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30th Dhaka International Trade Fair kicks off

01:45 PM, 03 Jan 2026 Saturday

The curtain rose on the 30th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) on Saturday, January 3, as Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin formally inaugurated the month-long event.

Jara's nomination paper cancelled

01:15 PM, 03 Jan 2026 Saturday

The Election Commission (EC) has scrapped the nomination paper of Dr Tasnim Jara, an independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency in the 13th parliamentary elections.

BCCI asks Kolkata Knight Riders to release Mustafizur

12:50 PM, 03 Jan 2026 Saturday

The BCCI has "instructed" Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Mustafizur Rahman from their squad for IPL 2026 because of "recent developments", possibly referring to geo-political developments in the region.

Dhaka’s mercury drops to season’s lowest 12.5°C

11:38 AM, 03 Jan 2026 Saturday

Amid shivering cold and dense fog, Dhaka recorded the season’s lowest 12.5 Degrees Celsius on Saturday morning, according to Bangladesh Metrological Department.

Iran urges UN to respond to Trump’s ‘reckless’ threats over protests

11:10 AM, 03 Jan 2026 Saturday

Iran’s United Nations ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani has written to the UN secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council (UNSC), urging them to condemn “unlawful threats” towards Tehran from United States President Donald Trump amid ongoing protests in the country.

Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘unhealthy’ amid fog

10:14 AM, 03 Jan 2026 Saturday

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 163 at 9:15 am on Saturday, January 3.

2 killed as 6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City, beach resort

09:32 AM, 03 Jan 2026 Saturday

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and a tourist hotspot on the Pacific coast on Friday, killing at least two people and causing moderate damage in a small town near the epicenter.

Rodrygo wants to leave Real Madrid

09:02 AM, 03 Jan 2026 Saturday

Brazil winger Rodrygo, 24, wants to leave Real Madrid amid interest from Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool. (AS - in Spanish)

Nomination of Jamaat's Azad cancelled

10:07 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

The Election Commission (EC) has scrapped Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Hamidur Rahman Azad's nomination paper for Cox's Bazar-4 constituency (Maheshkhali-Kutubdia).

Dr Kamal Hossain hospitalised with pneumonia

09:41 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

Dr Kamal Hossain, eminent constitutional expert and emeritus president of Gonoforum, has been admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka in a critical condition.

India imposes new user carge on Bangladesh land route travel

09:25 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

India has imposed a Passenger User Charge for travellers crossing the India-Bangladesh border by land, increasing costs for passport-holding passengers from the first day of the new year.

Dhaka trade fair begins Saturday

09:11 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

The month-long 30th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2026 will begin tomorrow at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal.