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Gold price jumps Tk 1,574 per bhori, hits record high
09:40 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayGold prices in the domestic market have surged to an all-time high, with the price of 22-carat gold increasing by Tk 1,574 per bhori to Tk 2,27,856.
Keraniganj madrasa blast: Al Amin’s militant links under investigation, 3 women held
09:35 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayPolice are intensifying investigations into Sheikh Al Amin, the absconding director of Ummal Qura International Madrasa, following a powerful explosion in the Hasnabad area of South Keraniganj that injured four people, including his wife and three children.
8.5cr primary textbooks reach schools, students to receive on Jan 1
09:19 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayAll government primary school students will receive their full set of textbooks on January 1, according to officials concerned.
Textbooks drop ‘Bangabandhu’ prefix from Sheikh Mujib’s name
09:10 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayIn the latest move, the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has removed the word ‘Bangabandhu’ that previously preceded the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in textbooks.
15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala bus mishap
09:10 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayAt least 15 people were killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, authorities said on Saturday, December 27.
Jamaat tie-up faces pushback from 30 NCP leaders
08:51 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayJust 302 days after its launch, the National Citizen Party (NCP) is facing its first major internal rupture, as 30 senior leaders have formally challenged the party’s reported plan to forge an electoral alliance with the Jamaat-e-Islami–led eight-party bloc, submitting a protest memorandum to convener Nahid Islam.
UGC to become Higher Education Commission, chairman to get ministerial status
08:32 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) is set for a major overhaul, with plans underway to rename it the Bangladesh Higher Education Commission (BHEC) and significantly expand its authority, structure and powers.
NCP to forge alliance with Jamaat, announcement Sunday
08:21 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe National Citizens Party (NCP) is set to form an electoral alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, party leaders have confirmed. A formal announcement regarding the alliance will be made on Sunday.
22 injured as villagers clash in Netrakona
08:04 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayAt least 22 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land dispute at Dhanpur village in Madan upazila of Netrakona on Saturday, December 27.
BSF pushes 14 Indians into Bangladesh along Chuadanga border
07:58 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly pushed 14 members of an Indian family – including men, women and children – into Bangladesh along the Chuadanga border on Friday night.
Jara ditches NCP ticket, enters race as independent
07:28 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayTasnim Jara, Senior Joint Member Secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has announced that she will contest the upcoming parliamentary elections from the Dhaka-9 constituency as an independent candidate, calling on voters to support her decision and take part in a signature campaign required to validate her nomination.
Assailants nearly sever hands, legs of Chapainawabganj man, family accuse Jamaat
07:10 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayIn a shocking display of brutality in Chapainawabganj, a 25-year-old man named Abu Sufian Siju was viciously attacked on the evening of December 24, 2025, in Umarpur Ghat within Shyampur Union of Shibganj upazila. Assailants armed with axes tied him to an electricity pole and hacked at his limbs, nearly severing both hands and legs police and family members said.
Winter storm Devin cancels over 1,500 US flights
06:03 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website FlightAware reports, dealing a blow to air travel during peak holiday time.
Navy arrests 11 while smuggling diesel, cement to Myanmar
05:57 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Navy has arrested 11 people along with 1,000 litres of diesel, 650 bags of cement and a mechanised fishing boat while attempting to smuggle the goods to Myanmar through the Bay of Bengal.
Asif Mahmud collects nomination paper for Cumilla-3
05:17 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayFormer adviser of interim government Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has collected a nomination paper for the Cumilla-3 (Muradnagar) constituency.
Sections of govt allowed attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star, Chhayanaut: Nurul Kabir
04:51 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayEditors’ Council President and New Age Editor Nurul Kabir has alleged that sections of the government allowed the attacks, vandalism and arson at the media houses Prothom Alo, The Daily Star and cultural centre Chhayanaut Bhaban to take place.
Seat-sharing deadlock exposes cracks in 8 Islamist parties’ alliance
04:30 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayAs Bangladesh moves closer to the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, the much-talked-about unity among eight Islamic parties is facing its stiffest test yet. While the alliance had earlier agreed to contest the polls through a compromise to project collective strength, growing tensions over seat-sharing have now surfaced, raising questions about whether the fragile unity can hold.
Thailand, Cambodia agree on ceasefire after border fighting
04:00 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayThailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire to end weeks of heavy fighting along their shared border that has killed more than 100 people and displaced over half a million civilians in both countries.
Keraniganj madrasa turns bomb hub, 250kg explosives seized after blast
03:57 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayPolice have seized around 250 kilograms of bomb-making materials, crude explosives and chemicals from a madrasa in Keraniganj, a day after a powerful explosion ripped through the building, injuring four people including a woman and two children.
Dhaka Capitals assistant coach dies
03:46 PM, 27 Dec 2025 SaturdayDhaka Capitals assistant coach Mahbub Ali Zaki passed away after suffering a medical emergency during pre-match activities in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Saturday, December 27.