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EC orders security for Jamaat amir, six other top leaders
08:10 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe Election Commission on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to take necessary measures to ensure the personal security of seven senior Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, including the party amir, ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and referendum.
93% fail DU 'Kha' Unit entry test
07:30 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe results of the admission test for the Kha Unit (Arts, Law and Social Science) of Dhaka University for the 2025-26 academic session have been published, with a pass rate of just 7.29 per cent.
Yunus leads all-party walk through July’s memory
07:21 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayOn a quiet Tuesday afternoon, history spoke back inside Ganabhaban.
Tarique pledges better housing, services for Karail residents
07:04 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday pledged to stand by the residents of Karail slum and work to improve their living conditions, saying his politics is rooted in the lives and struggles of ordinary people.
Jamaat pitches interest-free loans, tax cuts and ‘zero corruption’ vision
06:36 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayJamaat-e-Islami has rolled out an ambitious mix of welfare pledges, economic reforms and anti-corruption vows, promising interest-free loans, lower taxes and expanded social protection as part of its vision for what it calls a “new and prosperous Bangladesh”.
JaPa names candidates in 196 seats
06:31 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe Jatiya Party (JaPa) has finalised the candidates in 196 out of 300 constituencies for the 13th parliamentary elections.
Yarn bond withdrawal may push import taxes to 40%
05:36 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayBangladesh’s export-oriented knitwear industry is bracing for a sharp cost shock after the Commerce Ministry moved to withdraw the bonded warehouse facility on imports of 10-30 count yarn.
Arrest warrants issued against ex-BB Governor Atiur, 25 others
05:31 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayA Dhaka court issued arrest warrants against former Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman and 25 others after taking cognizance of a charge sheet filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in a major loan embezzlement case on Tuesday, January 20.
Islamic Foundation publishes Ramadan Sehri, Iftar timings
05:29 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe Islamic Foundation on Tuesday, January 20, published the timings of Sehri and Iftar for Ramadan.
Jamaat’s seat deal sparks backlash at the grassroots
05:14 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayThe seat-sharing deal that was meant to showcase unity within Jamaat-e-Islami’s 10-party electoral bloc is instead exposing deep cracks at the party’s grassroots, with anger, resistance and open defiance surfacing in several constituencies.
Trump warns of 200% tariff on French wine
04:56 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose 200% tariffs on French wines and champagne after reports suggested French President Emmanuel Macron was unwilling to join his “Board of Peace” on Gaza.
Israel bulldozes UNRWA buildings in occupied East Jerusalem
04:54 PM, 20 Jan 2026 TuesdayIsrael has begun bulldozing the headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem as the far-right government clamps down heavily on humanitarian groups that provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza.