National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam-File photoDHAKA, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS)- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam today said the party would announce within the next couple of days how many seats it will contest with Jamaat-e-Islami led alliance in the upcoming parliamentary election. He said the alliance is electorally prepared despite ongoing seat-sharing discussions, adding that no political party or alliance has yet been able to fully enter the competitive phase of campaigning. Describing Jamaat-e-Islami as a disciplined party, Nahid said the NCP has also nearly finalised internal decisions on candidates and constituencies. He said these concerns have already been conveyed to the Election Commission and would continue to be raised. Expressing concern over election security, Nahid said incidents of public shootings and killings have created fear among candidates and activists.

DHAKA, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS)-Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will send men’s and women’s hockey teams in Oman and Indonesia respectively to compete in qualification tournament for the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 4 this year. Talking to BSS today (Saturday), BHF general secretary Lt. Col. Riazul Hasan said the men’s qualification tournament will be held in Muscat, capital of Oman, from March 25 to April 5 while women’s qualification tournament will be in Jakarta, Indonesia, from April 20 to 30. The federation general secretary informed that the federation would call camp for the men’s and women’s teams soon for the qualification tournament. When asked about Bangladesh’s chance to qualify in the Asian Games, Riazul Hasan said the men’s team should qualify in the Asian Games, but as Bangladesh has never had a senior women’s team, so they have plan to form a senior team for the first time and planning to send them in the qualification tournament in Jakarta because this women’s hockey team need to gain experience from the international level.

Noakhali appeared to have tasted their seventh straight defeat in thetournament when they were bundled out for a meager 148 in 19.5 overs. Iftekhar Ahmed was the top-scorer for Rangpur with 37 runs while TowhidHridoy made 29. After being asked to bat first Noakhali batted well in the first 10 overs,having put up 80 plus runs. But Rangpur bowlers came back strongly to stiflethem, which proved to be decisive in bowling them out below 150. In the day's other match, Chattogram Royals earned a hard-fought two-wicketvictory over Rajshahi Warriors to go on top of the BPL point table.

Four killed in mine accident in northern AfghanistanFAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Four miners in northern Afghanistan were suffocated to death by fumes this week while digging for gemstones, a local official told AFP on Saturday. The miners were searching for precious stones underground and "died due to suffocation caused by fumes emitted from a stone-crushing machine", he added. Authorities did not respond to AFP's request for comment on whether the mine was operating officially or illegally. Afghanistan mines marble, minerals, gold, and precious stones as well as coal. In July 2025, six miners were killed and 18 injured in a coal mine collapse in the northern province of Baghlan.

'We don't want to be Americans': Greenland's political partiesNUUK, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - "We don't want to be Americans," Greenland's political parties said after US President Donald Trump again suggested the use of force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory. "We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danish, we want to be Greenlanders," the leaders of five parties in parliament said late Friday. "The future of Greenland must be decided by Greenlanders," they said.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Saturday paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman and discussed matters of bilateral interest between the two countries. The Indian envoy came to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s Gulshan office around 5pm and held a nearly hour-long meeting with him, BNP Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said. Several issues of bilateral interest were discussed during the meeting. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, and Joint Secretary General Humayun Kabir were also present. Earlier, Tarique Rahman had a meeting at the same office with Dr Ivars Ijabs, Member of the European Parliament and Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission.

DHAKA, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) - Chattogram Royals suffered a major setback in theongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after their in-form opener AdamRossington was ruled out of the tournament due to a finger injury. The England recruit was instrumental in helping Chattogram top the pointstable after seven matches. He had featured in six games, amassing 258 runs ata remarkable average of 258, including three half-centuries. "Adam Rossington sustained the injury during our last match against RajshahiWarriors when Binura Fernando's delivery struck the little finger of his lefthand," Chattogram team manager Nafis Iqbal said in a video message onThursday. Chattogram Royals will play their next match on January 15 in Dhaka againstNoakhali Express in the return-leg fixture.

Mrittunjoy who was erratic throughout the game, sealed the hat-trick bydismissing Mahidul Islam Ankon, Zahir Khan and Bilal Sami in the third,fourth and fifth ball of the last over. Mrittunjoy's feat is overall the 10th instance of hat-trick in BPL and secondin this season. Earlier, Noakhali Express pacer Mehedi Hasan Rana achieved the feat againstSylhet Titans two weeks ago at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The exclusive hat-trick club in BPL was opened by Pakistan first bowlerMohammad Sami in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2012. Pacer Al-Amin Hossain was the first Bangladesh bowler to claim a BPL hat-trick in 2015.

The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, declared them valid candidates, hearing the appeal petitions filed by them, at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon area. Tasnim Jara to seek ‘Football’ as electoral symbol:Regaining the candidature, Tasnim Jara, in an instant reaction, told reporters: “The appeal I submitted to the Election Commission has been accepted. The final decision will rest with the Election Commission,” she said, extending thanks to the EC for listening to their arguments. “Above all, we firmly believe that with public support we will be able to contest the upcoming election,” said Tasnim Jara. The Election Commission on December 11 announced the election schedule to arrange the national election and the referendum on the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order simultaneously on February 12, 2026.

Photo : BSSRAJSHAHI, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) - The 37th Rajshahi divisional annual sports competition was held at District Liberation War Memorial Stadium here today. Divisional office of Bangladesh Karmochary Kallyan Board (BKKB) organized the sports meet with participation of government officers and employees along with their children from all eight districts in the division. Commissioner of Rajshahi division Dr ANM Bazlur Rashid opened the competition as chief guest with Additional Commissioner Rezaul Alam Sarker in the chair. Additional Divisional Commissioner Dr Chitralekha Naznin, Additional Inspector General of Police Shamim Hossain, Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Faruque Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Afia Akhter and BKKB Director Tareque Mahmud, among others, were present. In the daylong competition, a total of 306 people took part in 37 events and the winners were given prizes after the events.

- A motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured when a speeding bus rammed a motorcycle and a rickshaw-van at Badamtala area on the Jhenaidah-Magura road under Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Friday evening. Photo : BSSJHENAIDAH, Jan 10, 2026 (BSS) - A motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured when a speeding bus rammed a motorcycle and a rickshaw-van at Badamtala area on the Jhenaidah-Magura road under Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Friday evening. Locals rescued them and rushed to Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital, where on-duty doctors declared Mukter Hossain dead. Emergency department physician of Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital Farzana Yasmin said the motorcyclist had died before reaching the hospital. The body of the deceased has been kept at the morgue of Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital.

India has said it is closely monitoring discussions between Bangladesh and Pakistan on JF-17 fighter jets, viewing the matter as having implications for its national security. Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remarks at the ministry’s weekly briefing on Friday. India also expressed concern over attacks on minority communities in Bangladesh. Replying to a question on elections in Bangladesh and Myanmar being “non-inclusive” due to the absence of major political parties, the spokesperson said India has consistently supported inclusive elections. “We have always spoken in favour of inclusive elections so that a credible mandate can be obtained,” he said.

Environmental experts on Saturday stressed the need for long-term planning, coordinated initiatives and sustained action to address Bangladesh’s growing environmental crisis, warning that short-term and fragmented projects are no longer sufficient. The remarks were made during a special session on the second day of the National Environmental Conference titled “The Need for Environmental Reforms and the Way Forward,” held at the Krishibid Institution auditorium in the capital. The session was chaired by Dr Nazrul Islam, chairman of the Urban Development Research Centre. A total of 117 local and international experts presented research papers at the conference, while grassroots environmental activists shared their field-level experiences. In his closing remarks, Dr Nazrul Islam said policy reform alone is not enough to resolve environmental challenges.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said his party would lead the nation in the right direction if it come to power, stressing that the country must not return to the situation that existed before August 5. But clearly, we do not want to go back to the situation before August 5,” the BNP chairman said. Tarique Rahman urged the people of all political views to resolve differences through dialogue, saying differences of opinion should never turn into division. The BNP chairman said politicians must work for the country’s independence and sovereignty by learning from key moments in history, including 1971, 1990 and August 5, 2024. Earlier, Tarique Rahman arrived at the venue at around 10:52am and exchanged pleasantries with editors and journalists by moving from table to table.

BNP Chairperson’s Adviser and BNP candidate for Chapainawabganj-3, Harunur Rashid, has warned that police stations will be besieged with public support if innocent leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) are harassed or arrested. Harunur Rashid said that the Awami League does not have any electoral symbol in the upcoming election. But if anyone is harassed or detained simply because they belong to the Awami League, it will not be tolerated,” he said. He added that there have already been incidents in which people were harassed merely on allegations of being affiliated with the Awami League. 1 BNP general secretary Abdul Bari, former councillor Iftekhar Ahmed Ranjhu, and leaders and activists of the BNP and its affiliated organizations.