The holy month of Ramadan is expected to start on February 19, Islamic Foundation announced. On Tuesday, the foundation released official Sehri and Iftar timings for Muslims observing the fast. Sehri refers to pre-dawn meal before fasting begins, while Iftar is the meal consumed after sunset to break the fast. Islamic Foundation has shared the complete schedule of Ramadan 2026 ...

Ambassadors from three Nordic countries—Sweden, Denmark and Norway—paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place at the BNP chairman’s office in Dhaka’s Gulshan on Tuesday morning (20 January). BNP Joint Secretary General Humayun Kabir and its Chairman’s Adviser Mahdi Amin were also present during the meeting. BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the ...

The US military will deploy aircraft to Greenland’s Pituffik Space Base as tensions escalate over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire the self-governing Danish territory, the North American Aerospace Defense Command announced Monday. “North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) aircraft will soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland,” the joint US-Canadian defense organization said on US social media company X. ...

A general diary (GD) has been filed with the Kushtia Model Police Station following allegations of death threats against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Amir Hamza in the Kushtia-3 (Sadar) constituency. His brother-in-law Abu Bakkar lodged the GD on Monday night. Meanwhile, Amir Hamza announced the suspension of all his waz mahfils through a post on his Facebook account late Monday. Confirming ...

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 ...