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9 Indian staffers leave Rampal Power Plant without approval
08:33 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayNine Indian officials stationed at the Rampal Coal-Fired Power Plant in Bagerhat have reportedly left Bangladesh without prior approval, sparking serious questions about security protocols and operational oversight at the high-profile facility.
BCB Director Ishtiaque Sadeque resigns
08:32 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayIshtiaque Sadeque has resigned from his position as a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). He submitted his resignation during the BCB board meeting on Saturday and did not attend the emergency session held later in the day, he confirmed to Jago News.
Tk 14cr fuel oil vanishes between ship and refinery
08:27 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayFuel oil worth nearly Tk 14 crore has allegedly disappeared during the unloading of two crude oil consignments destined for Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), triggering serious concerns over possible irregularities in Bangladesh’s state-run fuel supply chain.
Jamaat reaches secret entente with US: Fakhrul
07:59 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami has reached a secret entente with the United States, warning that such an understanding could pose risks to Bangladesh’s peace, stability and sovereignty.
After 21 years, Tarique lands in Chattogram for electioneering
07:50 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman arrived in Chattogram on Saturday evening after more than two decades, triggering a wave of enthusiasm among party leaders and activists as the BNP gears up its election campaign ahead of the 13th national parliamentary elections.
BNP leader shot in Keraniganj dies at hospital
07:38 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayA Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, who was shot in Keraniganj on Thursday, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Holy Family Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday, January 24.
Tarique pays tribute on Arafat’s 11th death anniversary
07:19 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday visited the grave of his younger brother Arafat Rahman on the occasion of his 11th death anniversary and later joined a doa and milad mahfil.
Jara unveils reform-focused manifesto for Dhaka-9
07:07 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayIndependent parliamentary candidate Dr Tasnim Jara has unveiled a wide-ranging election manifesto for Dhaka-9, pledging sweeping reforms in public services, healthcare, security, education, employment and political accountability under the campaign symbol Football.
Biman to resume Dhaka–Karachi flights from Jan 29
07:05 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayBiman Bangladesh Airlines has announced that it will resume direct flights between Dhaka and Karachi from January 29. The airline sources confirmed the matter on Saturday, January 24.
PCB Chairman says Bangladesh being treated unfairly in T20 World Cup
06:55 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayMohsin Naqvi, Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has criticised the treatment of Bangladesh in the upcoming T20 World Cup, saying the team should be allowed to participate under any circumstances.
Tarique pitches education overhaul to pull children off screens
06:18 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayTarique Rahman said education must be redesigned so that children and adolescents do not grow up trapped in online addiction, but instead learn with joy, creativity and purpose.
Only irregularities can secure Jamaat’s win: Shringla
05:48 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayFormer Indian External Affairs Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, currently a member of the upper house of the Indian parliament, has claimed that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami can only come to power if there are irregularities in the country’s elections, arguing that the party lacks sufficient public support to win in a free and fair vote.
Govt committed to free, fair elections: Asif Nazrul
05:46 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayLaw Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said that the interim government has successfully organised a free and fair election after 17 years.
Suicide bomber kills 7 at Pak wedding near Afghan border
05:31 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayAt least seven people were killed and around 25 others injured in a suicide bombing at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan, police said.
Iran’s IRGC has its ‘fingers on the triggers’, says commander
05:19 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayIran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said Saturday, as US warships headed toward the Middle East.
Scotland to replace Bangladesh in T20 World Cup, ICC set to confirm
05:10 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayScotland is set to replace Bangladesh in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, according to cricket website Cricbuzz, with an official announcement from the ICC expected soon.
Police, RMG workers clash in Gazipur
05:06 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayClashes erupted between police and garment factory workers in Konabari, Gazipur city, during a protest over an eight-point set of demands. Around 10 industrial police personnel were injured in the incident.
There was no single leader in July revolution: Mamunul
04:38 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayMamunul Haque, amir of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis, has said that the July revolution enabled Bangladesh to reclaim its independence, stressing that the movement did not have any single leader.
Tarique signals BNP’s governing strategy
04:37 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has laid out an expansive vision for what he called a “transformed Bangladesh”, outlining a reform agenda that spans welfare delivery, education, agriculture, urban planning, transport and migration policy.
Bangladesh caught in US-China power struggle
04:12 PM, 24 Jan 2026 SaturdayRecent remarks by newly appointed US Ambassador to Dhaka Brent Christensen and China’s sharp rebuttal have highlighted growing geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing, raising questions about potential implications for Bangladesh.