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GAU tops life sciences among Bangladeshi universities in THE rankings
05:02 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayGazipur Agricultural University (GAU) has been ranked first among all public universities in Bangladesh in the Life Sciences category of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
Polls in 300 seats, ballot paper printing starts at midnight
04:32 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe upcoming 13th parliamentary elections will be held in all 300 constituencies on February 12, and ballot paper printing will begin from midnight past Wednesday.
State-run banks to cut to two after Tk 3 lakh crore drain, seven to merge: BB boss
04:25 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe interim government plans a major overhaul of the banking sector by retaining only two state-owned banks and merging the remaining seven, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has said, citing years of mismanagement and weak governance.
SUST students threaten complete shutdown for SUCSU elections
04:05 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayStudents of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have threatened to enforce a complete shutdown of the campus unless the Shahjalal University Central Students’ Union (SUCSU) election is held before the upcoming national parliamentary election.
BNP to stand for 'Yes' in referendum
03:52 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayBNP will take an overall position in favour of ‘Yes’ in the upcoming referendum, which will be held alongside the 13th national parliamentary election on February 12. “When our parliamentary election candidates visited Dhaka, we told them that BNP will take a position in favour of ‘Yes’ in the referendum.
S Korea’s ex-PM sentenced to 23 years in prison
02:54 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayA South Korean court has sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison after finding him guilty on insurrection charges related to disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law.
Farah Mahbub appointed as Judicial Service Commission chief
02:51 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayJustice Farah Mahbub of the Appellate Division has been appointed Chairperson of the Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission.
HC rejects Manjurul Ahsan’s nomination challenge
02:35 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Manjurul Ahsan Munshi of Comilla-4, who had challenged the Election Commission’s decision to cancel his nomination papers.
ICT orders framing of charges against Joy, Palak
01:58 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the formal framing of charges against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak in a case involving crimes against humanity.
All 42,000 polling centres to come under CCTV surveillance
01:40 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe government is rolling out an unprecedented initiative to install CCTV cameras at all polling stations nationwide to ensure a transparent, secure, and well-monitored voting process ahead of the 13th Parliamentary Election.
Death-row war crimes convict Azad surrenders to ICT
01:25 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayMaulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first fugitive sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, has surrendered and appeared before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
Actor Javed passes away
12:59 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayLegendary Bangladeshi film actor and dancer Ilias Javed has passed away. He breathed his last at his residence in Uttara, Dhaka, on Wednesday.