Two-day ‘Election Journalism Training’ ends in Bogra
A two-day Election Journalism Training programme for local journalists concluded in Bogra on Saturday, underscoring the importance of responsible, impartial, and ethical reporting during the election period. The training programme, organized by the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), was conducted by journalist and teacher Nazia Afreen Monami. The sessions focused on election-related news gathering and presentation, professional ethics, responsible journalism, and compliance with the election code of conduct. Speakers at the closing ceremony highlighted the sensitivity of the election period and emphasized that objective and impartial journalism plays a vital role in safeguarding democratic values. The programme was inaugurated on Friday, with PIB Director General Farooq Wasif presiding over the opening session.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 21:12 UTC
Prisoner dies in Jamalpur jail
A prisoner died at Jamalpur District Jail on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Sultan Sheikh (40), who had been serving a two-year sentence in a narcotics case. He was suffering from respiratory complications and a skin disease and had earlier received treatment at Jamalpur General Hospital. In morning, his condition reportedly worsened due to severe cold, prompting jail authorities to take him to Jamalpur General Hospital, where doctors on duty declared him dead. Confirming the incident, Acting Superintendent of Jamalpur District Jail Imtiaz Zakaria said necessary legal procedures would be completed following a post-mortem examination before handing over the body to the family.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 21:12 UTC
Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
File PhotoWASHINGTON, United States, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil, after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro, the White House said. Trump's executive order signed Friday declares a national emergency "to safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process," the White House fact sheet said. "President Trump is preventing the seizure of Venezuelan oil revenue that could undermine critical U.S. efforts to ensure economic and political stability in Venezuela," the fact sheet said. Sanctioned by Washington since 2019, Venezuela sits on about a fifth of the world's oil reserves and was once a major crude supplier to the United States. Trump sees the country's massive oil reserves as a windfall in his fight to further lower US domestic fuel prices.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 10, 2026 19:31 UTC
Adilur visits grave of July martyr Mostak
Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan. File PhotoSYLHET, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) – Adilur Rahman Khan, Adviser to the ministry of Industries and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, today visited the grave of July martyr Md Mostak Ahmed and paid tribute to him in Sylhet. The adviser offered prayers and paid tribute by placing wreath at the grave of martyr Md Mostak Ahmed at Gouripur in Tukerbazar area of Sylhet. The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the Ministry of Industries. Earlier, Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan placed wreath at the July Martyrs’ Memorial in Sylhet city.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 10, 2026 18:55 UTC
Indian Envoy To Bangladesh Pranay Verma Meets New BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman
ETV Bharat / internationalIndian Envoy To Bangladesh Pranay Verma Meets New BNP Chairman Tarique RahmanThe High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, pays a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman at the BNP Chairperson’s Office in the Gulshan area of Dhaka district, Bangladesh on Saturday, January 10, 2026. ( IANS )Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Saturday met BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, a day after the party officially elected him to the position ahead of the scheduled February 12 elections. “The meeting lasted for some 40 minutes,” Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) media cell spokesman Sayrul Kabir Khan told PTI, calling it a courtesy call. Several issues of bilateral interest were discussed during the meeting, Dhaka Tribune reported. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, and Joint Secretary General Humayun Kabir were also present in the meeting, it added.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 18:27 UTC
Tarique Rahman seeks constructive cooperation alongside criticism
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has shared his action plan for the country with journalists and called for everyone’s cooperation in nation-building. Following his formal assumption of the party’s chairmanship on Friday night, Tarique Rahman began his first day’s official program with this interaction with journalists. He later took the stage, accompanied by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Tarique Rahman attentively listened to the journalists working in the BNP beat and responded to their questions. The program was moderated by the BNP chairman’s press secretary Saleh Shibli and BNP Media Cell convener Maudud Hossain.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 18:02 UTC
EU Chief Election observer meets Tarique Rahman
Member of the European Parliament and Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission Dr Ieva Aišbērga todaymeet with BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman at the BNP Chairman's political office in Gulshan this afternoon. Photo: BSSDHAKA, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) - Member of the European Parliament and Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission Dr Ieva Aišbērga today paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at the BNP Chairman's political office in Gulshan this afternoon, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, Joint Secretary General Humayun Kabir, and BNP Chairperson's Advisor Ismail Jabir Ullah were present during the meeting.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 10, 2026 17:20 UTC
Youth held with firearm, bullet in Gazipur
Photo: BSSGAZIPUR, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) - Joint forces on Friday night arrested a youth along with a foreign-made pistol, ammunition and a magazine during a raid in Maona Bazar area of Sreepur upazila in the district. According to RAB sources, the raid was conducted based on secret information that a group of miscreants was preparing to carry out a robbery in the Maona Bazar area. Acting on the tip-off, joint forces rushed to the spot and arrested Akash with a foreign pistol, bullet and a magazine. Lieutenant Colonel Nafis said Akash was primarily involved in renting out weapons. RAB sources further said Akash has previous cases filed against him, including charges related to weapons and murder, and is currently out on bail in those cases.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 10, 2026 17:00 UTC
Three of Chittagong family die in Oman road accident
Three members of a family from Fatikchhari, Chittagong, died on Friday in a road accident in Salalah, Oman, authorities said. The deceased were identified as Bilkis Begum, wife of Oman-based Shafiur Alam of Chhot Chilonya village in Sundarpur Union, their son Muhammad Sakibul Hasan Sabuj, and their son-in-law Muhammad Didar. Fatikchhari Sundarpur Union administrative officer Shawkat Ali said the victims had traveled from Oman’s capital Muscat to Salalah to visit a shrine. On their return journey, their vehicle, reportedly traveling at high speed, collided with a camel, causing the fatal accident. The accident occurred around 8pm Bangladesh time.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 16:58 UTC
Turkish, Egyptian ambassadors hold meetings with Tarique Rahman
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday held separate courtesy meetings with Turkey’s Ambassador Mustafa Osman and Egypt’s Ambassador Omar Mahi Eldin Ahmed Fahmy at his office in Gulshan, Dhaka. BNP Joint Secretary General Humayun Kabir told reporters that the talks briefly covered international interest following Rahman’s return, plans for governing under a BNP administration, and strengthening diplomatic ties. Diplomats from other countries exchanged views on Bangladesh’s political context and future diplomatic relations. He said several foreign diplomats have expressed interest in meeting Rahman, and such interactions will continue.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 16:58 UTC
IGP: Police trying to come out of past disgrace
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has said that during the 15 years rule of past Awami League regime police have done many anti-people acts. We are trying to come out of that disgrace and restore its previous glorify again,” he said. We are trying to do this.”Referring to several murders taken place in the Khulna region he said police have been able to detect most of the killers. About the criticism on Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2 the IGP said: “We are trying to work as objectively as possible. Whoever is potentially a threat for the election, we are trying to bring him under the law.”
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 16:58 UTC
Tarique Rahman to launch polls campaign from Sylhet
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will start election campaign by visiting the Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R) and Shahporan (RA) in Sylhet on January 22. BNP Media Cell Convener Prof Dr Moudud Hossain Alamgir Pavel said he will begin election campaign by paying homage at the shrines of Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) and Shahporan (RA). Earlier in a meeting with editors and senior journalists on Saturday he said: "As a political party, BNP will go to every people to woo their support for vote.”It is learned that the allocation of symbols for the upcoming National Parliament election will take place on January 21. Thereafter, officially the election campaign will begin from January 22 after allocation of the election symbol a day before. On way to Dhaka from Sylhet Tarique Rahman will participate in roadside rallies and public meetings at various locations.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 16:58 UTC
Iran crackdown fears grow as protests persist
Following the movement’s largest protests yet on Thursday, new demonstrations took place late Friday, according to images verified by AFP and other videos published on social media. It posted images it said were of corpses of people shot dead in the protests piled on the floor of Alghadir hospital in eastern Tehran. On Thursday and Friday, an AFP journalist in Tehran saw streets deserted and plunged into darkness ahead of any protests. An AFP reporter saw shop windows broken, as well as security forces deploying. State TV on Saturday broadcast images of funerals for several members of the security forces killed in the protests, including a large gathering in the southern city of Shiraz.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 16:58 UTC
17-year-old schoolgirl found dead in Banasree flat
Police recovered the throat-slit body of 17-year-old schoolgirl Fatema Akter Nili from a flat in Block L of South Banasree of the capital on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Nili, a class 10 student at Radiant School and daughter of Sajib Mia, a hotel businessman. Md Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station, told Dhaka Tribune that Nili’s throat had been slit and the killing likely occurred between 1pm and 3:30pm Saturday. The incident is being treated as a suspected murder, though the identity of the perpetrator or perpetrators remains unknown. The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2026 16:58 UTC
Eight candidates to contest election in Jamalpur-5 constituency
Eight candidates to contest election in Jamalpur-5 constituencyJAMALPUR, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) - Eight candidates from different political parties are set to contest the upcoming general election in Jamalpur-5 constituency, comprising Jamalpur Sadar upazila. It has a total of 573,214 voters, of whom 279,896 are male, 293,311 female and seven transgender. According to election officials, all eight nomination papers submitted by political party candidates have been declared valid. The candidates are Shah Md Wares Ali Mamun (BNP), Maulana Muhammad Abdus Sattar (Jamaat-e-Islami), Abu Sayem Mohammad Sa-Adat Ul Karim (Bangladesh Congress), Md Amir Uddin (JSD), Syed Yunus Ahmed (Islami Andolan Bangladesh), Md Babar Ali Khan (Jatiya Party), Muhammad Sanowar Hossain (Amar Bangladesh Party) and Zakir Hossain (Gano Adhikar Parishad). With the election drawing near, all candidates are actively preparing their campaigns and remain hopeful of victory.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 10, 2026 16:40 UTC