DINAJPUR, Jan 9, 2026 (BSS) - BNP Standing Committee member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain today urged the party workers to be responsible in carrying out organisation’s activities.  "We, who are workers of the nationalist ideology, must be highly responsible. If we cannot maintain a disciplined state, we will not be able to prepare ourselves for a Bangladesh that BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman wants to see in the days to come." Dr Zahid made the remarks as the chief guest at an emergency meeting organized by the district BNP in Dinajpur on the occasion of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's visit to Dinajpur. The meeting was held at the Dinajpur Shishu Academy Auditorium this evening. He urged everyone to hold on to the unity in line with BNP's ideology and party directives in the coming days and move forward in electoral activities. At the same time, he gave instructions to work unitedly for the successful implementation of the programme of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s visit to Dinajpur ahead of the upcoming January 12.  He said, "Tarique Rahman will visit the graves of his maternal grandparents and aunt at the Faridpur graveyard in Dinajpur city. Besides, he will inquire about the family members of the martyrs and the injured of the July 2024 movement." The meeting was presided over by District BNP President Advocate Md. Mofazzal Hossain Dulal and conducted by General Secretary Bakhtiar Ahmed Kochi.  BNP's candidate for Dinajpur-2 constituency, Sadik Riaz Chowdhury Pinak, and candidate for Dinajpur Sadar constituency, Syed Jahangir Alam, spoke at the event. Party’s MP candidates from the district's 6 constituencies, members of the district BNP secretary council, leaders and workers of associated organizations, and leaders from various levels were present at the event.

MUNSHIGANJ, Jan 9, 2026 (BSS) - Two motorcyclists were killed this afternoon when a passenger bus rammed into their motorcycle on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj. The accident occurred around 6:00 pm in the Srinagar ferry ghat area of the expressway. The deceased were identified as Matiur Rahman, 50, son of Mortuza Ali of Kalatia village in Keraniganj upazila. The complete identity of the other victim, Sohel Rana, aged about 40, could not be fully confirmed. Police said a Dhaka-bound Surovi Paribahan bus from Barishal lost control after entering the Munshiganj area and hit the motorcycle. Motorcycle rider Sohel Rana died on the spot. Fire service personnel recovered his body from the scene, while critically injured Matiur Rahman was taken to Srinagar Health Complex, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The bodies of both victims have been kept at Hasara Highway Police Station, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) ATM Mahmudul Huq of Hasara Highway Police Station.