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OMCH interns call off strike after 38 hours
04:27 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayIntern doctors at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (OMCH) have called off their strike after 38 hours following assurances from hospital authorities to meet their eight-point demands, including improved workplace security.
No breakthrough, no clarity: Is Bangladesh about to skip T20 World Cup?
04:05 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayThe final phase of the BPL in Dhaka has been noisy both on and off the field. Off-field drama stole the spotlight after Board Director Nazmul Islam posted a Facebook comment insulting former national captain Tamim Iqbal. The reaction was immediate. Cricketers boycotted play for a day and demanded his resignation.
Syrian govt seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces
03:57 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayGovernment forces seized a strategic town Sunday in eastern Syria, part of an ongoing push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River.
Work on Teesta mega-project to begin after China’s consent: Rizwana
02:54 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayWork on the Teesta mega-project, the country’s largest water infrastructure initiative, will begin once China grants its approval, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
JCD president warns of overnight EC siege until demands met
02:51 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayLeaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) staged a sit-in programme in front of the Election Commission (EC) building in Agargaon, Dhaka, on Sunday, protesting three issues, including the placement of the ‘sheaf of paddy’ symbol on the fold of postal ballots sent to expatriate voters.
OMCH interns continues strike for 2nd consecutive day
02:34 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayInterns at Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital (OMCH) continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Sunday, causing immense suffering to the patients.
Housing dept DD suspended for 65 days’ absence
02:00 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayMohammad Farukul Islam, Deputy Director of the Government Housing Department under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, has been suspended after remaining absent from his workplace for 65 consecutive days without approval.
Verdict in plot scam case against Hasina, 17 others on Feb 2
01:45 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayA Dhaka court has set February 2 for delivering the verdict in a case against 18 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and his sister Tulip Siddiq, over irregularities in the allocation of a 10-katha plot under the RAJUK New Town Project.
JCD protests outside EC over ‘sheaf of paddy’ on postal ballot fold
01:11 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayThe Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) staged a sit-in outside the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday morning, protesting three issues, including the placement of the ‘sheaf of paddy’ symbol on ballot papers.
Tarique meets families of July uprising martyrs, injured
01:06 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman met with the families of those killed and injured during the July movement at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) auditorium in Khamarbari, Dhaka, on Sunday, January 18.
12 Bangladeshis rescued from human trafficking syndicate in Malaysia
12:38 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayMalaysian immigration authorities have dismantled a human trafficking ringleader known as the “Iqbal Syndicate” and rescued 12 Bangladeshi nationals being held in captivity in a remote village.
Police are state employees; don’t serve any party: Jahangir
12:23 PM, 18 Jan 2026 SundayLieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs, has said that the police do not serve any political party, as they are state employees funded by taxpayers.