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Govt clears sexual harassment prevention draft among six ordinances
06:36 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayThe Council of Advisers on Thursday, January 29, approved six draft ordinances, three proposals, and one policy, including the draft Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace and Educational Institutions Ordinance 2026.
BNP to waive farm loans up to Tk 10,000 if elected: Tarique
05:51 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday, January 29, pledged to waive agricultural loans of up to Tk 10,000, including interest, and will introduce farmer cards if his party is voted into power.
Govt reaffirms commitment to resolving spinning sector issues
05:42 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayA high-level consultative meeting was held on January 27 at the Ministry of Commerce, chaired by Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, to review the challenges faced by the readymade garment and textile sectors, with particular emphasis on the spinning industry.
BNP calls Sherpur killing ‘unwarranted,’ demands quick probe
05:11 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayBNP Election Steering Committee spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Thursday called the clash between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Sherpur, which left one person dead, ‘unwarranted’ and called for a quick and impartial investigation.
A group plotting to foil elections: Tarique
04:44 PM, 29 Jan 2026 ThursdayBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said a group took away people's voting rights and left the country, and now another is conspiring to foil the elections.
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.