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Captured Venezuelan President, wife brought to New York
08:28 AM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were brought to New York City after being captured by US forces in Caracas.
Mustafiz’s IPL removal: BCB to write to ICC, seek BCCI explanation
08:27 AM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to formally approach the International Cricket Council (ICC) and seek an explanation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) following the removal of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders squad despite being selected in the IPL auction.
Minority leaders pay condolences to Tarique over Khaleda’s death
10:03 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayLeaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad paid a courtesy call on BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Saturday.
Trump says Maduro, wife being transported to New York
09:53 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayUS President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured by US forces and are being taken to New York.
EC issues 7 instructions for filing nomination appeal
09:45 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayThe Election Commission has issued seven instructions to file an appeal, challenging the decision of the returning officer concerned over the acceptance or rejection of a nomination paper during the security.
Rape threat on moving bus sparks outrage, driver, assistant held
09:32 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayA horrific incident aboard a moving bus in Gazipur has triggered public outrage after police arrested two people for allegedly threatening a woman with rape inside the vehicle.
BNP leader killed in Jashore gun attack
09:24 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayUnknown assailants gunned down BNP leader Alamgir Hossain, 55, in Shankarpur area of Jashore town on Saturday evening.
Bata opens franchise store at CSD Tower in Dhaka Cantt
08:45 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayBata Bangladesh has inaugurated its largest franchise store inside CSD Tower at Dhaka Cantonment, marking a significant step in its ongoing retail expansion strategy and reinforcing its commitment to serving diverse customer segments across the country.
Habiganj activist held after claim of torching police station, killing cop
08:31 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayHabiganj police on Saturday night arrested Mahdi Hasan, district member secretary of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, days after a viral video showed him making inflammatory remarks about burning down a police station and killing a police officer during the 2024 July-August uprising.
Gold, cash looted from jewellery shop in Joypurhat
08:11 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayRobbers looted 35 bhori of gold and Tk 6 lakh from Mandal Jewellers, a jewellery shop in Panchbibi municipality, Joypurhat in the early hours of Saturday, January 3.
273,554 applications submitted for GST entry test
07:31 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayA total of 273,554 students have applied to sit for the undergraduate first-year admission tests for the 2025-26 academic session under the GST cluster admission system, reflecting strong competition for public university seats.
Tarique thanks nation, govt, int’l community as 3-day mourning ends
07:11 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed heartfelt gratitude to the people of Bangladesh, the interim government and the international community as the three-day national mourning period for former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia concluded.
Spain offers to mediate Venezuela crisis
06:41 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdaySpain on Saturday offered to mediate in the crisis between the United States and Venezuela after US attacks on Caracas and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, who was flown out of his country.
“They will eat what we eat”: Hamin remembers Khaleda Zia’s grace and kindness
06:35 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayFor Hamin Ahmed of the legendary Bangladeshi band Miles, one memory involves a person whose public image was that of a formidable political leader but in private, revealed a grace and warmth that left an indelible mark on everyone around her: Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
Touhid says no foreign pressure on elections
06:23 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayForeign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said that Bangladesh is not facing any external pressure regarding its upcoming 13 parliamentary elections, scheduled to held on February 12 this year.
Mustafiz IPL snub clouds BCB’s India World Cup plans
05:40 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayThe exclusion of Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL has triggered an unprecedented storm in Bangladesh cricket, transforming a franchise-level decision into a full-blown political and security debate with World Cup implications.
Cluster entry test for 9 Agri-universities held
05:38 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayThe entry test for the first-year honours courses of the 2025-26 academic sessions under the agricultural cluster of nine public Agricultural Universities was held in a peaceful manner on Saturday, January 1.
Jara to appeal against nomination cancellation
05:25 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayDr Tasnim Jara, an independent candidate for the Dhaka-9 parliamentary constituency and a former leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has announced that she will appeal against the cancellation of her nomination paper.
BNP withdraws Khaleda’s nomination, names Jahangir candidate for Dinajpur-3
05:17 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has formally withdrawn the nomination of its former chairperson and ex-prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia for the Dinajpur-3 parliamentary constituency following her death, replacing her with Syed Jahangir Alam.
Burned after stabbing, Damudya trader Khokan dies finally
04:50 PM, 03 Jan 2026 SaturdayKhokan Das, a medicine trader who was stabbed and then set on fire in Damudya of Shariatpur, died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday morning.