijing.

Tk 1.96cr in assets, no house or car, discloses Tarique

09:15 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has declared total assets worth Tk 1 crore 96 lakh 80 thousand 185, while his wife, physician Dr Zubaida Rahman, has assets amounting to Tk 1 crore 53 lakh 191, according to affidavits submitted with his nomination papers for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections.

Ex-Home Minister Mahmudul passes away

09:02 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

Former Home Minister and BNP vice chairman Major General (Retd) Mahmudul Hasan passed away on Wednesday, December 31, at the age of 90.

Jamaat amir confirms secret meeting with Indian envoy

08:21 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

In a startling disclosure, Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday that he held a clandestine meeting with an Indian government envoy earlier this year, raising questions about foreign involvement in Bangladesh’s political realignment ahead of the February national elections.

Gold prices decline by Tk 2,741 per bhori

07:58 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

The Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association (BAJUS) has reduced the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 2,741 to Tk 2,24,182 per bhori (11.664 grams).

Hasina can’t evade responsibility for Khaleda’s death: Nazrul

07:31 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday, December 31, alleged that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would never be able to evade responsibility for the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

Khaleda’s farewell brings India, Pakistan together

07:05 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

The funeral of former Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday not only drew millions of mourners but also created a rare diplomatic moment between India and Pakistan.

Turkey arrests 125 IS suspects in new raids

06:58 PM, 31 Dec 2025 Wednesday

Turkey’s government says it has detained more than 100 Islamic State suspects in nationwide raids, as the group shows signs of intensified regional activity after a period of relative dormancy.