Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

Nearly 195,000 expatriate postal ballots reach Bangladesh

UK scholarships strengthen Bangladesh ties: Cooke

Election environment better than before, no challenge to peaceful voting: Home Adviser

Mild earthquake jolts parts of country

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Jahangir urges Coast Guard to perform impartial duty in national election

Fireworks, lanterns banned in Dhaka ahead of Shab-e-Barat

‘71’ is our existence, a group wants to erase it : Fakhrul

Maldives mission aids injured Bangladeshi worker’s return home

Journalists must be uncompromising on professionalism: Rizwana

Resist any ploy to delay vote counting: Tarique Rahman

Violations of electoral code reported in 257 areas, TK 18.26 lakh fined

Fouzul Kabir calls for sensitive behaviour instead of blame game culture

‘71’ is our existence, a group wants to erase it : Fakhrul

This election will be a challenging one: Dhaka-19 BNP candidate

Sherpur-2 BNP candidate Fahim gets relief from SC

Dhaka-19 NCP candidate promises to protect Savar–Ashulia from terrorism, drugs

Hajj pilgrims' visa applications to begin Feb 8

DHAKA, Feb 3, 2026 (BSS) - Registered Hajj pilgrims under both government and private initiatives will be able to apply for visas from February 8 through the Saudi Nusuk Masar system, with the process continuing until March 20. A recent press release signed by Mohammad Safiuzzaman Bhuiya, Deputy Secretary of the Hajj-1 Wing of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, stated that health examinations for all pilgrims intending to perform Hajj in 2026 are underway at government hospitals across the country. As per Saudi directives, the pilgrims must complete health check-ups and receive prescribed vaccinations to obtain a fitness certificate, which is mandatory for performing Hajj. All registered pilgrims, including expatriate Bangladeshis, must collect the fitness certificate by March 20 after undergoing health examinations and vaccinations at designated centres. Only then can they apply for visas through the Nusuk Masar system. The notification has been issued in the public interest with approval of the competent authority.

Fireworks, lanterns banned in Dhaka ahead of Shab-e-Barat

Govt to sell milk, eggs, meat at affordable prices during Ramadan

SC clears BNP candidate Aslam to contest Chattogram-4 polls

Asif Mahmud calls for Fajr-time presence at poll centres to ensure fair voting

Biman Bangladesh Airlines MD, wife arrested in child domestic worker torture case

Zaima Rahman holds ‘Tea Conversation’ with youth

Zubaida Rahman holds view-exchange meeting with underprivileged working women

Govt to construct 1000-bed hospital in Nilphamari

Feb 12 elections will set a standard for future polls: CA

July Uprising Memorial Museum will show path to nation: CA

Majority of incidents involving minority communities in 2025 found non-communal: police report

Mumbai stocks surge as Trump announces US-India trade deal

MUMBAI, India, Feb 3, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Shares in Mumbai soared at the open Tuesday after US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India and pledged to cut tariffs on goods from the country. The Nifty stock index rallied 4.86 percent to 26,200 points on news of the deal, which Trump said came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine.

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NBR publishes HS code-based import data for public access

3 martyr families in Sunamganj satisfied with Sheikh Hasina's verdict

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Firearms, ammunition recovered in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Feb 3, 2026 (BSS) - Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered firearms and ammunition during an anti-crime drive in the city early today. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted the drive at Fudkipara area under Shahmukhdum Police Station around 1:30 am, said a RAB press release issued here at noon. During the operation, the team recovered one foreign-made revolver, one one-shooter gun, two air guns and 20 rounds of pistol bullets, the release said. However, no one was arrested in connection with the recovery, it added.

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ICT prosecution files formal charge in 2 cases

DHAKA, Feb 03, 2026 (BSS) - The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today filed formal charges in separate cases, including one filed over the killing of seven youths in an alleged staged shootout in Gazipur in 2016. Confirming the matter to the newsmen, prosecution Gazi MH Tamim said the prosecution has filed a formal charge against 10, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary and former IGP AKM Shahidul Haque, former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah, former CTTC chief Md Monirul Islam and former head of detective branch (DB) Harun Ur-Rashid. According to case documents, law enforcement agencies detained the seven youths from different parts of the country and kept them confined in a house in Gazipur in October 2016. They were later shot dead in cold blood and falsely branded as militants. Tamim further said that a formal charge was also filed in a case against former minister Rashed Khan Menon and Qamrul Islam over their alleged role in crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising.