Current Affairs
Woman student threatened with rape and murder on bus in Tongi, youth beaten for protesting
A female honours student, 23, was allegedly threatened with rape and murder by a bus driver and helper in Tongi, Gazipur. A young man who protested during the incident was beaten and seriously injured. Gazipur Metropolitan Police, GMP, have arrested the two main accused.
We burned Baniachong police station, set SI Santosh on fire: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement leader
A video of a conversation between Mahdi Hasan, general secretary of the Habiganj district unit of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, and an officer-in-charge has gone viral on social media. The exchange took place while Mahdi Hasan was attempting to secure the release of a man identified as Enamul Hasan Nayan, described as a “July fighter”, from police custody.
India, Australia and Pakistan set to tour Bangladesh
Bangladesh cricket is set for a busy year in 2026, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board planning to host five bilateral series at home as part of a packed international calendar. Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, India and the West Indies will tour Bangladesh during the year.
Pakistan clears Biman to operate direct Dhaka–Karachi flights
Pakistan has granted permission to Biman Bangladesh Airlines to operate direct flights between Dhaka and Karachi.
Tarique Rahman attends doa and milad at Azad Mosque for his mother
A doa and milad mahfil was held at Azad Mosque in Gulshan, Dhaka, seeking eternal peace for the soul of BNP chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
45 sent to jail in case over vandalism at BTRC building
A Dhaka court has sent 45 people to jail in connection with a case filed over vandalism at the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, BTRC, building in Agargaon during protests against the introduction of the National Equipment Identity Register, NEIR.
Special prayers held at Baitul Mokarram, mosques nationwide for Khaleda Zia
Special prayers were offered at Baitul Mokarram National Mosque and mosques across the country seeking forgiveness for the departed soul of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Mahmudur Rahman Manna’s nomination cancelled over discrepancies in information
The nomination of Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of Nagorik Oikya, has been cancelled in the Bogura-2 constituency.
Dr Kamal Hossain hospitalised in serious condition
Dr Kamal Hossain, a key architect of Bangladesh’s constitution and founder of Gano Forum, has fallen seriously ill and has been admitted to hospital.
BGB member shot himself with service weapon dies
A member of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has died from gunshot wounds after he shot himself with his service weapon at a BGB camp in Kurigram's Phulbari Upazila.