Current Affairs
Upper house of legislature urgent to prevent personal autocracy: Ali Riaz
Professor Ali Riaz, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, said that a bicameral legislature has been recommended to prevent autocratic power from being concentrated in the hands of any individual in the future.
BNP leader dies in army custody in Chuadanga, tension grips area
Municipal BNP general secretary of Jibannagar, Shamsuzzaman Dabloo, 50, died while in army custody in Chuadanga late on Monday night, triggering severe tension in the area.
Education’s primary goal is to foster independent thinkers: Chief Adviser
Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus has stated that the main goal of education is to develop independent thinkers.
648 killed in Iran protest: Rights Group
The massive crackdown on a wave of protests in Iran has killed at least 648 people, a rights group said on Monday, as Iranian authorities sought to regain control of the streets with mass nationwide rallies.
25,000 police to be deployed in Dhaka for election security
Law enforcement agencies are preparing an unprecedented security operation for polling centres in Dhaka ahead of the 13th parliamentary election.
4 migrants die in US immigration custody in 10 days
Four migrants died while in custody of US immigration authorities over the first 10 days of 2026, according to government press releases, a loss of life that followed record detention deaths last year under President Donald Trump.
4 British MPs call for Bangladesh’s general election to be inclusive
Four British members of parliament have called for Bangladesh’s general election to be inclusive, saying no vote can be considered as “democratic” without the participation of all major political parties.
New political platform Janajatra to be launched
A new political platform named Janajatra is set to be launched by several leaders who resigned from the National Citizen Party, NCP, along with student leaders who were active in the July mass uprising.
Actress Purnima performs Umrah
Popular film actress Dilara Hanif Purnima has performed Umrah at the beginning of the year and shared her spiritual experience on social media after completing the pilgrimage.
Somalia orders Emirates to leave ports and military bases
Amid regional tensions over the Red Sea, Somalia has decided to cancel all agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As a result, the government of that country has ordered the Emirates to withdraw from various military bases and important ports in Somalia. The government says that the decision was taken in the wake of allegations of undermining the country's sovereignty and political independence.