Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, state officials said Wednesday, after surviving a fatal car accident in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends. The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in Ogun state, where the accident occurred, said preliminary investigations showed the vehicle was moving at excessive speed and had burst a tyre before the crash. "Anthony Joshua was discharged from hospital late this afternoon" Lagos and Ogun state governments spokesmen said in a joint statement late Wednesday night. Joshua, 36, was admitted at Lagos's Lagoon Hospital, the statement said, contradicting earlier information by a TRACE official who gave the name of a different hospital. The former Olympic champion Joshua has since been linked with a fight against compatriot and fellow former world champion Tyson Fury.

The High Court has published the full copy of its verdict declaring free access to safe drinking water a fundamental right for every citizen under the Constitution. In 2020, the court issued a suo motu rule seeking to ensure safe and usable water for every citizen of the country. Through the rule, the court sought to determine whether ensuring the supply of safe drinking water for all citizens is the responsibility of the state and whether access to such safe water can be declared a fundamental right of every citizen. Following the final hearing of the rule, the High Court delivered its verdict on February 27 last year. The court also issued several directives to ensure the supply of safe drinking water.

Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar has said that primary-level students received 100% of their textbooks on the first day of the year. The adviser said the quality of this year’s textbooks is better than before, calling it a major success of the interim government. A total of 300 million free textbooks have been printed this year for the primary and secondary levels. He added that the printing and distribution of primary-level textbooks has been completed 100%, while 60% of secondary-level textbooks have reached the field level. As a result, it has not been possible to ensure that 100% of secondary-level students receive textbooks on the first day of the year.

A mild cold wave is sweeping over parts of the country and it may abate in some places, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Thursday. According to the Met office bulletin, “A mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Madaripur, Gopalganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Comilla, Khulna, Satkhira, Jessore, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Barisal and Bhola and it may abate from some places.”The weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country. Moderate to thick fog may occur at many places over the country from midnight to morning and it may continue at places till noon. Night temperature may rise slightly and day temperature may rise by 1-2° C over the country. Seasonal low lies over South Bay, extending its trough to northeast Bay.

Finland seizes vessel after new cable damage in Gulf of FinlandHELSINKI, Jan 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Finnish police said Wednesday they had seized a vessel suspected of damaging a telecommunications cable that runs between Helsinki and Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland several hours earlier. Part of the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Finland is bordered by Estonia, Finland and Russia. Elisa said in a statement the cable damage had "not affected the functionality of Elisa's services in any way", noting that its services had been re-routed. The border guard instructed the vessel to stop and raise anchor, and ordered it to move and anchor in Finnish territorial waters. Finnish police said they were investigating the incident as "aggravated criminal damage, attempted aggravated criminal damage, and aggravated interference with telecommunications".

SEOUL, Jan 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Soaring global demand for semiconductors sent South Korea's exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday, despite a year of trade turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught. Total exports last year were valued at over $700 billion, according to data from Seoul's industry ministry, up 3.8 percent from the previous year. South Korea is also home to SK hynix, another key player in the global semiconductor market. Cars, South Korea's other key export, also performed strongly, with auto shipments rising to $72 billion, the highest on record despite US tariff pressures. South Korea is one of Washington's biggest trade partners.

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DHAKA, Jan 01, 2026 (BSS) – The Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 has come into effect subject to the presidential assent. Under the ordinance, smoking as well as the use of all tobacco products has been prohibited in all public places and public transport. Mixing any harmful addictive substances with tobacco or tobacco products has been declared a punishable offence. The objective of the ordinance is to protect public health from the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine products, repeal the ordinance on Bidi production by introducing a unified law, and completely ban emerging tobacco products including e-cigarettes, vapes and heated tobacco products. The definition of "tobacco products" has been expanded to include e-cigarettes, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), Heated Tobacco Products (HTP), nicotine pouches and all emerging products.

According to the bulletin, moderate to thick fog may occur at many places over the country during midnight to morning and it may continue at places till noon. Air navigation, inland river transport and road communication may be disrupted temporarily due to thick fog, it added. Moreover, night temperature may rise slightly and day temperature may rise by (1-2) degrees Celsius over the country. On Wednesday, Teknaf recorded the highest temperature at 27.0 degrees Celsius, while Jashore registered the lowest at 07.08 degrees Celsius today. In Dhaka, sunset will be at 5:22 pm today and sunrise at 6:42 am tomorrow.

Hundreds of tourists evacuated as Machu Picchu trains resume after crashLIMA, Jan 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Hundreds of tourists were evacuated Wednesday as rail services resumed to and from Peru's Inca citadel of Machu Picchu a day after a head-on collision between two trains killed one person and injured 40. On Tuesday, a train operated by PeruRail collided head-on with another belonging to Inca Rail on the single track that links the town of Ollantaytambo with Machu Picchu. The Inca empire's ancient capital Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century at an altitude of 2,500 meters (about 8,200 feet) on orders from the Inca ruler Pachacutec. In September, tourists had to be evacuated from the Aguas Calientes train station that serves Machu Picchu after protesters blocked the railway tracks with logs and rocks. Locals were demanding a new bus company be chosen in a fair bidding process to ferry visitors to the foot of Machu Picchu, and have repeatedly protested to press their demands.

LONDON, Jan 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The second-highest annual number of migrants arrived on UK shores in small boats since records were started in 2018, the government was to confirm Thursday. The tally comes as Brexit firebrand Nigel Farage's anti-immigration party Reform UK surges in popularity ahead of bellwether local elections in May. - Protests -The small boat figures come after Home Secretary Mahmood in November said irregular migration was "tearing our country apart". "Our landmark one-in one-out scheme means we can now send those who arrive on small boats back to France," he said. The past year has seen multiple protests in UK towns over the housing of migrants in hotels.

SCBA to accord reception to new Chief Justice on Jan 4File PhotoDHAKA, Jan 01, 2025 (BSS) - The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will accord a reception to newly appointed Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury on January 4. According to a notification signed by Supreme Court Registrar General Mohammad Habibur Rahman Siddiquee, the Chief Justice has given his consent and approval for holding the reception ceremony organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association at Courtroom No. Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury took oath as the country's 26th Chief Justice on December 28, 2025. Earlier, President Mohammed Shahabuddin, under the authority bestowed upon him under Article 95 (1) of the Constitution, appointed Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury as the country's 26th Chief Justice. The law ministry issued a gazette notification on the appointment on December 23.

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