President Md Sahabuddin. File PhotoDHAKA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) - President Md Sahabuddin today extended his heartfelt greetings and congratulations to the Christian community on the occasion of Christmas Day, the greatest religious festival of Christians. In a message on the eve of the day, the President said Christmas, the birthday of the great Jesus Christ, is the biggest religious festival of the Christian community. He said, “Jesus Christ was a seeker of truth, a messenger of salvation for mankind and a guide of light. He wished for peace, prosperity and well-being of all members of the Christian community.

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Jair Bolsonaro. Photo: CollectedBRASÍLIA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned for attempting a coup, was temporarily released Wednesday to undergo surgery in the capital Brasilia, a source at the clinic told AFP. AFP journalists saw a convoy of black cars escorted by motorcycles enter the parking garage of the DF Star hospital ahead of Bolsonaro's surgery Thursday.

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today exchanged Christmas greetings with representatives of the Christian community at the State Guest House Jamuna. Photo: CA's Press WingDHAKA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) – Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today exchanged Christmas greetings with representatives of the Christian community at the State Guest House Jamuna here on the occasion of Christmas. In their welcome address, Christian leaders highlighted Professor Muhammad Yunus’s global reputation and his role in improving the country’s economy and overall situation. On the occasion, leaders of the Christian Religious Welfare Trust specially thanked the interim government for granting Taka 2.5 crore to the trust on the occasion of Christmas. Later, the Chief Adviser cut a cake together with representatives of the Christian community to mark Christmas.

The interim government has approved the final draft of the Bangladesh Telecommunications (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, paving the way for the dissolution of the National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (NTMC). The amendment explicitly says internet and telecommunications services cannot be shut down under any circumstances, addressing longstanding concerns over arbitrary service disruptions. The draft amendment was approved on Wednesday at a meeting of the Advisory Council, according to a media statement issued by the Chief Advisor’s Office. Under the amendment, the NTMC will be replaced by a new body, the Centre for Information Support (CIS). The CIS will be authorised to conduct interception and monitoring activities only with prior approval from a semi-judicial council, strengthening legal safeguards and institutional oversight.

DHAKA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS)- Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today submitted charge sheets against 19 persons in separate cases filed for revenue evasion in self gain in the Chattogram Customs House. Total revenue loss of the government is about Taka 4.33 crore, Assistant Director (PR) of the ACC Md Tanzir Ahmed said. The charge sheets were submitted in the cases filed by the Special Inquiry and Investigation Wing as the allegations against the pesos were proved in the investigations. The accused persons include former and current revenue officials of Chattogram Customs House, importers and Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) agents. The ACC stated that the cases were filed in 2019 over allegations of revenue evasion at Chattogram Customs House.

Collected photoMOSCOW, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Russian-backed court in occupied Ukraine on Wednesday sentenced a Colombian man to 19 years in prison for fighting for Kyiv's army. Moscow has jailed several foreign fighters that its troops have captured in eastern Ukraine, prosecuting them as mercenaries, not as prisoners of war protected under the Geneva Convention. In a statement, Russia's Prosecutor General said the Supreme Court in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region had sentenced a man it named as Oscar Mauricio Blanco Lopez to 19 years in jail. The court published a video showing him standing behind metal bars, expressionless, as the verdict was read out. Last week, the same court sentenced a British man to 13 years in prison, also for fighting for Ukraine.

Photo: PIDDHAKA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) – The revised budget for the current fiscal year 2025–26 has set the inflation target at 7 percent and the GDP growth rate at 5 percent. The revised budget was approved by the Council of Advisers today at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. The revised budget for the ongoing fiscal year 2025–26 will come into effect from February 1. Total government expenditure in the revised budget has been set at Taka 788,000 crore, he said, adding that in the original budget, the expenditure target was Taka 790,000 crore, which has been reduced by Taka 2,000 crore in the revised budget. The total budget deficit in the revised budget has been fixed at Taka 200,000 crore, which is 3.3 percent of GDP, Shafiqul Alam said.

DHAKA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) - In a move to facilitate the nomination process for the 13th National Parliamentary Election, all branches of scheduled banks have been directed to remain open on Saturday. Bangladesh Bank (BB) today issued the directive to ensure that prospective candidates can smoothly deposit their security money and funds required to purchase voter list CDs. Candidates will be able to complete these financial requirements through bank drafts, pay orders, or treasury challans. This special measure follows a memorandum issued by the Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat today. To ensure legal compliance and serve the general public interest, the order has been implemented under the authority granted by Section 45 of the Bank Company Act, 1991.

Photo: BSSKHULNA, Dec 24 (BSS) - Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and former lawmaker Mia Golam Parwar said today that a nation’s progress depends on the depth of its moral education. “Many countries that gained independence after us have become developed simply by prioritising moral education,” he said, adding that institutional education without moral guidance cannot produce a truly complete human being. Parwar was speaking as the chief guest at the annual examination results announcement and prize-giving ceremony organised by Al Hera Ideal Madrasa in Phultala Upazila, Khulna. Later, the chief guest and other dignitaries distributed prizes among meritorious students. Earlier in the morning, Parwar also addressed an assembly organised by Khan Jahan Ali Thana Jamaat as the chief guest.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presides over Advisory Council meeting at CAO in Tejgaon, Dhaka today. Photo : PIDDHAKA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) - A meeting of the Council of Advisers was held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) in the city's Tejgaon area today. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting, said a PID release.

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Photo: BSSCHATTOGRAM, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) – A fire broke out at a railway repair workshop in Pahartali here, causing damage to goods worth approximately Tk 2.5 lakh. The Fire Service and Civil Defence Chattogram control room reported that the fire started at around 9:30 pm on Tuesday in an area where scrap materials were stored. Two firefighting units rushed to the site and brought the blaze under control by approximately 10:30 pm. The Railway Eastern Zone Authority has formed a three-member committee to investigate the incident and asked the probe body to submit report within three days.

Photo: CollageISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS)- The Islamic University MootCourt Society (IUMCS) today formed a new executive committee for next oneyear. Raihan Biswas and Ummay Ashratun Tajrin of Law Department, both under 2019-20session, were made as president and secretary of IUMCS respectively. Research and Academic Secretary, Shadman Khan Naahe as Media and PublicRelation Secretary, Farhan Ishraq as Asst. Information and Technology Affairs Secretary, SolaimanHossain and Jannatul Karim Shuchi as Event Affairs Secretaries, Riyad HasanRabby as External Affairs Secretary and Arefin Sabbir as Asst. President Raihan said, "It is a profound honour to assume the presidency ofthe Islamic University Moot Court Society (IUMCS).