Students came out of their residential halls and marched in processions from four directions before gathering in front of the SUST Central Students’ Union (Sucsu) office. During the demonstration, protesters chanted slogans demanding the student union election be held on schedule and accused authorities of unnecessary delays. Sust unit General Secretary of Chhatra Dal, Naim Sarker, said universities are autonomous institutions with the authority to make their own decisions. Meanwhile, Sust unit Chhatra Shibir Secretary, Masud Rana Tuhin, alleged repeated delays in announcing the Sucsu election. The Sucsu election was scheduled for January 20, and candidates have already begun campaigning.

A van driver has been killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the Jurain Balur Math area under Shyampur police station in the capital. The victim’s wife, Minara Begum, said that while Ibrahim was returning home after work at night, a speeding unidentified vehicle struck him and fled the scene, leaving him critically injured. He was immediately rescued and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College (DMC) Hospital, where on-duty doctors declared him dead. Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police Outpost In-charge (Inspector) Faruk Ahmed confirmed the incident, saying the body is currently being kept at the hospital’s morgue. Police are trying to identify the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has clarified that the International Cricket Council (ICC) is yet to issue a formal response to its request to relocate Bangladesh’s matches in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from India, despite recent comments from Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul citing letter of ICC security team. The board stressed that this communication does not amount to an official reply to its request for relocating matches outside India. Earlier in the day, Asif Nazrul told reporters during a visit to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) House that Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup campaign had been thrown into further controversy after the ICC security team flagged several factors that could heighten security risks if the team travels to India. Nazrul said these concerns were outlined in a separate letter from the ICC security team, even as the government and cricket authorities await a formal response to two letters already sent to the ICC. The developments come as the BCB continues to push for Bangladesh’s matches in the 2026 T20 World Cup to be shifted from India to Sri Lanka, pending an official response from the ICC.

This is the empire of the lens at work. The longue durée in a time of blackoutsThe Western script is seductive in its simplicity: Economic suffocation leads to protests, protests reveal a regime’s fragility, and external “liberation” becomes inevitable. His voice, amplified by Farsi-language satellite channels and social media, has become a central node in the Western narrative. As a new media alliance rises from the Global South, as Iranians navigate both internal repression and external manipulation, and as alternative corridors of trade bypass Western chokeholds, the empire of the lens finds its focus blurring. The empires of the lens, like those of clay and stone, will eventually crumble to dust.

DHAKA, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS) - The fourth day of hearings on appeals against the acceptance and cancellation of nomination papers for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections began this morning at the Election Commission (EC). The hearings started at 10:00 am Tuesday at the auditorium of the EC headquarters in Agargaon here. According to the schedule announced by the Commission, appeals numbered 211 to 280 are being heard today. Meanwhile, on Monday, the third day of hearings, 41 candidates regained their candidacy. EC officials said that over the past three days, a total of 150 candidates have regained their candidacy through the appeal hearings.

MELBOURNE, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Australia captain Alyssa Healy said on Tuesday she will to retire from cricket in March after the team's home series with India, ending a storied career. "It's with mixed emotions that the upcoming India series will be my last for Australia," said Healy, whose husband is Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc. One of the most destructive batters and finest wicketkeepers in world cricket, she has been part of eight World Cup titles. "Alyssa is one of the all-time greats of the game and has made an immeasurable contribution both on and off the field over her 15-year career," said Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg. "On behalf of Australian cricket, I'd like to thank Alyssa and congratulate her on an incredible career that has inspired so many and changed the game for the better."

PARIS, France, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The European Central Bank (ECB) has lifted the 20-percent threshold on Credit Agricole's stake in Italian competitor Banco BPM, the French bank said on Monday. That ruling, made January 9, comes half a year after Credit Agricole had submitted a request to have the limit removed in early July. Banco BPM, Italy's third-largest bank, has been embroiled in the aftermath of a hostile takeover bid since November 2024 by second-ranked UniCredit. UniCredit withdrew its offer for Banco BPM in July after Meloni's administration blocked the bid. Giuseppe Castagna, Banco BPM's CEO, had expressed a preference for a Credit Agricole merger in an interview in September.

PARIS, France, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Former France, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain defender Mamadou Sakho announced his retirement on Monday aged 35. Centre-back Sakho had been without a club since leaving Georgian outfit Torpedo Kutaisi last January. "I wanted to thank everyone," he said on the pitch before PSG's French Cup last 32 game against another of his former sides, Paris FC. In 2013 he moved to Liverpool where he spent four seasons before moving to Crystal Palace, Montpellier and, finally, Torpedo Kutaisi. Sakho was in the French squad at the 2014 World Cup, featuring in the three group games and the 1-0 quarter-final defeat by Germany.

Paris FC's Ikone stuns PSG to knock out former club from French CupPARIS, France, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Paris Saint-Germain academy product Jonathan Ikone came back to haunt his old club on Monday as he scored the only goal in Paris FC's 1-0 win over their city rivals to reach the last 16 of the French Cup. Substitute Ikone stabbed home in the final 20 minutes to surprise the dominant record 16-time winners and current champions at the Parc des Princes. PSG lost their first home game in the competition since 2022 and suffered their first last-32 defeat since 2014. Since then, PSG have lifted the French Champions Trophy edging rivals Marseille on penalties in Kuwait last Thursday. Newly-promoted Paris (PFC), backed by luxury goods brand LVMH and Red Bull, are 15th in Ligue 1, two points above Nantes in the relegation play-off berth.

LOS ANGELES, United States, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Hawaii's Kilauea was spraying a spectacular fountain of lava on Monday, keeping up its reputation as one of the world's most active volcanoes. For over a year now, Kilauea has been regularly throwing out thousands of tonnes of molten rock and gases since it burst to life in December 2024. Tiny slivers of volcanic glass, known as "Pele's hair," are also being thrown into the air. It is one of six active volcanoes located in the Hawaiian Islands, which also include Mauna Loa, the largest volcano in the world. Kilauea is much smaller than neighboring Mauna Loa, but it is far more active and regularly wows helicopter-riding tourists who come to see its red-hot shows.

JAKARTA, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - New Indonesia coach John Herdman on Tuesday targeted qualification for the 2030 World Cup, warning there were no more excuses. Kluivert left the Indonesia job after failing to get them to this year's World Cup. Indonesia have been to the World Cup once, in 1938, when they were under Dutch colonial rule. Herdman guided Canada's men to the 2022 World Cup, their first appearance in 36 years. He took Canada's women to the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Cup hosted by the country.

He is one of the best goalkeepers in the world," Morocco coach Walid Regragui told reporters during the AFCON. It is a remarkable record given many were high-stakes World Cup or AFCON clashes. Between those triumphs came the highlight so far of his career as his brilliance helped Morocco become the first World Cup semi-finalists from Africa four years ago in Qatar. Bono kept four clean sheets in seven matches, including against Belgium, Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal. He once again excelled on the international stage at the new-look Club World Cup in the United States last year, helping Hilal hold Real Madrid and defeat Manchester City before a last-eight exit.

TAIPEI, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Taiwan has reached a "general consensus" with the United Sates on a trade deal, the democratic island's negotiators said Tuesday, after months of talks. "The goal of the US-Taiwan tariff negotiations has always been to seek reciprocal tariff reductions without stacking tariffs, and to obtain preferential treatment under Section 232," the Office of Trade Negotiations said in a statement, adding there was a "general consensus" on these issues.

WASHINGTON, United States, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a 25 percent tariff on any country trading with Iran, ramping up pressure on Tehran over its violent crackdown on a wave of protests. "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America. Iran's main trading partners are China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, according to the economic database Trading Economics. The tariffs announcement comes as Trump mulls possible military action against Iran over the protests. But she said Iran also had a diplomatic channel open to Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, adding that Iran was taking a "far different tone" in private than it was in its public statements.

Both "frustrated and inspired” by his own experiences, Passarelli developed a potential solution to make recruitment a less time consuming process. “Built to Be Customized”: Developing DelibityPassarelli started designing a platform to help streamline recruitment in the spring of 2025. During development of Debility, Passarelli worked with several organizations at Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan to understand how different groups managed club recruitment. While building the platform, Passarelli explained that his goal was to streamline the recruitment process rather than “reinvent” it. Passarelli explained that Delibity was “built to be customized” so pre-professional groups, Greek life and other types of clubs could utilize the platform.