The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump did not want to see anyone hurt on US streets but quickly blamed Democrats again after anti-immigrant agents killed a second person in Minneapolis. “Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America’s streets,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. She described the shooting death of Alex Pretti -- whom a Trump aide had quickly and without evidence branded a “domestic terrorist” -- by federal agents on Saturday as a “tragedy.”“We mourn for the parents. “This tragedy occurred as a result of a deliberate and hostile resistance by Democrat leaders in Minnesota,” Leavitt said, blaming Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats. Trump’s Republican Party has long defended the right to carry weapons virtually without restriction, and Leavitt said Trump supports the right to bear arms.

A US naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said Monday, as Tehran warned it was ready to hit back at any American attack launched in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests. A US-based rights group said on Monday that it had confirmed the deaths of nearly 6,000 people in the wave of protests suppressed by Iran’s security forces, but emphasized the actual toll could be several times higher. The protests started in late December, driven by economic grievances, but turned into a mass movement against the Islamic republic, with huge street demonstrations for several days from January 8. “If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind,” its English-language caption reads. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (Hrana) said it had confirmed that 5,848 people had been killed, including 209 members of the security forces.

He outlined that establishing a commodity market requires three specific structures: egulatory, technological, and ecosystem. He further noted that the CSE has updated its entire trading system to incorporate the Equity Market, Derivatives Market, and Equity Derivatives Market under a new technological infrastructure. Highlighting the necessity of this initiative, Mazumdar pointed out that while the majority of global trade occurs in the derivatives market, Bangladesh's market remains significantly behind. He emphasized that the sooner the commodity market is launched, the faster the economy will reap its benefits. Ali, FCA, Director of the Capital Market CEO Forum, expressed concern regarding the limited number of companies and the lack of product diversification in Bangladesh's capital market.

Chief Adviser's Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting last week in Davos, Switzerland. Chief Adviser's Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi held the meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting last week in Davos, Switzerland. "On the sidelines of the WEF meeting, I held a meeting with Facebook, now Meta, at the highest level, particularly focusing on how Meta can act against disinformation and misinformation ahead of the upcoming elections," Lutfey Siddiqi said. He was briefing media about his engagements in the WEF meeting in Davos at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. Apart from Meta, he also held a meeting with PayPal seeking their engagement in Bangladesh.

DHAKA, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), in separate raids, arrested two more members of a fraud ring accused of duping people through fake foreign investment schemes run on Telegram in Thakurgaon and Dinajpur districts on Monday and Tuesday. CID’s Dhaka Metro East Division arrested Ranjit Basak Rawnak, 25, from Pirganj Police Station area of Thakurgaon district around 8:30pm on Monday. During preliminary interrogation, CID found that Ranjit Basak Rawnak was involved in handling financial transactions under the direction of the group’s leader. The CID’s Dhaka Metro East Division stated that the investigation is ongoing and operations to arrest other members of the fraud ring are continuing. The arrests were made as part of the ongoing investigation into a case filed with Paltan Police Station on 4 September 2025.

The remanded accused is Pabitra Kumar Barua, 47, manager of the school. Dhaka Additionally Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah passed the order, as the police pleaded to place him on a five-day remand. When she returned at noon to pick him up, she found the child being forcibly kept inside an office room by the school’s principal Sharmin Jahan, while her husband Pabitra Kumar Barua, who also serves as the school’s manager, was present. However, footage collected with the help of local residents showed the child was being taken into the office room and subjected to physical abuse. On January 22, based on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, a case was lodged under the relevant law with Paltan Model Police Station, naming Sharmin Academy Principal Sharmin Jahan and her husband Pabitra Kumar Barua as accused.

Deepak Kumar Roy, candidate of the Gonosamhati Andolan for Lalmonirhat-3 (Sadar) constituency in the upcoming 13th national parliament election. About his expectations for the election, Roy said he wants a peaceful, violence-free and participatory poll. The Lalmonirhat-3 constituency comprises nine unions of Sadar Upazila and Lalmonirhat Municipality, with a total of 307,970 voters. In addition, Madhusudan Roy, secretary of the Lalmonirhat District unit of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), and Md. Aminul Islam, president of the district committee of the workers' movement, a Islami Andolan Bangladesh leader are in race for Lalmonirhat-3 constituency polls.

Extreme cold grips millions as US digs out of deadly snowstormNEW YORK, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Perilously cold temperatures threatened millions of Americans Monday in the wake of a sprawling winter storm that left at least 23 people dead as it knocked out power and paralyzed transportation. In New York City, eight more people were found dead amid plummeting temperatures, and an investigation to determine the causes was underway. Approximately 190 million people in the United States were under some form of extreme cold alert, the National Weather Service (NWS) told AFP. People living as far south as the Gulf Coast were expected to experience freezing temperatures nightly well into the week. And people in the Great Lakes region woke up to extreme temperatures that could cause frostbite on exposed skin within minutes.

'Keep dreaming': NATO chief says Europe can't defend itself without USBRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Monday Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, in the face of calls for the continent to stand on its own feet after tensions over Greenland. The diplomatic crisis gave fresh momentum to those advocating for Europe to take a tougher line against Trump and break its military reliance on Washington. "If anyone thinks here again, that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the US -- keep on dreaming. The NATO head reiterated his repeated praise for Trump for pressuring reluctant European allies to step up defence spending. He also appeared to knock back a suggestion floated by the EU's defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius earlier this month for a possible European defence force that could replace US troops on the continent.

DHAKA, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS) -The qualifying tournament of the Spectrum Bangladesh National Cup Chess will begin from Saturday (Jan 31) at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room. The qualifying tournament is open to all participants, organised by the Bangladesh Chess Federation under the patronage of Spectrum Engineering Consortium Limited. Interested chess players are requested to submit their names along with an entry fee of Taka 500 by Friday (Jan 30). The qualifying round will be held in a nine-round Swiss-league system and the top sixteen players will qualify for the final round. The final round will be played in a knockout format and will begin from February 16.

Two matches of BCL to be held tomorrowDHAKA, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS) -The second round of the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) football begins tomorrow (Wednesday) with two matches are billed for the day. On the day, BTRC take on Dhaka Wanderers Club at Bashundhara Kings arena practice ground while City Club faces Wari Club at Fortis Ground (Jalshiri). Both the matches kick off at 2.30 pm. In the remaining second round matches on the following day (Thursday), Chittagong Abahani Limited will face Little Friends Club at Bashundhara Kings arena practice ground, Suktara Jubo Sangsad meet Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity at Fortis ground Jalshiri and Chattogram City Football Club meet Dhaka Rangers Football Club at at Bashundhara Kings arena practice ground.

CARACAS, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Monday forecast a $1.4 billion bonanza from planned reforms to the oil sector aimed at drawing in foreign investors following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez projected oil investments would rise 55 percent over 2025 after a bill ending decades of tight state control on the energy sector is adopted by parliament. Rodriguez was addressing a business audience as part of public consultations on plans to throw open the oil sector to private investment. The interim leader is under pressure from President Donald Trump to give US oil companies access to Venezuela's rich crude deposits. The hydrocarbons bill currently before the National Assembly stipulates that private companies located in Venezuela would be able to extract oil without having to enter a joint venture with the state oil company PDVSA, which insisted on a majority stake.

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan. Photo: BSSDHAKA, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS) - The government today approved a proposal for procuring five LNG cargoes in 2026 on G2G basis from Aramco Trading Singapore Pte Ltd to meet the country’s rising energy demand. Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan briefed reporters after the meeting. The Petrobangla will procure LNG directly from Aramco Trading Singapore Pte Ltd under a government-to-government arrangement. Officials noted that the LNG imports will help ensure uninterrupted gas supply for power generation and industrial use.

Reading time: about 5 minutesMen’s basketball appeared on the ropes in the first half against Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday afternoon. The surge in the second half was awesome.”Harvard (10-9, 3-2 Ivy) controlled much of the opening half, pushing the lead as high as 16. After teams traded baskets early in the second half, Cornell seized control with an 18-0 run, flipping a nine-point deficit into a nine-point lead. Defensive stops fueled the surge, and the Red punished Harvard in transition as the Crimson went scoreless for nearly five minutes. Junior forward Kaspar Sepp anchored the glass with nine rebounds and four assists as Cornell edged Harvard on the boards.

PARIS, France, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - France's president will meet the leaders of Denmark and Greenland in Paris on Wednesday for "a working lunch", his office said Tuesday. Emmanuel Macron will "reaffirm European solidarity and France's support for Denmark, Greenland, their sovereignty and their territorial integrity", the presidency said. The meeting comes days after US President Donald Trump backed down from threats to seize Greenland, a mineral-rich Arctic island that is an autonomous Danish territory. Trump earlier this month had threatened to seize Greenland and impose tariffs on any European countries -- including France, Germany and Britain -- that opposed him. France has positioned itself at the forefront of European solidarity with Denmark, and is planning to open a consulate in the Greenland capital of Nuuk next month.