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India’s Maharashtra Deputy CM among 5 killed in plane crash
10:56 AM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayIndian state of Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was killed after his aircraft crashed during an emergency landing attempt at Baramati airport on Wednesday morning.
2 JU students among 4 burnt in Savar house fire
10:54 AM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayAt least four people, including two students of Jahangirnagar University (JU), sustained burn injuries in a house fire in the Islamnagar area of Savar on Tuesday night, January 27.
Saudi Arabia won’t allow attacks on Iran from its territory
10:08 AM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdaySaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a call on Tuesday that the Gulf kingdom would not permit attacks on Iran to be launched from its soil.
‘US talks could bring relief on non-tariff barriers for Bangladesh’
09:00 AM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayLutfey Siddiqi, Special Envoy on International Affairs to the Chief Adviser, has said that ongoing high-level economic discussions with the United States could lead to positive progress for Bangladesh regarding non-tariff barriers.
118 officials promoted to additional secretary
08:28 AM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe government has promoted 118 joint secretaries to the rank of additional secretary. The Ministry of Public Administration issued the promotion order on Tuesday night (27 January).
Teen halts Tarique’s convoy with dream of power and service
09:48 PM, 27 Jan 2026 TuesdayAs BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s motorcade passed through the Seed Store area of Bhaluka on Tuesday, a teenage girl stepped forward and signalled the convoy to stop. Her reason was not protest or spectacle, but a personal dream.
Nayapaltan child torture: School manager on 4-day remand
09:36 PM, 27 Jan 2026 TuesdayPabitra Kumar Barua, an accused in a case over the torture of a four-year-old child at a kindergarten in Dhaka's Nayapaltan, has been placed on a four-day remand.
Tahajjud, Fajr and the politics of guarding ballots: Bangladesh’s election rhetoric heats up
09:08 PM, 27 Jan 2026 TuesdayAs Bangladesh gears up for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections on February 12, a curious motif has emerged in political discourse: calls to go to polling stations after Tahajjud prayers or stand in line immediately after Fajr.
They wanted to use us, we walked away for the welfare of Islam: Charmonai Pir
08:18 PM, 27 Jan 2026 TuesdayIslami Andolan Bangladesh Amir and Charmonai Pir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim on Tuesday said his party had parted ways with Jamaat-e-Islami-led block who sought to “use” it in the name of Islam, stressing that the decision was taken in the greater interest of Islamic welfare and principled politics.
A party speaks in authoritarians’ language: Tarique
07:54 PM, 27 Jan 2026 Tuesday“They accuse BNP of being a champion of corruption,” Tarique said. “My question is simple: Two of their own leaders were ministers in the BNP government. If BNP was so bad, why didn’t they resign?”
Yousuf questions ICC governance, says ‘Cricket mustn't be ruled by influence’
07:42 PM, 27 Jan 2026 TuesdayPakistani batting legend Mohammad Yousuf has issued a scathing critique of the International Cricket Council (ICC), accusing the global body of compromising the sport's integrity by ignoring Bangladesh's “legitimate security concerns” regarding the T20 World Cup in India.
Jamaat promises to reopen industries, create jobs if elected
07:28 PM, 27 Jan 2026 TuesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said his party would reopen closed mills and factories and establish new industries if it comes to power with the people’s mandate.