Thirteen people were injured in a clash between the supporters of a BNP and an independent candidate during electioneering at Kachua Bazar in Lalpur upazila of Natore district on Friday night. Police said the supporters of Taiful Islam Tipu, an independent candidate of Natore-1 constituency, brought out a procession. At one stage, an altercation ensued between the supporters of Tipu and BNP candidate Farzana Sharmin while the procession was passing the election camp of BNP around 8pm, triggering a clash that left 13 people injured. The supporters of Tipu allegedly vandalized the election camp of BNP candidate Farzana. On information, police rushed to the spot and arrested a supporter of Tipu identified as Khalilur Rahman, said Iftekhayer Alam, additional superintendent of Natore Police.

A total of 422,960 postal ballots from expatriates registered on the "Postal Vote BD" app have reached Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election and Referendum. Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the OCV-SDI project on expatriate voter registration, confirmed it to BSS Saturday morning, saying that 766,862 ballots have been dispatched to expatriates through the app till 10:15am. The Election Commission (EC) has also begun sending postal ballots to voters residing inside the country under the ICPV system. Ballots have been sent to 694,146 registered voters within Bangladesh. According to EC data, 381,070 voters have received their ballots till 10:15am on Saturday.

Former Water Resources minister and ex-MP for Thakurgaon-1 (Sadar upazila), Ramesh Chandra Sen, died after falling ill at Dinajpur District Jail. He was declared dead at 9:29am on Saturday by doctors at the emergency department of Dinajpur Medical College Hospital. Earlier, after becoming ill in the morning, he was taken from the district jail to the hospital at 9:10am. Dinajpur District Jail Superintendent Farhad Sarkar confirmed the death, saying the body would be handed over to the family after completion of the necessary legal procedures. Ramesh Chandra Sen was born on April 30, 1940, in Kashalgaon village of Ruhia Union under Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon district.

Delone Catholic, Red Lion girls advance to YAIAA tourney semisFeb. 7, 2026, 1:35 a.m. Dan Rainville, York Daily RecordSusquehannock's Johannah Bissett grabs a rebound during a YAIAA Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinal game against Delone Catholic on February 6, 2026, at Dallastown Area High School. Dan Rainville, York Daily RecordWest York basketball players warm-up before a YAIAA Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinal game against Red Lion on February 6, 2026, at Dallastown Area High School. Jack Gleckler, York Daily RecordWest York's Cam Forsythe drvies to paint during a YAIAA Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinal game against Red Lion on February 6, 2026, at Dallastown Area High School. Jack Gleckler, York Daily RecordWest York's Zoey Henry shoots a 3-pointer during a YAIAA Girls Basketball Tournament quarterfinal game against Red Lion on February 6, 2026, at Dallastown Area High School.

LACONIA — Members of the Belknap County Delegation, those elected to represent Belknap at the Statehouse, approved a budget with a 4.4% increa…

Several Maryland school systems announced early dismissals Friday as forecasters warned of worsening weather conditions later in the day. Baltimore County Public Schools announced a two-hour early dismissal because of anticipated icy conditions and low temperatures. Carroll County Public Schools also implemented a two-hour early dismissal Friday due to the forecast of inclement weather. Harford County Public Schools said schools and offices would close three hours early Friday, citing the afternoon weather forecast. Afterschool activities were also canceled, and afterschool daycare was limited to one hour for student pickup.

Though Colgate’s Antonio Fernandez roofed a shot over the glove of Cournoyer and drew first blood for the Raiders, Cournoyer answered the call as the game went on. The freshman netminder — picking up his 14th win — finished with 30 saves on 32 Colgate shots. That’s when Colgate began to push, earning a handful of chances numbers-up while Cornell attempted to bear down. Colgate made things interesting when Ryan Spinale wristed a puck cleanly past Cournoyer to cut the deficit to one with 11:29 to play. Puck drop for the second game of the Colgate series is slated for 7 p.m. Saturday at Lynah Rink.

Reading time: about 7 minutesFor the second straight Friday, junior goaltender Annelies Bergmann looked up to the scoreboard to see a very welcome number: zero. Engineer netminder Reese Keating was sharp in period one, called upon for nine saves, including a handful of Grade A’s. Freshman forward Shannon Pearson’s goal with 5:05 to go punctuated an opening period in which the Red controlled. Cornell saw its edge in shots continue to climb — the final margin being an 18 shot Red advantage — while the Engineers were largely stymied by the brooding Cornell defense. Cornell will face Union Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. at Lynah Rink, with free admission offered to those 12 and under.

The Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA) has strongly condemned and protested incidents of attacks and threats against journalists while performing their professional duties. In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, DUJA said that several journalists, including Jugantor correspondent Abu Saleh Musa, were attacked and injured by members of the law enforcement agencies while they were covering a protest in front of Jamuna, the official residence of the Chief Adviser. DUJA alleged that certain members of the law enforcement agencies acted in an unconstitutional and deliberate manner, physically assaulting journalists, obstructing them from carrying out their professional responsibilities, and vandalizing their equipment. The association described the attack and obstruction of journalistic duties as a blatant and direct threat to press freedom. DUJA strongly denounced the targeted and disgraceful assault and demanded that the responsible members of the law enforcement agencies be brought to justice immediately.

A man has been sentenced to 10 days in jail for setting fire to the election camp of a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in Naogaon-5 (Sadar) constituency. The Election Investigation and Judicial Committee of the constituency handed down the sentence on Friday afternoon. The convict, Liton Kumar Chauhan, is a resident of Nuniapara Sweeper Colony in Naogaon town. According to locals, he was caught red-handed while setting fire to the Jamaat election camp of candidate Abu Sadat Md Sayem at Muktir More around 4am and was later handed over to police. The Election Investigation and Judicial Committee said a local Jamaat leader filed a written complaint with the committee chairman following the incident.

It is promising to see that a Tk 1,268 crore project, aimed at protecting livelihoods in the haor and Barind regions from climate shocks, has been approved by the government. These are no longer potential climate risks; they are real, recurring crises that push thousands of families deeper into poverty and uncertainty -- and any initiative that recognizes and seeks to address it warrants cautious optimism. What makes this project important is that it focuses on resilience rather than reaction. Too often, responses to climate impacts arrive only after the damage has been done. As climate risks intensify, Bangladesh will need many more such initiatives: Coordinated and well-monitored efforts that are integrated into our broader development planning.

File PhotoDHAKA, Feb 7, 2026 (BSS) - Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, according to the latest weather forecast of Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged across the country, it added. The highest temperature recorded today was 32.4 degrees Celsius in Teknaf while the lowest temperature was 9.6 degrees Celsius in Srimangal. Wind direction and speed in Dhaka was north to northwesterly at 08-12 kilometres per hour while relative humidity in Dhaka at 6:00 am was recorded at 67 percent. Today's sunset in Dhaka will be at 5:49 pm while tomorrow's sunrise will be at 6:37 am.

WASHINGTON, United States, Feb 7, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump moved Friday to lift an additional 25 percent tariff he imposed on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil -- a step to implement a trade deal announced this week. "India has committed to stop directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil," according to an executive order Trump signed. The pact would also see Washington cutting so-called "reciprocal" levies on Indian products to 18 percent, down from a 25-percent level. The shift marks a significant reduction in US tariffs on Indian products, down from a rate of 50 percent late last year. The deal eases months of tensions over India's oil purchases, which Washington says fund a conflict it is trying to end.

First medals up for grabs at Winter OlympicsMILAN, Italy, Feb 7, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Men's downhill skiing tops the bill at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, with the first medals to be handed out hours after the Games officially opened. Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni, two Italian skiing Olympic champions of the past, lit an intricate cauldron inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's knots at Milan's Arch of Peace. But all eyes will be trained on the blue riband alpine skiing event -- the downhill in Bormio, where the top men will do battle. Odermatt is bidding to become the fifth Swiss skier to win the men's downhill since it was first raced in 1948. The Americans are leading after the first day of action thanks to a strong performance from world champion ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

Death toll rises to two in Colombia mine blastGUACHETA, Colombia, Feb 7, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Rescuers in Colombia on Friday found the bodies of two workers killed after an explosion in an illegal coal mine, as the search continues for four others, also believed to be dead. A blast ripped through the mine on Thursday, trapping six people in Guacheta, in Colombia's Cundinamarca department, which surrounds the capital Bogota. "The lifeless bodies of two of the six miners have been found," Rey said in an update on social media. "We worked all night" to try to rescue the miners, fire department official Alveiro Aguillon told AFP. Mining accidents in Colombia are frequent and often deadly, especially in illegal or artisanal mines.