Bangladesh refuses to travel to India for World Cup next month

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK Bangladesh has officially decided not to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, escalating the sporting standoff between the two countries to an unprecedented level. Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul disclosed the major development on Sunday, calling the move as a necessary response to what he termed the ‘radical communal […]Continue Reading

India’s BJP leaders applaud Mustafizur’s removal from IPL as “victory for Hindus’

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK Leaders from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and prominent religious figures have praised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) following the removal of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League (IPL). After the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) issued an official statement on Saturday confirming they had released Continue Reading

Venezuela’s Machado says she wants to share Nobel Peace Prize with Trump

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she wants to share her Nobel Peace Prize with U.S. President Donald Trump, praising his administration’s military action that led to the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, even as she acknowledged she has not spoken to Trump since October. Speaking on Fox News’ Hannity on Monday, […]Continue Reading

Progress for Ukraine talks in Paris is uncertain with US focus on Venezuela and Greenland tension

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK Leaders of Ukraine’s allies gathered Tuesday in Paris for key talks that could help determine the country’s security after any potential peace deal is reached with Russia, AP reports. But prospects for progress are uncertain: The Trump administration’s focus is shifting to Venezuela while U.S. suggestions of a Greenland takeover are causing Continue Reading

Over 300 SAD leaders join BNP in Sherpur

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK More than 300 leaders of the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Sherpur on Tuesday. The student leaders completed the formalities in the afternoon at the district BNP office in Raghunath Bazar under the leadership of the district SAD chief coordinator and spokesperson. Farhan Fuad Tuhin, chief coordinator […]Continue Reading

Tarique Rahman moves to rein in BNP’s rebel candidates

January 6, 2026

NEWS DESK With the BNP struggling to rein in rebel candidates despite repeated warnings and organisational efforts, party Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to hold meetings with them in a last-ditch bid to persuade withdrawals from key constituencies where BNP and its alliance partners have fielded official candidates. Senior BNP leaders said they tried […]Continue Reading

Security tightened on Tripura border over reported movement of PCJSS, UPDF cadres

January 5, 2026

NEWS DESK Security has been tightened along parts of the India–Bangladesh border in Tripura’s Gomati district following reports of the movement of cadres belonging to Bangladesh-based armed groups, including the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), officials said, according to India Today NE. In view of the Continue Reading

Trump posts photo of handcuffed, blindfolded Maduro

January 3, 2026

NEWS DESK President Donald Trump posted a photo Saturday of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship and wearing both a blindfold and handcuffs, AFP reports. “Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, along with a picture showing Maduro hours after he was […]Continue Reading

Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

January 3, 2026

 The United States attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump said, promising to put the country under American control for now, including by deploying U.S. forces if necessary, Reuters reports. “We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do […]Continue Reading

Zaima, other family members visit Khaleda Zia’s grave

January 2, 2026

NEWS DESK Family members of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, including Zaima Rahman, visited her grave at Zia Udyan in the capital on Friday morning to offer prayers. The family arrived at the mausoleum in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar around 10:30am. Among them were her granddaughter Zaima Rahman, her sister Selina Islam, her younger […]Continue Reading