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BCL leader Saddam finally gets bail after wife’s suicide, son’s death

05:34 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

The High Court on Monday granted bail to Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Jewel Hasan Saddam, days after his wife took her own life after killing their nine-month-old son, reportedly out of despair over her inability to secure his release.

Indonesian marines among 80 missing in West Java landslide

05:30 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

Nineteen members of Indonesia's elite marine force are among 80 people missing in deep mud after they were swept away or buried by a weekend landslide that tore through a mountainside in West Java province, killing dozens, officials said Monday.

Pre-Aug 5 torture demos replayed in past 16 months: Asif Mahmud

05:19 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Monday said the country has witnessed “another demonstration of torture” over the past 16 months, reminiscent of the period before August 5, and urged voters to respond through democratic means rather than street agitation.

July Oikya seeks ban on JaPa, 14-party alliance

05:09 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

July Oikya on Monday demanded that the Jatiya Party and the 14-party alliance be declared ineligible to contest the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections, citing alleged violations of state law in approving candidates who are loan defaulters and dual citizens.

BNP slams misuse of religion, NID data collection ahead of polls

04:31 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday alleged that a rival political party is attempting to influence voters by exploiting religious sentiments ahead of the upcoming national parliamentary elections.

54 years on, every ruler left the country worse: Jamaat amir

04:26 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday alleged that successive governments over the past 54 years have harmed the country whenever they came to power.

Myanmar military using paramotors, gyrocopters against civilians

04:04 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

Myanmar 's military is making increasing use of commercial paramotors and gyrocopters, low-tech flying machines that expand their capabilities to attack civilians and anti-government forces from the sky as the country's civil war rages, according to a report released Monday.

Yunus asks armed forces to ensure fear-free polls

03:53 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on the Armed Forces to uphold professionalism, neutrality, and strong inter-institutional coordination to ensure participatory, fair, and fear-free national elections ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and Referendum 2026.

Sarbamitra announces quitting DUCSU

03:44 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

DUCSU executive member Sarbamitra Chakma has announced his resignation following widespread backlash over a viral video showing him forcing several outsiders to sit while holding their ears at the Dhaka University Central Physical Education Centre.

Fakhrul says democracy weakened after Hasina left

03:21 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the country would have experienced at least a minimum level of democratic governance had former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remained in the country.

Pakistan ‘mulls’ pulling out of ICC T20 World Cup

02:40 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

Pakistan is seriously considering pulling out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in a dramatic move aimed at showing solidarity with Bangladesh, following what Islamabad views as the International Cricket Council’s harsh, unjust and discriminatory treatment of the Bangladeshi team.

Mother jumps under train with two children in Gazipur

01:55 PM, 26 Jan 2026 Monday

A mother committed suicide by jumping in front of a train along with her two children in Gazipur. The incident occurred around 11:00 am on Monday (January 26) at a railway crossing in the Nayanepara area of Ward No. 41 under Gazipur City Corporation.