Political motives were behind enforced disappearances: says Commission in final report
Political motives were behind enforced disappearances: says Commission in final report
Nomination papers of 1,842 candidates valid, 723 rejected nationwide: EC
Nomination papers of 1,842 candidates valid, 723 rejected nationwide: EC
Ferry movement resumes on Paturia-Daulatdia after six hours
Ferry movement resumes on Paturia-Daulatdia after six hours
No scope for unethical influence in election: EC Sanaullah
No scope for unethical influence in election: EC Sanaullah
Tarique Rahman holding meeting with top business leaders 
Tarique Rahman holding meeting with top business leaders 
BNP to play necessary role for holding peaceful election: Nazrul Islam Khan  
BNP to play necessary role for holding peaceful election: Nazrul Islam Khan  
Hepatitis B, a major cause of liver cancer: Dr Shakil Gani
3 kidnapped tourists rescued in Sundarbans
3 kidnapped tourists rescued in Sundarbans
KHULNA, Jan 4, 2026 (BSS) – Law enforcement agencies have rescued three tourists, including the owner of an eco-resort, who were kidnapped for ransom while visiting the Sundarbans from Dakop area in Khulna. The rescue operation, a joint effort by police and the Coast Guard, took place around 8:30 pm today in Banisanta area of Dakop Upazila. Several armed forest robbers involved in the kidnapping were arrested. Dakop police OC Atikur Rahman confirmed the incident to BSS. Following the rescue, a case was filed with Dakop Police Station by the resort owner’s son, Shantanu Bachhar, alleging a ransom demand of Taka 20 lakh and naming the forest robbers. The tourists were abducted on Friday afternoon from Kenur Khal near Dhangmari range in the Sundarbans. Two of the victims, Sohel and Jony, are residents of Dhaka, along with the eco-resort owner, Shripati Bachhar. Two female tourists who were also abducted were later released. OC Atikur Rahman said the rescue was possible through coordinated operations by the Coast Guard, river police, and local police. Detailed information will be shared in a press briefing later, he added.
Two businesses fined for overcharging LPG gas in Savar
Two businesses fined for overcharging LPG gas in Savar
NCP in talks with resigned leaders, no final decision on seat sharing yet: Akhtar
NCP in talks with resigned leaders, no final decision on seat sharing yet: Akhtar
Khaleda Zia: From homemaker to Bangladesh's first female prime minister
Khaleda Zia: From homemaker to Bangladesh's first female prime minister
The untold Liberation War journey of Khaleda Zia
The untold Liberation War journey of Khaleda Zia
Khaleda Zia's policy: Balancing between left and right
Khaleda Zia's policy: Balancing between left and right
Adieu Khaleda Zia: The fearless face of Bangladesh politics
Adieu Khaleda Zia: The fearless face of Bangladesh politics
Tarique Rahman holding meeting with top business leaders 
Tarique Rahman holding meeting with top business leaders 
DHAKA, Jan 4, 2026 (BSS) - BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is holding a meeting with the country's top business leaders at the BNP Chairperson's political office in Gulshan of the city. BNP Standing Committee members Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku are present at the meeting that began at 7pm. Participating business leaders in the meeting include International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman; BSRM Chairman Ali Hossein Akbar Ali, former presidents of the top business organization FBCCI Mir Nasir Hossain and A K Azad, Square Group Managing Director Tapan Chowdhury, former BTMA President Matin Chowdhury; Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) President Anwar Ul Alam Chowdhury Parvez, Meghna Group of Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mostafa Kamal, Uttara Motor Corporation Limited Chairman Matiur Rahman, MCCI President Kamran T Rahman, former BGMEA President Kutubuddin Ahmed, former BKMEA President Fazlul Haque, former MCCI President Nihad Kabir, BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan, BTMA President Shawkat Aziz, BKMEA President Mohammad Hatem, Steel Mill Owners Association President Jahangir Alam, ICC Bangladesh Executive Member and Transcom Group CEO Simeen Rahman, Pran Group Chairman and CEO Ahsan Khan Chowdhury. Also present are Partex Group's Azizul Qayeser, former DCCI President Hossain Khaled, DCCI President Tashkin Ahmed, BGPMA President Md. Shahriar, BCMEA President Moynul Islam, Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) President Abdul Muktadir, BAB President Abdul Hai Sarker, Sikom Group Managing Director Amirul Haque, BCI Senior Vice President Preeti Chakraborty, Bangladesh Employers' Federation President Fazle Shamsul Ehsan and UCB Chairman Sharif Zahir.
NBR launches Security Operations Center (SOC) to strengthen cybersecurity
NBR launches Security Operations Center (SOC) to strengthen cybersecurity
37.1pc growth of remittance inflow till Jan 3
37.1pc growth of remittance inflow till Jan 3
Youth festival held in Rajbari thru various competitions 
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JnU suspends Jan 6 classes, exams over students' union polls 
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Election journalism training concludes in Sylhet
SYLHET, Jan 4, 2026 (BSS) - A two-day election journalism training organised by the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) concluded in Sylhet today. Fifty journalists from print and electronic media in Sylhet participated in the training.  The closing ceremony was attended by Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Md Sarwar Alam as chief guest. Deputy Commissioner emphasised the importance of knowledge and learning, noting that election reporting plays a crucial role in ensuring a free and fair poll.  He also urged journalists to raise public awareness about the upcoming referendum through accurate reporting. The ceremony was presided over by Sylhet Press Club President Muktabis-un-Noor and coordinated by PIB senior trainer Md Shah Alam.  Sultan Mahmud, Deputy Editor of Amar Desh and Khaled Ahmad, General Secretary of Sylhet Metropolitan Journalists' Union were present as special guests, among others, on the occasion.
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Coast Guard conducts joint operation to ensure tourist ship safety in Mongla
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BNP's 31-point agenda key to youth-driven, modern Bangladesh: Bokul
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Mahmudullah’s 50 steers Rangpur to 155-5 against Dhaka
Anne Frank's step-sister and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss dies
Anne Frank's step-sister and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss dies
LONDON, Jan 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people about the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced Sunday. In a tribute, her family expressed their "great sadness" at the loss of this "remarkable woman: an Auschwitz survivor, a devoted Holocaust educator, tireless in her work for remembrance, understanding and peace". Schloss died on January 3 in London, according to the Anne Frank House. King Charles III, who danced with Schloss at an event in London in 2022, and his wife Camilla, patron of her Anne Frank Trust UK foundation, said they were "greatly saddened". "We are both privileged and proud to have known her and we admired her deeply," the royal couple said in a statement. Schloss co-founded the trust in 1990 to educate people about the Holocaust and combat prejudice. Born Eva Geiringer in Austria in 1929, she was a child when the Nazis annexed her country. Her Jewish family fled to Belgium and then Amsterdam where they settled opposite Anne Frank's house. Frank's accounts of the Holocaust have become a symbol of the suffering inflicted by the Nazis during World War II. The two girls were the same age and often played together. But from 1942 onwards, both families had to go into hiding. Schloss, her mother Elfriede, her father Erich and her brother Heinz were betrayed two years later by a Nazi sympathiser. They were arrested on her fifteenth birthday and sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp in May 1944. Schloss was able to stay in touch with her mother but was separated from her father and brother, who both died in the camps. Anne Frank died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. After the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet army in 1945, Schloss and her mother returned to the Netherlands where they met Anne's father Otto Frank, who was a widower upon his own return from Auschwitz. Otto encouraged Schloss to pursue photography, and in 1952 she moved to London to study and met her future husband, Zvi Schloss. Elfriede and Otto married in 1953. Eva and Zvi Schloss, who had three daughters, obtained British citizenship. Eva Schloss also regained her Austrian citizenship in 2021, aged 92. She wrote several books and recounted her experiences around the world, and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2013. "Into her 90s, she spoke with tireless passion, often giving several talks a day, including in prisons and schools," Gillian Walnes, vice president of the Anne Frank Trust UK said in a statement. "Eva's legacy lives on in the lives she touched and the history she so bravely kept alive."  
Mild cold wave, temperature fall, dense fog grip parts of country
Mild cold wave, temperature fall, dense fog grip parts of country
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Mild cold wave continues across northern, western districts
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Mercury dips to 8 degree Celsius in Jashore
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Dry weather, fog, slight temperature changes predicted
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Lowest temperature at 9.7°C recorded in Dinajpur 
Dry weather, fog, changes of temperature forecast 
Dry weather, fog, changes of temperature forecast 
Dry weather, fog, slight fall of temperatures forecast
Dry weather, fog, slight fall of temperatures forecast

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