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South Korea's ex-president faces fresh arrest warrant
07:40 PM, 02 Jan 2026 FridayA South Korean court issued a fresh arrest warrant for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, extending the former leader's detention while facing charges linked to his 2024 attempt to impose martial law.
Manna's nomination for Bogura-2 rejected
06:58 PM, 02 Jan 2026 FridayElection officials have rejected the nomination papers of Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna, a hopeful for the Bogura-2 (Shibganj) constituency in the upcoming national polls. Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Md Tawfiqur Rahman announced this.
Trawler sinks with 300 tonnes of salt in Meghna River
06:45 PM, 02 Jan 2026 FridayA 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 FridayMancha-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 FridayInqilab 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 FridayA 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 FridayNine 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 FridayThe 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 FridayThe 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 FridayA 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 FridayFamily 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 FridaySukumar 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.