12 men’s hockey hosted its most anticipated opponent of the season in front of a 4267-spectator crowd on Saturday night. Against Harvard, Cournoyer finally vanquished his first-period demons, stopping all nine shots he faced in the opening frame. Kraft found a spot in a new top line alongside Walsh and freshman forward Gio DiGiulian against Dartmouth, and the trio held steady against the Crimson. Kraft, junior defenseman George Fegaras and freshman forward Aiden Long all lit the lamp in the middle frame. - Jane McNallyThe Class of 2029 Meets the MomentThe date of the Harvard game gets circled on the calendar by nearly everyone in the Cornell men’s hockey community, players included.

EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller delivered a keynote address titled "The EU Means Business in Bangladesh". Photo: European Union in Bangladesh Facebook pageDHAKA, Jan 25, 2025 (BSS) - European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller has stressed the need for a level playing field for EU operators and sustained policy stability to further strengthen Bangladesh-EU bilateral relations. The ambassador made the remarks while delivering a keynote address titled "The EU Means Business in Bangladesh" at the EuroCham Business Evening 2026 in Dhaka recently, said an EU press release here today. In his address, Miller described the European Union as a steadfast and reliable partner of Bangladesh, highlighting the depth and resilience of the EU's commercial engagement with the country. The event was hosted by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh, the official chamber of the European Union in Bangladesh and part of the European Business Organisation (EBO) Worldwide Network, at the United Convention Centre.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged voters to ensure victory for the party’s ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ candidates in all seats of greater Noakhali, referring to the area as his maternal ancestral home. “Just as the people of Feni, Noakhali and Lakshmipur have expectations from BNP to solve their problems, BNP also has one key demand from them. Referring to demands for a medical college and an EPZ in Feni, Tarique said BNP will take steps to establish a medical college in the district. After concluding a rally at Chattogram’s Polo Ground, Tarique Rahman arrived at the Feni Pilot School ground at 5:55pm. Tarique Rahman formally launched BNP’s election campaign from Sylhet on January 22.

Auto-rickshaw drivers in Sreepur of Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Sunday demanding legal permission to operate auto-rickshaws and an end to alleged police harassment. According to police, around 200 to 250 auto-rickshaw drivers gathered in the New Market area of Shreepur and halted vehicular movement on the busy highway. Traffic movement returned to normalacy around 10:00am after police cleared the protesters from the road. Officer-in-Charge of Shreepur Police Station Md Nasir Uddin said multiple police teams were deployed to bring the situation under control. Police worked to remove the protesters from the highway and restore normal traffic flow, he added.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified that no application was submitted for the parole release of prisoner Jewel Hasan Saddam, who is currently detained in Jashore Central Jail following the death of his wife and child. In a statement issued on the matter, the Home Ministry said neither Saddam’s family nor any representative applied to the Jashore Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate or to the Jashore Central Jail authorities seeking his release on parole. The ministry added that reports circulating in various media outlets and on social media claiming that such an application had been made are incorrect. According to the statement, based on the verbal intention expressed by Saddam’s family, it was decided to show the bodies of his wife and child at the Jashore Jail gate. Considering the humanitarian aspect of the situation, the Jashore District Administration and the Jashore Central Jail authorities extended maximum cooperation to facilitate the process.

A pedestrian named Ashfaq Chowdhury Piplu was killed after an iron rod fell on his head from an under-construction building in Gulshan, the capital. The victim’s father-in-law filed the case at Gulshan police station on Friday. Investigating officer Sub-Inspector Aziz Mahmud of Gulshan police station said the iron rod fell from a high-rise building under construction by Concord Real Estate in Gulshan-1, piercing Ashfaq’s head and causing his death. The case has been filed under Section 304A of the Penal Code for causing death by negligence. According to family sources, after finishing lunch, Ashfaq was returning to his workplace when an iron rod fell from the roof of an under-construction building in Gulshan and struck his head.

PARIS, France, Jan 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Lebanon will need some sort of international force after the withdrawal of the United Nations's Unifil mission scheduled for 2027, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said during a visit to Paris Saturday. The force would need a mix of observers and peacekeepers, largely because of a "history of hostility" with Israel, he added. UN peacekeepers current operate in southern Lebanon in cooperation with the Lebanese army, part of a ceasefire between Israel and the pro-Iranian Shiite movement Hezbollah in place since November 2024. While Israel was supposed to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon, it has maintained them in five areas it considers strategic. The Lebanese army says it has completed the first phase, which calls for disarming Hezbollah south of the Litani River.

DHAKA, Jan 25, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad has returned hometoday following a successful campaign in the Big Bash League (BBL) inAustralia. In his maiden BBL season, Rishad who played for Hobart Hurricanes took 15wickets from 11 innings, finishing as the joint-leading wicket-taker amongstthe spinners in the tournament. However, Rishad's performance was highly praised by the cricket pundits andthe Australian supports. He took the wickets like the batters of Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne,Mohammad Rizwan, Jake Fraser-McGurk (twice), Matt Renshaw, Moises Henriques,Aaron Hardie and others. The BBL performance was the continuation of his superb performance in PSLearlier last year where he claimed 12 wickets in eight innings, playing forLahore Qalandars.

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WASHINGTON, United States, Jan 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Over 600,000 customers in the United States were without power early Sunday as a massive winter storm surged from Texas to the northeast of the country, the PowerOutage.com tracking site showed. The southern states of Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana had the most residential and commercial customers without electricity, each with over 100,000, after the storm dumped snow and freezing rain across the region.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin. File PhotoDHAKA, Jan 25, 2026 (BSS) - Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said foreign diplomats in Bangladesh have expressed full confidence in the Election Commission's ability to hold a free, fair, neutral, and credible 13th national parliamentary election. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after meeting diplomats from various embassies and missions at the Westin in the capital's Gulshan area at 12:15 pm. Nasir Uddin added, "They also conveyed their full confidence in the commission regarding a free and fair election. Earlier, the Election Commission (EC) briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Bangladesh on preparations for the upcoming national parliamentary election and referendum in a meeting that began at 10:00 am at the Westin Hotel's Ballroom in Gulshan.

It was formally announced on Saturday that Bangladesh will no longer compete in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to participate in the tournament per the published match schedule. According to estimates, Bangladesh stands to lose between $300,000 and $500,000 (approximately 3.6 to 6.7 crore BDT) in participation fees for the group stages alone. The BCB could lose as much as $27 million (approximately 325–330 crore BDT), which amounts to nearly 60% of its annual income. With deadlines approaching and tensions rising, the situation places Bangladesh cricket at a critical crossroads — balancing principle, player welfare, and financial sustainability. The final outcome could have long-lasting implications not just for Bangladesh, but for the broader dynamics of international cricket governance.

DHAKA, Jan 25, 2026 (BSS) - The Advisers Council Committee on Social Safety Net Programmes today finalized the number of beneficiaries and allowance rates for 15 social safety net programmes for the fiscal year 2026–27. Of them, 5.995 million elderly persons will receive Taka 700 per month, up from Taka 650, while 205,000 persons aged above 90 years will receive Taka 1,000 per month. The disability allowance and education stipend programme will cover 3.6 million persons with disabilities in the 2026–27 fiscal year. Of them, 3,581,900 beneficiaries will receive Taka 900 per month and 18,100 beneficiaries will receive Taka 1,000 per month. It was further recommended to include the VGF programme under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock as a social safety net programme.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: CollectedVILNIUS, Jan 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskysought more air defence support from allies on Sunday as hundreds ofbuildings in Kyiv were without heating in freezing temperatures for a secondday after Russian strikes. "There are currently 1,676 high-rise apartment buildings in Kyiv withoutheating following the enemy's attack on Kyiv city on January 24," said mayorVitali Klitschko. In Vilnius, Zelensky was taking part in a ceremony to commemorate the 1863uprising in Poland and Lithuania against Tsarist Russia. Still, Zelensky said the negotiations were "constructive", and both sideshave agreed to meet in Abu Dhabi again next week.

Photo: CollectedLAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Pakistan left out express pacerHaris Rauf from the 15-man squad named Sunday for next month's Twenty20 WorldCup jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Rauf is also the highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in T20I cricket with 133in 94 matches. Another pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was declared fit and included in the squadwith Naseem Shah and relatively inexperienced Salman Mirza the other fastbowlers in the squad. In the final build-up for the World Cup, Pakistan will face Australia in athree-match T20I series in Lahore on January 29, 31 and February 1. Squad: Salman Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, FakharZaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, SahibzadaFarhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq