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Tarique to launch northern region electioneering Thursday
10:03 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will kick off a three-day election campaign in the northern region starting on Thursday, January 29, aiming to rally support ahead of the polls.
Time magazine calls Tarique ‘Bangladesh’s Prodigal Son’
09:51 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayIn a sweeping special report published on Wednesday, January 28, Time magazine profiles Tarique Rahman as “Bangladesh’s Prodigal Son”, portraying him as both a symbol of political revival and a figure burdened by controversy.
'Yes' for India, 'No' for Bangladesh: Wisden raises alarm over ICC ‘double standards’
09:32 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayBangladesh have been dropped from the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and replaced by Scotland after the International Cricket Council (ICC) refused to approve Bangladesh’s request to relocate their matches from India, a decision that has triggered sharp accusations of bias, political pressure, and unequal treatment in world cricket.
Threat of US-Iran war escalates as Trump warns time running out for deal
09:28 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe threat of a US-Iranian war may be looming closer after Donald Trump warned time was running out for Tehran and said a massive US armada was moving quickly towards the country “with great power, enthusiasm and purpose”.
Three and a half hours of hope, then heartbreak in Raozan
09:13 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe three-year-old child who was rescued after falling into a deep tubewell hole in Raozan upazila of Chattogram has died.
30 injured in Sherpur BNP-Jamaat clash
08:50 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayAt least 30 people were injured in a clash between supporters of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the BNP in Sherpur's Jhenaigati on Wednesday afternoon, January 28.
Others’ opinions don’t matter, says Touhid on China drone deal
08:49 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayBangladesh has signed a government-to-government agreement with China to establish a drone manufacturing and assembly plant, including provisions for technology transfer, as the government pushes ahead with defence and industrial cooperation despite possible geopolitical sensitivities.
Source tax on savings certificates raised quietly, small investors hit hard
08:30 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdaySavings certificates have long been considered a financial safety net for middle-class families, retirees, pensioners, and small savers seeking stable, low-risk returns. With the new uniform 10 per cent source tax for all investors, that advantage has effectively been eliminated, disproportionately affecting those with modest savings.
Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in its latest round of layoffs
07:20 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayAmazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months.
3-year-old falls into tubewell borehole in Raozan
07:08 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayA three-year-old boy fell into a deep tubewell hole in Raozan upazila of Chattogram on Tuesday evening.
Draft broadcasting law to put media behind bars, hit pockets
06:52 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe government is preparing to introduce a sweeping new legal framework that could significantly tighten state control over Bangladesh’s broadcasting and digital media landscape, with proposed penalties including prison sentences and multimillion-taka fines for violations such as disobeying government directives, airing unauthorised content, or disclosing sensitive information.
Touhid sees no reason for ‘non-family’ posting of Indian diplomats
06:43 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayMd Touhid Hossain, foreign affairs adviser to the interim government, said he cannot find any reason for the withdrawal of family members of Indian diplomats from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh women qualify for T20 World Cup
06:05 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Women’s cricket team has officially booked their ticket to the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Paper walls and toll gates: How the ‘NOC’ chokes Bangladesh’s new wave cinema
06:02 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayAs of early 2026, the cost of this "paper" has become a flashpoint for creative resistance. Independent producers, who once looked to the FDC for cameras and studios, now find the institution "unnecessary" yet unavoidable. The paradox is simple: they do not use FDC’s services, but they cannot get their films certified without paying FDC for the privilege of saying they did not use them.
2 SSC examinees die as truck rams motorbike in Bogura
05:45 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayTwo Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinees were killed when a truck hit a motorcycle in Bogura's Nandigram on Wednesday morning, January 28.
Anis Alamgir shown arrested in graft case
05:43 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayA Dhaka court on Wednesday showed journalist Anis Alamgir arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for allegedly amassing illegal wealth.
Sea of greed: ‘Storages on water’ shake supply chain, wreck port operations
05:17 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayA localised but devastating trend has emerged: the transformation of the nation’s lighterage fleet into "floating warehouses." This practice, driven by a toxic mix of infrastructure deficits and the calculated greed of profit-monger traders, is paralysing port operations just as the high-demand season of Ramadan approaches.
Cop found hanging at Jatrabari police outpost
04:52 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe hanging body of a police member was recovered from Jatrabari police outpost in Dhaka on Wednesday morning, January 28.
RU 'B' unit entry test results published
04:30 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayThe results of the 'B' unit admission test for undergraduate enrolment at Rajshahi University (RU) for the 2025-2026 academic year were published on Wednesday, January 28.
Neil Young opens his vault to Greenlanders amid Trump tensions
04:14 PM, 28 Jan 2026 WednesdayRock legend Neil Young has stepped into global politics with a very rock ’n’ roll gesture – offering Greenlanders a full year of free access to his digital music archives as an act of what he calls “peace and love”.