The restrictions were confirmed on Sunday through a notification signed by RMP Commissioner Dr Zillur Rahman. According to the notification, the movement of launches and engine boats will remain suspended from midnight before polling day-12:00 a.m. on February 11-until midnight at the end of polling day on February 12. During the same period, the movement of taxi cabs or cars, pickups, microbuses, and trucks will be restricted. Long-distance passenger vehicles, as well as vehicles used locally by long-distance passengers, will also remain exempted. Moreover, the restrictions will not apply to vehicle movement on national highways, port areas, and important roads, highways, and connecting routes used for inter-district travel or travel outside the metropolitan area.

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Photo: CollectedDHAKA, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh Bank (BB) purchased $209 million from 19 commercial banks on Monday through multiple auction methods as part of its ongoing strategy to curb the depreciation of the US dollar against the TK and revitalise the remittance and export sectors. According to central bank data, it bought dollars at the rate of TK 122.30. Accordingly, total purchases stood at $795 million in February 2026 and $4,728 million in FY 2025–26 till February 9, 2026.

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The third-ranked Coconino girls soccer team finished its regular season with a dominant 7-0 win over the No. Panthers head coach Isaiah Veale talked about the things that he was glad to see as his team closed a historic regular season. “We challenge them from early on in the season,” Veale said. Veale talked about the impact this year’s senior class has made. Coconino (11-1, 5-1 Grand Canyon) will take the region championship and near-perfect record into the Open State Tournament as the No.

With each team scoring a goal in the middle frame, Cornell and Clarkson headed to overtime with the score tied, 1-1. Adam: It was the second overtime of the game, so it was a long game for sure. Multiple seniors: “The Lynah boards!”March 1, 2024: Quinnipiac at Cornell (ECAC Quarterfinals Game 1) AKA “The Lynah Boards Game”After blowing a two-goal lead, No. Adam: It was like red, red, red, green. March 16, 2025: Colgate at Cornell (ECAC Championship Game)After knocking off Clarkson in triple overtime, No.

TOKYO, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Japan switched on the world's biggest nuclear power plant again on Monday, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a minor glitch. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in the Niigata region restarted at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT), the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said in a statement. A glitch with an alarm in January forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The facility had been offline since Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after a colossal earthquake and tsunami sent three reactors at the Fukushima atomic plant into meltdown. Conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who pulled off a thumping election victory on Sunday, has promoted nuclear power to energise the Asian economic giant.

Forty-eight hours before the nation heads to the polls for the 13th national parliamentary election and referendum, the official campaign period ended at 7:30am Tuesday. Meanwhile, the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ voting option has returned to the ballot paper for the first time since the 1991 election. The final day of campaigning was marked by a flurry of promises, with candidates making last-ditch appeals through mass rallies, door-to-door outreach, and public meetings across the country. On the final day, Jamaat-e-Islami also organised a large election procession in Dhaka-15. While the white ballot will determine the next government, the pink ballot carries the weight of the July National Charter.

BANGKOK, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Thailand's caretaker premier Anutin Charnvirakul was preparing for coalition talks Monday after his conservative Bhumjaithai Party surged to a stunning election victory on a wave of nationalism. The reformist People's Party trailed with around 120 seats, while Pheu Thai -- the party of jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra -- came in third. Still, Pheu Thai is seen as a likely coalition partner for Anutin, as they were allies until Bhumjaithai pulled out over the border dispute scandal. Anutin, who took office in September, declined to be drawn Sunday on potential coalition talks, noting the election results remained unofficial. Thailand's military took control of several disputed areas in the latest fighting in December, and a fragile ceasefire remains in place.

SEOUL, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - South Korea grounded an ageing fleet of military helicopters on Monday after a chopper crashed during a training exercise and killed two people on board. The AH-1S Cobra was training for emergency landings when it "crashed due to an unidentified cause" in Gapyeong county west of Seoul, the army said in a statement. The AH?1S Cobra is a US-made, single?engine anti-tank attack helicopter. Some of those used by South Korea's military are more than 30 years old. The country's defence acquisition agency said in 2022 that the Army's Cobra helicopters were "scheduled to be retired" as domestically developed light-armed choppers started flying.

RAJSHAHI, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS) - Ballot papers for five parliamentary constituencies in Rajshahi district have been dispatched to the upazila level ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. Rajshahi District Senior Election Officer Motawakkil Rahman said that ballot papers reached all upazilas of the district on Sunday. He said that on February 11, ballot papers along with other polling materials will be sent from the upazilas to the polling centres. However, ballot papers for the Rajshahi-2 (Sadar) constituency will be distributed to polling centres from the field of Hazi Muhammad Mohsin Government School on the same day. Alongside the national election ballot papers, an equal number of referendum ballots have also been delivered to the upazilas.

DHAKA, Feb 9, 2026 (BSS) - Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 53.9 percent reaching $1,032 million in the first eight days of February, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued today. Last year, during the same period, the country's remittance inflow was $671 million. During the July to February 8, 2026 of the current fiscal year, expatriates sent remittances of $20,465 million, which was $16,633 million during the same period of the previous fiscal year.

As a result, social media has now emerged as a powerful “platform” for election campaigning. Across all six parliamentary constituencies of Rajshahi district, the online world is currently flooded with digital posters. This is because in this election, online campaigning is not merely a supporting tool; rather, it has become a separate battlefield in itself. In the same constituency, BNP candidate Major General (Retd) Sharif Uddin is also not lagging behind. Through this website, voters from his area can share their opinions, and various details of his election campaign are available there.

The US has reduced the countervailing duty rate imposed on Bangladeshi products from 20% to 19%. At the same time, it has been decided to provide no reciprocal tariff benefits on the export of certain apparel products made using cotton and synthetic fibers imported from the US. A bilateral agreement in this regard was signed between the two countries on Monday (February 9) night Bangladesh time in Washington DC. The agreement was signed on behalf of Bangladesh by Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin and National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman. As a result, the opportunities for products to enter the markets of both countries will increase significantly.”National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman, the chief negotiator of the Bangladesh team, said: “Bangladesh exporters will get additional benefits as a result of reducing the reciprocal tariff from 20% to 19%.