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General Daily Insight for January 09, 2026 Bravery is a virtue we all have today! Taurus April 20 – May 20 Finding another point of view has a lot of advantages at present. With the willful Sun embracing passionate Mars in your 8th House of Deep Bonds, cooperation will be key. This is underlined by the opposition between thoughtful Venus in your partnered 7th house and generous Jupiter in your empowered sign. Share your needs kindly, and keep committing to small, daily steps that reduce pressure at home and in a crowd.

Photo : CollectedDHAKA, Jan 08, 2026 (BSS) - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Traders Association Limited called off strike for increasing its commission after an emergency meeting with Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) this afternoon. BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed confirmed following the meeting at BERC's conference room, saying the commission agreed on its demand of increase charges. He said the commission will discuss with the government about their demands. Earlier, the traders association announced suspension of LPG supply and sale across the country last night. According to the LPG traders, they demanded stopping of the countrywide ongoing administrative operations against retailers, increasing the charges of distributors and retailers and ensuring uninterrupted supply.

Zia Inter-University Cricket Competition begins tomorrow with 32 universities aiming to promote sports and professionalism. Photo : BSSDHAKA, Jan 8, 2026 (BSS) - The Zia Inter-University Cricket Competition, featuring the participation of 32 universities, will begin tomorrow (Friday) at the City Club Ground in the capital. Organised by Jatiyotabadi Kriradol, the tournament will be held in the T10 format, according to a press release. Tamim Iqbal, the tournament's brand ambassador and former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team, was present at the press conference. The speakers expressed hope that the first-ever Zia Inter-University Cricket Competition would set a positive example in the country's sports arena and become a regular event in the future.

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Speaking to reporters at a briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the adviser confirmed that visa services have been suspended at Bangladeshi missions where security incidents occurred. On December 20, extremist groups vandalized the Bangladesh Visa Centre in New Delhi, followed by another attack in Siliguri on December 22. Consular and visa services remain fully halted at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, while only limited visa services are being provided at missions in Mumbai and Chennai. As a result, Bangladeshi visa services in India are now restricted to a narrow range of categories. On Wednesday, leaders and activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged a demonstration outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Mumbai.

A total of 469 aspirants have filed appeal petitions with the Election Commission till Thursday, a day before the expiry of deadline, challenging returning officers’ decisions on the rejection and acceptance of nomination papers for the February 12 national election. The 174 petitions filed on Thursday include 164 appeals against the cancellation of the nomination papers and the 10 others against the acceptance of the nomination papers, said EC Director (Public Relations) Ruhul Amin Mollik on Thursday. The Election Commission will receive the appeal petitions till Friday and then the Commission will hear and dispose of the petitions from January 10 to 18. A total of 2,568 aspirants submitted nomination papers for the country’s 300 constituencies by the December-29 deadline to contest the 13th parliamentary election. The Election Commission on December 11 announced the election schedule to arrange the national election and the referendum on the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order simultaneously on February 12, 2026.

DHAKA, Jan 8, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have stood at US$ 32.44 billion. But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at $27.85 billion, according to the latest data of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) released today.

DHAKA, Jan 08, 2026 (BSS) - The ACC today filed a case against 13 people, including Orion Group Chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim, for embezzling Taka 507,51, 41,341 through “loan fraud" involving Mercantile Bank Limited. Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Md. The principal accused of the case includes - Orion Group Chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salman Obaidul Karim, former Managing Director and CEO of Mercantile Bank Limited Md. Kamrul Islam Chowdhury, current Managing Director of the bank Matiul Hasan, former Deputy Managing Director (DMD) and branch manager Gaus-ul-Wara Mortaza, former Vice President and Credit In-Charge Pratap Kumar Deshmukh, former Vice President and Manager (Operations) Md. The ACC investigation found that the accused had colluded to approve a loan against insufficient collateral.

DHAKA, Jan 8, 2026 (BSS) - The Election Commission (EC) has issued a circular directing authorities to take measures to prevent terrorist activities and the casting of fake votes in the 13th National Parliamentary Election. The circular, issued today, stated that preventive actions must be taken against illegal activities such as voting under false identity, abduction, use of force or intimidation, terrorist acts, display or use of weapons or muscle power, canvassing within 400 yards of polling centres on polling day, unruly conduct, unlawful interference, and any interference with the secrecy of voting.

Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayConsiderable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers in the afternoon. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%..TonightA few clouds. NNW winds at 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 20 mph.

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Chief Adviser Professor Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the Council of Advisers' weekly meeting this morning at his Tejgaon office. The ordinances are: the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Ordinance 2026, the Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) and the Supreme Court Secretariat (Amendment) Ordinance 2026. Later, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed the media about the meeting at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. About the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ordinance, he said, the ordinance was approved, significantly expanding the Academy's institutional structure. The Council of Advisers approved the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Ordinance 2026 replacing the outdated Forest Industries Development Corporation Ordinance of 1959.

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain. File photoDHAKA, Jan 8, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh will pursue diplomatic efforts to seek exemption from the United States' newly imposed visa bond requirement, Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today, describing the measure as unfortunate but not abnormal. The foreign adviser said this non-regular immigration problem is policy-related and had been continuing since long. The US had initially included six countries in the visa bond list in August last year, later adding seven more. The website said the bond requirement for the newly added countries, with a few exceptions, will come into effect from January 21.

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