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Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman enjoyed an excellent year in T20 cricket, both for the national team and across various franchise leagues. In recognition of his performances, the “Cutter Master” has earned a place in Wisden’s T20 Team of the Year.
A show-cause notice has been issued to Islamic Front-nominated parliamentary candidate for Habiganj-4 constituency and controversial Islamic speaker Md. Gias Uddin Taheri for allegedly campaigning three weeks before the scheduled election date.
Ahead of the upcoming national election, the Election Commission (EC) has started publishing the list of polling centres for all constituencies in gazette form.
The Epstein Files have become a central subject of intense, often dark, public and political discourse in the world right now. The documents and earlier 2024 releases contain names of numerous high-profile individuals, including Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, Leon Black, Ehud Barak and Bill Gates. They were reportedly linked to the most heinous crimes like child sexual abuse and child trafficking. Following the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025, a significant, 12,285 documents, were released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) by the December 19, 2025, deadline.
Considering the overall law and order situation in the country, an unprecedented security zone has been created in the entire Supreme Court area. On the other hand, to ensure the discipline, professionalism and honesty of the officers and employees of the Supreme Court, a zero tolerance policy has been adopted to stop corruption that has been going on for a long time and the activities have already started. Such an initiative by the Supreme Court administration has never been seen in the past.
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Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman enjoyed an excellent year in T20 cricket, both for the national team and across various franchise leagues. In recognition of his performances, the “Cutter Master” has earned a place in Wisden’s T20 Team of the Year.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has dismissed reports published in international media claiming that the International Cricket Council (ICC) set a Wednesday deadline for a final decision on Bangladesh’s participation in the World Cup.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has informed Bangladesh that matches of the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled for next month, must be played in India. Otherwise, Bangladesh could risk exclusion from the tournament, several media outlets reported on Monday.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director M. Nazmul Islam, who faced a show-cause notice over controversial remarks about players, has finally submitted his response.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) must make a final decision on the country’s participation in the 2026 T20 World Cup, including whether to play matches in India, by January 21, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
With less than three weeks left before the start of the T20 World Cup, uncertainty over Bangladesh’s participation has yet to be resolved. Pakistan has now added to the concern. Pakistani media outlets Geo Super and TelecomAsia.net have reported that Pakistan may reconsider its participation in the T20 World Cup if Bangladesh’s issues are not resolved.
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan’s north-western regions of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday, January 19, leaving at least one person dead and several houses collapsed, Reuters reported.
At least 39 people have died after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, authorities said, with more than 30 critically injured and hospitalised, raising fears the death toll could rise.
At least 18 people have died in devastating wildfires in southern Chile, prompting the evacuation of nearly 20,000 residents to safer areas, reports BBC.
The Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal on Monday (January 19) staged its second consecutive day of sit-in protests in front of the Election Commission (EC), accusing the body of partisan conduct over postal ballots and the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) student union election.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party has “100 percent confidence” in the Election Commission and expects it to conduct a free and fair election.
Police have launched an investigation after an unidentified motorcyclist allegedly attached a “mysterious” envelope to a moving bulletproof vehicle carrying BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in Dhaka’s Gulshan area before fleeing the scene.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami activists are going door to door collecting voters’ bKash numbers and National Identity Card, NID, numbers.
The Epstein Files have become a central subject of intense, often dark, public and political discourse in the world right now. The documents and earlier 2024 releases contain names of numerous high-profile individuals, including Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, Leon Black, Ehud Barak and Bill Gates. They were reportedly linked to the most heinous crimes like child sexual abuse and child trafficking. Following the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025, a significant, 12,285 documents, were released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) by the December 19, 2025, deadline.
Depicting a political leader, let alone any ordinary person, taking off his shoes and socks and walking barefoot on the ground, smelling the earth, when he returns to the beloved homeland after almost a decade and a half seems not to be unusual. In that sense, the sight of Tarique Rahman walking barefoot on the ground at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on December 25, after spending 17 years in exile in London, did not impress people. But what caught more attention was that he replaced the special chairs on the reception stage in the 300-foot highway area with ordinary chairs, made no negative comments about his political opponents, made no slanderous remarks, showed no egoism, and did not show people lofty dreams. Also, the political foresight and economy of words and phrases that Tarique Rahman displayed in his speech by saying 'I have a plan' in imitation of Martin Luther King, the famous civil rights leader, priest, and symbol of non-violent movement in the United States, may help understand the dynamics of his future politics.
It was July 2021. The world was in the throes of a severe chip crisis. At such a time, an analyst asked Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC, the center of the technology world, a strange question: "Aren't your customers worried when China threatens war with Taiwan?"
The US is suspending all visa processing for citizens of 75 countries including Bangladesh. This ban will take effect from January 21 and will continue indefinitely.
The rulers of the United Arab Emirates have granted a royal pardon to 440 Bangladeshi prisoners on the occasion of the country’s 54th National Day, Eid Al Etihad.
