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NBR extends tax return filing deadline till Feb 28
03:58 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the income tax return submission deadline for individual taxpayers by another month, considering various issues, including the electioneering for the 13th parliamentary election and referendum.
Gold price exceeds Tk 2.86, lakh per bhori, hits fresh record
03:43 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayGold prices in Bangladesh soared to a new all-time high on Thursday, January 29, as the rate of 22-carat gold crossed Tk 286,000 per bhori following a sharp hike by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS).
Journos give EC ultimatum to resolve press card complications
02:35 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayJournalist leaders have given the Election Commission (EC) an ultimatum until next Sunday to resolve complications related to press cards and vehicle stickers required for election coverage.
Fakhrul says he does politics by selling ancestral land
01:57 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said that during the 2001 election, local women had sold eggs, chickens and vegetables and used their savings to make garlands for him.
Formal charge filed against Hasina, 7 others in Jahajbari case
01:11 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday filed formal charges against eight individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over the alleged staged raid by law enforcement that left nine people dead.
Govt urges both sides to maintain calm over Sherpur violence
12:34 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayThe interim government has expressed deep concern over a violent incident in Sherpur that left a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader dead.
US ambassador meets Jamaat amir; discuss polls, state reforms
12:06 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayBrent T Christensen, the United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, met with Jamaat-e-Islami amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday.
Tk 15.74cr consultancy fee raises eyebrows in rabies project
11:35 AM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayThe government is set to undertake a Tk 42.64 crore project aimed at preventing rabies, but a proposal allocating Tk 15.74 crore for consultancy fees has drawn objections from the Planning Commission.
Gold climbs past $5,500 to new record
09:56 AM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayGold prices soared to another fresh record above $5,500 Thursday, while oil advanced and stocks fell after Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with his threatened military strike on Iran.
Liverpool, City, Barca book last 16; PSG, Real miss top eight
09:48 AM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayLiverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona booked last-16 places in the Champions League on Wednesday, as holders Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid missed out on the top eight.
Jamaat amir demands arrest over party leader murder
08:50 AM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayJamaat-e-Islami amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for the killing of a party leader during a clash in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district on Wednesday.
15 killed in Colombia plane crash near Venezuelan border
08:26 AM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayA twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including a Colombian lawmaker, crashed Wednesday in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border, killing all passengers and crew, according to authorities in Bogota.