World,Environment & Nature
A massive winter storm on Saturday dumped snow and freezing rain on New Mexico and Texas as it swept across the United States towards the northeast, threatening tens of millions of Americans with blackouts, transportation chaos and bone-chilling cold.Shoppers stripped supermarket shelves as the Nati...
National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election
UNB, Jashore: For the first time in its history, 129 prisoners at Jessore Central Jail will be able to exercise their right to vote through postal ballots.The inmates have already completed online registration, and all arrangements have been made to facilitate their voting.Abid Ahmed, the Super...
National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election
UNB, Brahmanbaria: Barrister Rumeen Farhana, an independent candidate for the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, on Saturday urged her supporters to guard polling centres on election day, February 12.She made the call while addressing a street rally at Shahbazpur Bazar in Sarail upazila during her electio...
World
Top U.S. envoys met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, urging his government to move into the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza.Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser,...
National,Politics,Law & Justice
UNB, Jashore: A jailed Bangladesh Chhatra League leader was allowed to see the bodies of his wife and nine-month-old child for the last time at Jashore Central Jail on Saturday evening, after the bodies were brought to the prison under tight security.The man, Jewel Hasan Saddam, is currently in...
National,Politics,Education & Research,Election
UNB, Sylhet: Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Saturday resumed protests demanding the election of the university’s central students’ union (SUCSU), announcing a complete shutdown of all academic and administrative activities until the polls are he...
National,Feature,Women & Children
By Md. Nazmul HossainRDRS Bangladesh has amplified the voices of children from eight schools in five upazilas in Cox’s Bazar to better understand the factors shaping their learning, well-being, and sense of agency. A baseline survey conducted with 350 students examined how available schoo...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
Southeast Bank PLC. organized “Annual Business Conference-2026” on January 24, 2026. The conference was graced by the presence of Mr. M. A. Kashem, Chairman of Southeast Bank PLC., who attended as the Chief Guest. Mr. Md. Khalid Mahmood Khan, Managing Director of the Southeast Bank...
BSS, Sylhet: Professor Ali Riaz, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser and Chief Coordinator of the referendum campaign, today said there is no legal bar for government officials from taking part in the campaign in favor of “Yes” vote in the referendum.He said those who laid down t...
UNB, Bogura: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday called on voters to support the party in the upcoming parliamentary elections and the national referendum, promising to establish a corruption-free, terrorism-free, extortion-free, and just Bangladesh if given the opp...
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a controversial plan to rebuild Gaza, promising coastal tourism, high-rise buildings, industrial zones, and 500,000 new jobs, without consulting Palestinians, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.The so-called “Board of Peace”, chaired ...
World,ICT,Science & Technology
Belfast City Council is set to suspend its use of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, amid concerns over the misuse of its AI tool Grok to create sexualised deepfake images.The council’s strategic and resources committee decided on Friday to halt posting on its X account and in...
British military veterans and families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan have expressed anger over remarks by US President Donald Trump, saying his comments downplayed the role of Nato allies in the war.Trump said in a recent interview that America’s Nato partners sent “some troops&rdquo...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region will be a central issue as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States hold talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.The UAE foreign ministry said...
Iran is facing its deadliest crackdown on dissent since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, as authorities suppress nationwide protests with lethal force, despite cutting off internet and communication across the country.Cities and towns are filled with smoke, with fire-damaged mosques, government offices,...
Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least one person and injured 23 others overnight into Saturday, as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States met in Abu Dhabi for a second day of talks aimed at ending Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.Kyiv City Military Administra...
The uncertainty about Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup in India amid security concerns continues as Pakistan may also join Bangladesh in protest.Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has thrown his full weight behind current chairman Mohsin Naqvi amid growing ...
At least seven people were killed and 25 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest during a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, police said.The blast occurred at the home of Noor Alam Mehsud, a pro-government community leader in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in...
Four people were shot dead early Friday in Lawrenceville, Georgia of United New, in what authorities said appeared to be a family dispute.The suspected shooter has been taken into custody.The Indian Consulate in Atlanta expressed grief over the incident, saying on X that the alleged shooter ha...
Meta has announced it is suspending teenagers’ access to its artificial intelligence characters, at least for now, according to a blog post released Friday.The company, which owns Instagram and WhatsApp, said that in the coming weeks, teens will no longer be able to use AI characters while Met...
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