The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formally requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to consider relocating all of Bangladesh’s matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 to a venue outside India. The showpiece tournament is scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. “An emergency meeting of the Board of Directors of the BCB was held this afternoon to discuss recent developments related to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka,” the release said. Bangladesh, placed in Group C alongside West Indies, England, Nepal and Italy, is scheduled to play all its group matches in Kolkata and Mumbai. “In light of this decision, the BCB has formally requested the ICC, as the event authority, to consider relocating all of Bangladesh’s matches to a venue outside India,” the release further said.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is holds a meeting with the country's top business leaders at the BNP Chairperson's political office in Gulshan of the city. BNP Standing Committee members Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku are present at the meeting that began at 7pm, on Sunday. Participating business leaders in the meeting include International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman; BSRM Chairman Ali Hossein Akbar Ali, former presidents of the top business organization FBCCI Mir Nasir Hossain and A K Azad, Square Group Managing Director Tapan Chowdhury, former BTMA president Matin Chowdhury; Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) President Anwar Ul Alam Chowdhury Parvez, Meghna Group of Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mostafa Kamal, Uttara Motor Corporation Limited Chairman Matiur Rahman, MCCI President Kamran T Rahman, former BGMEA President Kutubuddin Ahmed, former BKMEA president Fazlul Haque, former MCCI president Nihad Kabir, BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan, BTMA President Showkat Aziz, BKMEA President Mohammad Hatem, Steel Mill Owners Association President Jahangir Alam, ICC Bangladesh Executive Member and Transcom Group CEO Simeen Rahman, Pran Group Chairman and CEO Ahsan Khan Chowdhury. Also present are Partex Group's Azizul Qayeser, former DCCI president Hossain Khaled, DCCI President Tashkin Ahmed, BGPMA President Md Shahriar, BCMEA President Moynul Islam, Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) President Abdul Muktadir, BAB President Abdul Hai Sarker, Sikom Group Managing Director Amirul Haque, BCI Senior Vice President Preeti Chakraborty, Bangladesh Employers' Federation President Fazle Shamsul Ehsan and UCB Chairman Sharif Zahir.

"The next election is vital not only for the BNP but for the whole nation. The BNP Secretary General said the party would form a national government with the partners of the simultaneous movement if it comes to power through the upcoming election, clarifying that it would not be an all-party government. Responding to questions about the election, he said BNP has no apprehension as it has been demanding an election from the beginning. He said Tarique Rahman would be appointed as the party's Chairperson within the next few days, as the post is currently vacant following Khaleda Zia's death. BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council members Dr Mohammad Enamul Haque Chowdhury, Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Ariful Haque Chowdhury and MA Malik, BNP Assistant Organising Secretary for Sylhet Miftah Siddiquee, Sylhet district BNP President Abdul Qaiyum Chowdhury, General Secretary Imran Ahmed Chowdhury, Sylhet Metropolitan BNP Acting President Rezaul Hasan Qayes Lodi and General Secretary Emdad Hossain Chowdhury, among others, were present.

The Election Commission has declared 1,842 candidates valid while 723 others invalid for the country’s 300 constituencies as the five-day scrutiny process of nomination papers ended on Sunday. During the scrutiny started on December 30, the returning officers accepted the nomination papers of 1,842 contestants and rejected that of 723 others, according to the statistics of the Election Commission. Besides, the scrutiny process ended without the examination of three nomination papers of late BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, submitted in Feni-1, Bogura-7 and Dinajpur-3 constituencies. Earlier, a total of 2,568 aspirants submitted nomination papers in the 300 constituencies within the deadline of December 29 last to contest the 13th parliamentary election.

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan today said the party will play the role required for holding a peaceful election. That is why our party and the Election Management Committee formed by the party will work for a free and fair election,” he said. Earlier, the first meeting of BNP's Election Management Committee was held ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. Regarding the first meeting of the Election Management Committee, Nazrul Islam Khan said, “In the today’s meeting, we have discussed the overall situation. Nazrul Islam Khan said, “The upcoming February 12 election is the result of our long-standing movement.

The Department of Consumer Rights has imposed fines totaling Tk 2 lakh on three traders in Tangail for selling gas cylinders above the government-regulated price. The action was taken during a drive conducted by Asaduzzaman Rumel, Assistant Director of the District Consumer Rights Department, at Garasin Bazar in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning. According to the official, Zaman Traders was fined Tk 50,000, Asma Traders of Kumulli Bazar Tk 100,000, and Azad Traders of Kortia Bazar Tk 50,000 for selling gas cylinders without proper sales receipts and charging higher-than-permitted prices. The drive was carried out with the participation of Sadar Upazila Sanitary Inspector Sahida Akhter, Abu Zubair Ujjal, General Secretary of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) District Branch, as well as members of the Bangladesh Army and Police. The department urged all traders to follow government-set pricing rules and maintain proper sales documentation to avoid penalties.

LPG marketMeanwhile, a degree of instability has emerged in the LPG market following the fall of the Awami League government. What the ministry saysAfter a meeting with LPG traders at the Secretariat, Joint Secretary Mohammad Munir Chowdhury said discussions focused on rising LPG prices. BERC’s positionAnnouncing LPG prices for January, BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed said the commission could not guarantee that consumers would be able to buy LPG at government-set prices. Referring to vessel shortages in the Middle East, he said LPG imports were being sourced from Singapore-based companies. He added that BERC sets LPG prices after accounting for all costs incurred by importing companies.

After scrutiny of 46 nomination papers submitted for six parliamentary constituencies in Khulna for the 13th national parliamentary elections, the district returning officer has cancelled 10 nominations, adjourned one and declared 35 nomination papers valid. In Khulna-4 (Rupsha-Terokhada-Dighalia), the nomination paper of independent candidate S M Azmol Hossain was cancelled. In Khulna-6 (Paikgachha-Koyra), the nomination papers of Jatiya Party candidate Md Mostofa Kamal Zahangir and independent candidate Md Asadul Biswas were cancelled. They are BNP candidate Amir Ezaz Khan, CPB candidate Kishor Kumar Roy, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Krisna Nandi, Bangladesh Minority Janata Party candidate Probir Gopal Roy, JSD candidate Proshenjit Dutta, Islami Andolon Bangladesh candidate Md Abu Sayeed, Jatiya Party candidate Md Zahangir Hossain, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish candidate Md Firozul Islam, Bangladesh Islami Front candidate Sunil Shuvo Roy and Bangladesh Somo Adhikar Party candidate Subroto Mondol. Returning Officer A S M Jamshed Khondokar said scrutiny of all nomination papers in the six constituencies has been completed.

The organization has decided to submit this list to the ICT Tribunal and file cases against those concerned. He reiterated that the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement is preparing a list of OCs, SPs and senior commanding officers of police stations under whose jurisdiction students and members of the public were martyred during the July uprising. The organization has decided to submit this list to the ICT Tribunal and initiate legal proceedings against them. This process has already begun today (Sunday)”Rifat Rashid stated that only partial implementation of their first demand has taken place. We want to see whether there is any such example in any civilized state in the world.”The press conference was attended by the chief coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Hasib Al Islam, along with other leaders and activists.

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances submitted its final report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday. The commission stated that a total of 1,913 complaints were submitted to the commission. Commission members stated that the former prime minister directly ordered multiple disappearances. Chief Adviser Professor Yunus thanked the commission members for their tireless work and resilience. Commission members specially thanked the chief adviser, saying that the work could not have been completed without his strong support and guidance.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three key suspects in connection with the brutal killing of Khokon Das (50), a local medicine shop owner and mobile financial service agent, in Shariatpur. A press release from the RAB Press Wing identified the arrested as Sohag, Rabbi, and Palash. Shariatpur Superintendent of Police Rawnak Jahan stated that before his death, Khokon Das had identified the attackers by name. When they realized he recognized some of them, they allegedly attempted to burn him alive by pouring petrol over his body. Das was admitted to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital and later transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

At the very beginning of the new year, travel costs have increased for passport-holding passengers crossing the India–Bangladesh land route. Since January 1, Indian authorities have imposed passenger user charge (PUC) ranging from 200 to 500 Indian rupees on international passengers travelling through Petrapole, the largest land port between the two countries. Several passengers, including India-bound traveller Abdur Rahim, said that the imposition of user charge at Petrapole has further increased the financial burden on passport-holding passengers. In addition, the Indian government’s newly imposed 200-rupee port charge has become an added burden, particularly for poor, sick, and underprivileged people. Authorities said that the fee has been introduced to further improve and modernise international passenger services at the passenger terminal building.

According to the release, it has been observed that LPG prices at the retail stage have risen sharply beyond normal levels. The discussions revealed that the country currently has sufficient LPG stock, but local retailers have deliberately created an artificial shortage. The ministry expressed hope that these measures would help bring LPG prices back to normal quickly. Asked about the unusually high price, shopkeeper Azad claimed there was a severe shortage of LPG cylinders. Tamiya Sultana, a resident of the Palli Bidyut area, said her LPG cylinder ran out on Wednesday.

File PhotoKHULNA, Jan 4, 2026 (BSS) – Law enforcement agencies have rescued three tourists, including the owner of an eco-resort, who were kidnapped for ransom while visiting the Sundarbans from Dakop area in Khulna. The rescue operation, a joint effort by police and the Coast Guard, took place around 8:30 pm today in Banisanta area of Dakop Upazila. The tourists were abducted on Friday afternoon from Kenur Khal near Dhangmari range in the Sundarbans. Two of the victims, Sohel and Jony, are residents of Dhaka, along with the eco-resort owner, Shripati Bachhar. OC Atikur Rahman said the rescue was possible through coordinated operations by the Coast Guard, river police, and local police.

Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today visited a police training workshop at the DMP Training Academy in Rajarbagh, Dhaka. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today visited a police training workshop on skills and capacity building for electoral duties at the DMP Training Academy in Rajarbagh, ahead of the 13th national election. The Home Affairs Adviser provided important guidelines to the field level police members to ensure a smooth, peaceful and orderly election. He said, national election is an important state responsibility, where the role of the police is very significant. He also said that every police member must perform election duties by maintaining the highest standard of responsibility, honesty and professionalism.