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Top business leaders exchange views with Tarique Rahman
09:07 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayLeading figures from Bangladesh’s business and industrial sectors met BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in a high-profile courtesy call at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Sunday evening.
Rivers turned mass graves in disappearances inquiry
08:50 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayBangladesh’s rivers were turned into mass graves, as the enforced disappearances inquiry found evidence that hundreds of victims were murdered and dumped into waterways, with the Baleshwar River in Barishal identified as the deadliest site.
Bangladesh World Cup games might be moved out of India
08:47 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayThe International Cricket Council (ICC) might be open to considering the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) request to shift their T20 World Cup games out of India.
Tariffs, uncertainty drag Bangladesh exports down
08:15 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayBangladesh’s export sector has entered a challenging phase as earnings posted negative growth in both the first half of the 2025-26 fiscal year and December 2025, validating earlier concerns raised by exporters amid fresh US tariffs, policy adjustments linked to LDC graduation, and lingering political uncertainty.
Govt scraps decision to cut savings certificate profit rate
07:44 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayThe government has cancelled the decision to reduce the profit rate of the five savings schemes run under the National Savings Directorate. The International Resources Division under the Ministry of Finance issued a notification on Sunday, January 4, reinstating the previous profit rate.
Biman halts Manchester flights from Feb 1
07:09 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayBiman Bangladesh Airlines has announced the suspension of its regular flights on the Dhaka–Manchester–Dhaka route from February 1, 2026.
RAB nabs 3 suspects in Shariatpur trader Khokan Das murder
06:31 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayThe Rapid Action Battalion has confirmed the arrest of three prime suspects in the brutal killing of Khokan Das, a local medicine trader and mobile financial service agent, following a coordinated raid by the RAB 14 in Kishoreganj early Sunday.
Pry teacher recruitment: Exam timing changed
06:03 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayThe schedule for the assistant teacher recruitment written test in government primary schools has been changed, setting the exam starting time at 3:00 pm instead of 10:00 am on January 9.
Two held outside Tarique Rahman’s home for suspicious surveillance
05:46 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayGulshan police on Sunday detained two men outside the residence of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman after they were spotted behaving suspiciously and taking photographs of the house and the car used by the BNP leader from multiple angles.
Trapped Sundarbans tiger rescued, shifted to Khulna for treatment
05:28 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayForest Department experts on Sunday rescued an adult male Royal Bengal Tiger that had been caught in a poachers’ snare inside the Sundarbans and shifted it to Khulna for urgent medical treatment.
5 held for torturing woman tying to electric pole, video sparks outrage
05:09 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayA disturbing incident of vigilante-style punishment has shaken Nadda area in the capital after a woman was allegedly tied to an electric pole and tortured by having water poured on her in public.
40 killed in US airstrikes on Venezuela: Report
05:07 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayAt least 40 people, including civilians and members of the armed forces, were killed in US airstrikes on Venezuela on Saturday, The New York Times reported, citing a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity.At least 40 people, including civilians and members of the armed forces, were killed in US airstrikes on Venezuela on Saturday, The New York Times reported, citing a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity.At least 40 people, including civilians and members of the armed forces, were killed in US airstrikes on Venezuela on Saturday, The New York Times reported, citing a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity.At least 40 people, including civilians and members of the armed forces, were killed in US airstrikes on Venezuela on Saturday, The New York Times reported, citing a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Bangladesh draws the line: T20 World Cup snub to India after Fizz saga
04:32 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayBangladesh has taken its boldest cricketing stand yet against India, deciding not to travel there for the upcoming T20 World Cup and formally asking the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift its matches to Sri Lanka.
LPG price raised, now 12-kg cylinder Tk 1,306
04:29 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayThe Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 53 to Tk 1,306 per 12 kg cylinder.
Poachers’ snare traps tiger in Sundarbans, rescue underway
04:11 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayA Royal Bengal Tiger has been found trapped in a deadly snare set by deer poachers inside the Sundarbans, triggering urgent rescue efforts by forest officials amid fears for the animal’s survival. The tiger was first spotted around noon on Saturday near Boiragi Bari along the Sarki’s Canal in Mongla of Bagerhat, roughly half a kilometre from human habitation.
Bangladesh won't travel to India for T20 World Cup
03:33 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayThe Bangladesh National Cricket Team will not travel to India for the next T20 World Cup. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wrote to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday, January 4, requesting it to change the venue.
Karwan Bazar turns battlefield as police clash with mobile traders
02:38 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayPolice used batons against mobile traders who staged a protest in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, on Sunday against the implementation of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) and to demand the release of traders arrested in connection with the BTRC building attack.
9,111 killed in road accidents in 2025: BPWA
02:36 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayBangladesh recorded 9,111 road fatalities and 14,812 injuries in 6,729 accidents in 2025, the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association (BPWA) reported.
‘Traders involved in BTRC building attack to be brought to justice’
02:18 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayFaiz Taiyeb Ahmad, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser responsible for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, said mobile traders who vandalised the BTRC building will be brought under the law.
Food Adviser hopes rice prices not to increase
01:46 PM, 04 Jan 2026 SundayThe country currently has the highest-ever government stock of food grains, and there is no expectation of a rise in rice prices, Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar said.