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Hadi’s family to get additional Tk 1cr alongside flat
05:55 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayIn addition to providing Tk 1 crore to purchase a flat in Dhaka for the family of slain Inqilab Mancha convener Sharif Osman bin Hadi, the government will also give another Tk 1 crore to support the family’s living expenses.
Govt inducts mosque imam, muezzin, khadem in pay grades
05:39 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe government has issued a gazette on the Mosque Management Policy 2025, introducing a structured pay scale, service benefits, recruitment rules and welfare provisions for mosque employees in the country.
Ex-AL state minister Abu Sayeed switches to BNP
05:34 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayFormer Awami League state minister for information and a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee formed by the 1972 Bangladesh Constituent Assembly, Professor Dr Abu Sayeed, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Norway refuses to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
05:31 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayNorway's government said Wednesday it would not join the "Board of Peace" initiated by US President Donald Trump, who has vented his frustration at the Nordic country after being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize.
‘What kind of plea is this?’: Delhi HC rejects bid to ban Bangladesh from cricket
05:05 PM, 21 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday firmly shut the door on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to bar Bangladesh from international cricket, sharply questioning the intent and legal basis of a plea that attempted to link sporting participation with alleged communal violence.
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.