In a significant escalation of the ongoing graft probe into the former leadership of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) conducted a formal interrogation of Bushra Afrin on Thursday, 15 January 2026. Ms Afrin, the daughter of the incarcerated former Mayor Atiqul Islam, served as the city’s inaugural ‘Chief Heat Officer’ […]

A volatile situation erupted in the Zakiganj Upazila of Sylhet on Thursday as a local student leader, identifying himself as a “coordinator” of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, forcibly detained a Union Parishad Chairman. The incident, which saw Abdus Shahid, the Acting Chairman of Manikpur Union, labelled a “devil” and handed over to the police, triggered […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has launched a stinging critique of the current electoral environment, accusing a “specific political party” of weaponising religious sentiment to secure unfair advantages. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday afternoon at the party’s Gulshan electoral office, Mahdee Amin, Advisor to the BNP Chairman and spokesperson for the Election Management […]

In a landmark decision aimed at safeguarding those at the forefront of the recent democratic transition, the Interim Government’s Advisory Council has formally approved the July Warriors’ Indemnity Act. The announcement was made by the Law Adviser, Professor Asif Nazrul, during a high-profile press briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Thursday, […]