Death toll from Shariatpur bomb explosion rises to two

Police suspect bombs were being made amid local rivalry
8 January 2026, 16:00 PM

Govt eases data localisation rules, drops jail terms for tech firms

Amendments to data protection ordinance aim to attract cloud and data investment
8 January 2026, 14:10 PM
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Coast Guard rescues three hostages, arrests pirate gang in Sundarbans

Coast Guard secured the release of the hostage after a joint effort that spanned 48 hours
8 January 2026, 10:51 AM

BSF urged to follow due process when sending back Bangladeshi nationals

BGB also urges Indian counterpart to avoid lethal weapon use
8 January 2026, 10:13 AM

Court remands 8 over Prothom Alo attack

37 arrested in connection with The Daily Star and Prothom Alo cases till December 26
8 January 2026, 09:46 AM

3 Chinese nationals arrested for running illegal iPhone plant

The gang had been assembling iPhones for one year and a half
8 January 2026, 09:42 AM

Journalists barred from SC's Appellate Division courtroom without notice

SC source confirms restriction imposed on chief justice’s orders
8 January 2026, 08:50 AM

1 dies, 2 injured in bomb explosion in Shariatpur

Explosion occurred allegedly during making crude bombs
8 January 2026, 08:25 AM

EC opens law and order coordination cell ahead of polls, referendum

Hotline service will remain active until the day after voting to receive public complaints
8 January 2026, 07:59 AM

No staged polls this time, says CEC

Says level playing field will be ensured for all
8 January 2026, 07:00 AM

Agricultural cluster admission test results published

3,701 students selected on the merit list
7 January 2026, 19:00 PM

2 sent to jail over rape in Magura

Two youths were sent to jail yesterday on charges of raping a woman in Magura’s Mohammadpur upazila.
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Hanif directed AL men to violently suppress July protesters: Prosecution witness tells ICT-2

The fifth prosecution witness in a crimes against humanity case against Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that Hanif had directed party cadres to violently suppress the student movement in July–August 2024 in Kushtia, leading to killings and incitement to attack protesters.
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Freeze bank accounts of accused: court

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the confiscation of Tk 65.5 lakh from 53 bank accounts belonging to Faisal Karim Masud, his wife Shaheda Parvin Samia, and two individuals and institutions linked to him, over suspicious transactions.
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM