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Trawler sinks with 300 tonnes of salt in Meghna River

06:45 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

A trawler carrying 300 tonnes of salt sank in the Meghna River in Sadar upazila of Bhola after colliding with another vessel in the early hours of Friday, January 2.

Mancha-24 demands declaring JaPa ineligible for polls

05:36 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

Mancha-24, a student organisation, has called on the Election Commission (EC) to declare the Jatiya Party (JaPa) ineligible to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections within 48 hours, accusing the party of complicity in what it described as '16 years of authoritarian rule.'

Inqilab Mancha stage protests demanding justice for Hadi

05:35 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

Inqilab Mancha staged demonstrations at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Friday, January 2, demanding justice for its slain spokesperson Sharif Osman bin Hadi, with a huge number of protesters in attendance.

BGB man 'dies from self-inflicted gunshot wounds'

04:56 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) reportedly died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds along Phulbari border in Kurigram in the early hours of Friday, January 1.

Thick fog: 9 flights diverted from Dhaka to Ctg, Kolkata, Bangkok

04:27 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

Nine international flights have failed to land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, due to dense fog, and these have been diverted to Chattogram, Kolkata, and Bangkok.

17 killed in Afghanistan flash floods

04:06 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

The season’s first heavy rains and snowfall ended a prolonged dry spell but triggered flash floods in several areas of Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people and injuring 11 others, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s national disaster management authority said Thursday.

Why Bangladesh needs an integrated investment ecosystem now

03:07 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

The government’s recent decision to integrate investment promotion agencies marks a timely and much-needed reform in Bangladesh’s investment facilitation landscape.

Mild cold wave sweeps seven districts

01:14 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

A mild cold wave is sweeping over seven districts, Gopalganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Panchagarh, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia, and it may abate in some places.

Khaleda's three granddaughters visit her grave

01:14 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

Family members of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, including her granddaughter Zaima Rahman, visited her grave at Zia Udyan in the capital on Friday morning to offer prayers.

Rhymester Sukumar Barua dies

12:36 PM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

Sukumar Barua, the Ekushey Padak-winning rhymester, has passed away. He died at 6:55 am on Friday at J K Memorial Hospital in Gohira, Raozan, Chattogram.

Dense fog leads to multiple accidents on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

11:53 AM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

Seven vehicles were involved in three separate accidents in dense fog on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj, at Sreenagar and Louhajang, leaving at least 20 people injured.

Biting cold in Jashore, temperature hits 8°C

10:56 AM, 02 Jan 2026 Friday

Jashore has recorded the lowest temperature in the country for the second consecutive day. The minimum temperature in the district was 8°C on Friday (January 2).