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Deadly burglary: Jamaat leader choked to death in Dhaka home
07:51 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayFollowing a pre-dawn burglary, a senior leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was found dead inside his residence in West Rajabazar, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar – brutally tied up, and cloth stuffed in his mouth, leading to suffocation.
BNP decides to vote ‘Yes’ in referendum
07:49 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayNazrul Islam Khan, a member of BNP’s Standing Committee and chairman of its Election Management Committee, has said that the party will vote ‘Yes’ in the upcoming referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter.
Around 2,000 killed in Iran protests, official says
07:11 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayAround 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official told news agency Reuters.
ICT publishes full verdict on Hasina, Kamal’s death sentences
06:59 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has published its full verdict, sentencing ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death for crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising.
Primary assessment system retained, changes put on hold
06:07 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has rejected a proposal to change the assessment and grading system for primary school students.
The groom never sees it coming: The shoe heist at Bengali weddings
05:58 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe groom never sees it coming. He thinks he does. He has heard the stories, watched cousins go through it, even joked about it with friends. But when the moment finally arrives, it hits him with the same shock every groom feels. One minute his shoes, the ceremonial Nagras, are neatly placed beside the stage. The next, they have vanished as if swallowed by thin air.
Yunus urges education system to align with youth aspirations
05:21 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called upon the academics to align the education system with the youths' expectations and aspirations and stressed on revival of the SAARC to enhance regional academic cooperation.
T20 World Cup: Bangladesh refuse India tour despite ICC push
05:03 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayBangladesh has taken its boldest stance yet ahead of the T20 World Cup, refusing to set foot in India despite a direct request from the International Cricket Council.
AB Party boss regrets joining Jamaat bloc, crowd rejects apology
04:45 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayAt a public discussion in Dhaka on Tuesday, Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) chairman Mojibur Rahman Monju did something unusual in Bangladesh’s political arena: he apologised. And the audience refused to accept it.
Child injured by gunfire from Myanmar being transferred to Dhaka
04:26 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayHuzaifa Sultana Afnan, a child critically injured by gunfire from the Myanmar side of the border in Teknaf, is on life support and being sent to Dhaka for advanced medical treatment.
Army pulls unit over BNP leader's death in custody
04:08 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Army has withdrawn the camp commander and all personnel involved in the operation that led to the death of BNP leader Md Shamsuzzaman, widely known as Dablu, while he was in military custody in Chuadanga’s Jibannagar.
Auditors of five zero-share banks to face action: Salehuddin
03:41 PM, 13 Jan 2026 TuesdayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the auditors of five banks whose shares have recently been reduced to zero would face action, as the government is examining the context in which shareholders had purchased those shares.