DHAKA, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS) - A fire that broke out at the Khaddar Bazar Shopping Complex at Zero Point in Gulishtan, Dhaka, this afternoon was brought under control by firefighters in the evening. Firefighters received the alert immediately and reached the scene within five minutes, at 5:33 pm. Initially, six firefighting units from the Siddiq Bazar Fire Station were deployed to tackle the blaze. Later, a total of nine units worked at the scene and successfully brought the fire under control by around 6:58 Islam confirmed. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be determined immediately.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday (December 26, 2025) visited the grave of his father and Bangladesh's former president Ziaur Rahman in Dhaka, 17 years after he returned home from self-exile in the U.K. The 60-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman returned to the country on Thursday (December 25, 2025) after living in London since 2008. BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military officer who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981. The BNP leader was accompanied by senior party leaders during the visit. While Rahman was paying respects, party leaders and activists gathered in front of the entrance and chanted slogans.

One arrested with firearm, hand bomb in BholaBHOLA, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS) -Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested a man and recovered a firearm, hand bombs, and marijuana during an operation under Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2 in Bhola district. Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq, media officer of the Bangladesh Coast Guard, said the team carried out a raid last night in the Bheduria area under Bhola Sadar Police Station and arrested Md Jewel, 25. During the operation, the team seized a locally made firearm, one round of cartridge, five hand bombs, and 300 grams of marijuana, he added. Haq said the ongoing nationwide operation aims to strengthen law enforcement, enhance public safety, and crack down on criminal activities ahead of the upcoming national parliamentary elections. The security drive was relaunched on December 13 to curb illegal activities, recover unlawful arms, and maintain law and order across the country.

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Photo: BSSRANGPUR, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS) - Normal life still remained affected as the mildcold wave has been sweeping over the sub-Himalayan northern districts for thefourth consecutive day today causing sufferings to the common people. Officer-in-Charge of Rangpur Meteorological office meteorologist MdMostafizar Rahman said that the minimum temperatures remained mostlyunchanged with a little rise at places while maximum temperatures marked arise today. However, the intensity of cold remained almost unchanged in the region. "Although the gap between the minimum and maximum temperatures increasedslightly compared to yesterday, it is still feeling cold for the fourthconsecutive day," he said. The minimum temperature of 11.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at 9 am todaylike yesterday's same temperature and maximum of 22.4 degrees againstyesterday's 20 degrees Celsius at Rangpur city.

A gazette has been published redefining the boundaries of four parliamentary constituencies in the districts of Pabna and Faridpur. The constituencies are Pabna-1, Pabna-2, Faridpur-2, and Faridpur-4. According to the published gazette, the boundaries of Pabna-1 (Constituency No 68) include Santhia Upazila and Bera Municipality, along with Haturia, Nakalia, Natun Varenga, Chakla, and Kaitola unions of Bera Upazila. The boundaries of Pabna-2 (Constituency No 69) include Sujanagar Upazila and the remaining areas of Bera Upazila, excluding Bera Municipality and the five unions—Haturia, Nakalia, Natun Varenga, Chakla, and Kaitola. The boundaries of Faridpur-4 (Constituency No 214) include Bhanga Upazila, Charbhadrasan Upazila, and Sadarpur Upazila.

Inqilab Mancha announced on Friday that it will continue its sit-in blockade at Shahbagh intersection until justice is ensured for the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi and may call for a nationwide shutdown on Saturday. We’ve taken our position, and when we say we’ve taken position, we mean we’ve taken position. In a Facebook post on Friday afternoon, Inqilab Mancha appealed to people of the country to participate in the protest demanding justice for Hadi’s killing. From the sit-in, Inqilab Mancha reiterated its previously announced three-point demand:• A speedy trial tribunal must be formed to complete the trial for Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi’s murder within 30 working days. Hadi, who founded Inqilab Mancha last August, was a potential candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency and had been actively engaging with the public.

Shipping Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain has announced immediate financial assistance of Tk150,000 for each family of those killed in the launch accident on the Meghna River in Chandpur. He also said the responsible launch owner would compensate the affected families. After receiving news of the accident, the shipping adviser visited the damaged launch MV Zakir Samrat-3 at Sadarghat in the capital on Friday, where he made the announcement. According to officials, the passenger launch Adventure-9 departed Dhaka for Jhalakathi, while the Dhaka-bound passenger launch MV Zakir Samrat-3 was travelling from Ghosher Hat. The collision damaged MV Zakir Samrat-3, killing four passengers and injuring several others.

Two workers went missing after a collision between a sand-laden bulkhead and a passenger launch in the Buriganga River in Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj district on Friday morning. The incident occurred around 6:15am in the Dharmaganj area when the Dhaka-bound launch Sundarban-16 rammed into the stationary bulkhead MV Kashfa Sneha, inspector Akibul Islam, in-charge of Pagla River Police Outpost, said. The missing workers are Md Zahurul Islam Shakil, 25, of Patuakhali, and Md Hasan, 20, of Rajapur in Jhalakathi. Members of the Coast Guard, Fire Service and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) jointly launched rescue operations shortly after the incident, said BIWTA Assistant Director Kamrul Hasan. Earlier on December 14, a similar bulkhead sank in the same area following a collision, though no casualties were reported then.

Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, government officials revealed on Friday (December 26) that failure to handle the law and order situation in the country ahead of the February 12 general elections led to the resignation of Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser of the interim government on Home Affairs. "He needed to resign due to his failure to perform at the expected level and shortcomings in crisis management," said a senior government official. BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military officer who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981. Media barred from spotThe BNP leader was accompanied by senior party leaders during the visit. While Rahman was paying respects, party leaders and activists gathered in front of the entrance and chanted slogans.

News Desk :Kamal Hossain, the driver of the battery-powered rickshaw on which Sharif Osman bin Hadi was shot, has given a statement in court as a witness. On Thursday, the investigation officer DB Police Inspector Faisal Ahmed produced Kamal in court and applied for recording his statement as a witness. Gravely wounded, Hadi was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he underwent surgery, and was later admitted to Evercare Hospital. Two days later, he was taken to Singapore by air ambulance, where he died on Dec 18 while receiving treatment. After Hadi was shot, Inqilab Moncho Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber filed a case of attempted murder on Dec 14.

The Election Commission (EC) has issued a gazette redefining the boundaries of four parliamentary constituencies in Pabna and Faridpur districts. According to the gazette released on Wednesday, Pabna-1 (Electoral Area: 68) now covers Santhia Upazila, Bera Municipality of Bera Upazila, Hatulia Nakalia Union, New Barenga Union, Chakla Union and Kaitola Union. Pabna-2 (Electoral Area: 69) comprises Sujanagar Upazila and the remainder of Bera Upazila, excluding Bera Municipality, Hatulia Nakalia Union, Notunvarenga Union, Chakla Union and Koitola Union. Faridpur-2 (Electoral Area: 212) now includes Nagarkanda Upazila and Saltha Upazila. Faridpur-4 (Electoral Area: 214) covers Bhanga, Charbhadrasan and Sadarpur Upazilas.

Photo: CollectedDHAKA, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS)-Nepalese forward Ayush Ghalan scored a brace asBangladesh Police Football Club notched their third win in the BangladeshFootball League (BFL) beating Arambagh Krira Sangha by 3-0 goals held atShaheed Miraj-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj today (Friday). In the day's match, Ayush Ghalan put Police ahead in the 36th minute whileforward Mohammed Amirul Islam doubled the lead scoring the second goal in the41st minute of the match. After the resumption, Ayush Ghalan sealed the victory scoring the third goalfor Police in the 52nd minute of the match. The day's win saw, Bangladesh Police FC moved to third position in the leaguetale with 13 points from eight matches while Arambagh remained with theirprevious credit of five points playing the same number of matches. Lt. Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj, Mohammedan Sporting Club meetRahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadiumin Munshiganj and Bashundhara Kings meet Abahani Limited Dhaka at BashundharaKings arena in the capital.

DHAKA, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Bank (BB) today issued a clarificationregarding the withdrawal of funds by depositors of five banks currentlyundergoing a merger process, cautioning the public against misinformationcirculating in various media outlets. However, he emphasized that no specific date or time has yet been finalizedfor the start of this withdrawal facility. The clarification was prompted by recent reports on social media and certainnews platforms claiming that depositors of one of the merging banks couldbegin withdrawing money from Monday. The Bangladesh Bank has officially stated that this information is incorrectand baseless. The central bank urged all stakeholders and the general public not to bemisled by such false information.

Photo: CollectedDHAKA, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS) - A fire broke out this afternoon at Khaddar BazarShopping Complex at Zero Point in Gulishtan, Dhaka. The fire erupted around in a godown situated on the roof of the eight-storeycommercial building 5:28 pm, fire service media officer Anwarul Islamconfirmed. Firefighters received the news of the incident at 5:28 pm and promptlyreached the scene within five minutes, at 5:33 pm. Six firefighting units from Siddiq Bazar Fire Station are currently workingto bring the fire under control. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be confirmedimmediately.