Evaly e-commerce platform’s chairman, Shamima Nasrin, and chief executive officer (CEO) Mohammad Rassel have been arrested again. Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested them from the capital’s Dhanmondi area around midnight on Tuesday (January 20). Confirming the matter, Dhanmondi police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Saiful Islam said they had been informed about the DB arrests. ...

Ahead of the national election scheduled for 12 February, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has unveiled a political and economic roadmap for building a new and prosperous Bangladesh. He said the country’s primary challenge is no longer survival but ensuring stability. The envisioned “New Bangladesh,” he said, will be founded on justice and dignity, with a strict zero-tolerance policy ...

The government will consult on whether social media should be banned for under-16s in the UK. It said “immediate action” would give Ofsted the power to check policies on phone use when it inspects schools, and it expected schools to be “phone-free by default” as a result of the announcement. A similar ban took effect in Australia in December 2025, ...

Bangladesh Krishi Bank achieved a remarkable success in foreign remittance collection in 2025. By collecting USD 3.13 billion, the Bank secured the second highest position among all banks in the country that marked a glorious milestone in its history. To celebrate this historic achievement, Bangladesh Krishi Bank organized a Glorious Milestone Celebration Program on 19 January 2026 at the Auditorium ...

Despite growing awareness among parents about ensuring safe food for children, alarming levels of adulteration have been found in powdered milk sold in the market under the label of “reputed brands.” Recent laboratory tests conducted by different agencies revealed that several popular milk powder products contain extremely low levels of actual dairy ingredients, while harmful adulterants make up a dangerously ...

Gold and silver hit record highs Monday while most equity markets fell after Donald Trump revived trade war fears by threatening several European nations with tariffs over their opposition to the United States buying Greenland. The US president has fanned already-rising geopolitical tensions this month by insisting that Washington would take control of the North Atlantic island, citing national security ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly paused all preparations for the national team ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 set to take place from February 7 till March 8 in India and Sri Lanka, sources told Geo News on Monday. The team management will be briefed later on the future course of action, according to officials. They ...

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) staged demonstrations on Monday, protesting the High Court order that postponed the first SUCSU election in nearly 30 years. Witnesses said students began a procession at the main gate around 2:10 PM and later blocked the Sylhet–Sunamganj highway, chanting slogans like “SUCSU is our right, who can stop it?” disrupting traffic. ...

Black coffee sits on the stronger end of caffeinated beverages. A study published in The Journal of Nutrition in July 2025 found that black coffee consumption is linked to a lower mortality rate. In other words, drinking coffee without added sugar/cream was associated with a 14 per cent lower risk of all-cause mortality. The findings also reveal that the health ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday said it is the responsibility of all stakeholders – the government, the Election Commission, and political parties – to ensure that the election scheduled for February 12 is held in a ‘fair and festive’ atmosphere. “I seek the cooperation of all political parties in this regard,” he said when a delegation of National ...