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Conspiracy to ban JP will be foiled

Jatiya Party yesterday dismissed growing calls for a ban on the party, saying it has never engaged in terrorism and therefore faces no legal grounds for prohibition under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
31 August 2025, 21:02 PM

Evil forces attempting to foil polls

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the “unholy efforts of evil forces” to create the ground for thwarting the next parliamentary elections are gradually becoming visible.
31 August 2025, 18:00 PM

4 more die of dengue, 568 hospitalised

With the latest data, the total number of deaths and cases rose to 122 and 31,476 respectively
31 August 2025, 13:27 PM

NCP leaders meet chief adviser at Jamuna

Prof Yunus scheduled to meet BNP at 7:30pm
31 August 2025, 12:44 PM

DU teachers express concern over 'attacks on freedom of expression'

The rally was held under the banner of University Teachers' Network
31 August 2025, 12:41 PM

BNP expels executive committee member Sathi Uday Kusum Barua

Accuses him of instigating attacks on Chittagong University students
31 August 2025, 12:41 PM

World Cyber Games returns to Bangladesh after 15-year wait

After 15 years, the World Cyber Games is officially making a return to Bangladesh
31 August 2025, 09:57 AM

Old order risks stalling hard-won democratic gains

As Bangladesh aspires to a paradigm shift in governance after the July uprising, scholars from home and abroad yesterday warned that concentration of power, growing inequality, and the use of religion for political gains could undermine progress.
29 August 2025, 18:06 PM

EC to set up cell to combat fake news: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin expressed concern yesterday that, in addition to political and law-and-order challenges, the commission may also have to confront the threat of misinformation and disinformation on social media during the next polls.
29 August 2025, 18:03 PM

National polls to take place on schedule

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the upcoming national elections will be held as scheduled, despite growing uncertainty and frustration among citizens.
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Made accused though we were the victims’: DU law professor tells Dhaka court

Hafizur, former minister Abdul Latif Siddique, and 14 others were brought to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court under heavy security
29 August 2025, 09:56 AM

Latif Siddique, 15 others sued under Anti-Terrorism Act, sent to jail

Shahbagh Police Station's SI Toufiq Hasan appealed to the court to keep the accused in jail
29 August 2025, 04:26 AM

Purbachal plot scam: 3 witnesses testify in three cases against Hasina, Tulip

Three prosecution witnesses yesterday testified in three graft cases against 23 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and niece British MP Tulip Siddiq.
28 August 2025, 18:26 PM

Saiful Alam, 8 others sued in Tk 548cr embezzlement and money laundering case

According to the ACC, the accused allegedly conspired to abuse their authority to commit large-scale financial fraud
28 August 2025, 12:16 PM

Army assistance may be sought to ensure security: Ducsu polls CRO

Army has clarified it did not receive any directive from govt to be involved in student union elections
28 August 2025, 11:11 AM

No directive from govt to involve army in student union elections: ISPR

ISPR dismissed reports circulating in the media and on social media platforms about army deployment in the polls at different universities
28 August 2025, 08:59 AM

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University students block road in Agargaon

They were seen chanting slogans against diploma students
28 August 2025, 06:52 AM

Caretaker govt system must be made sustainable: CJ

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed yesterday said the Supreme Court wants issues regarding the caretaker government system to be resolved in a manner that ensures a workable and sustainable framework for democracy, so that no future political crisis arises.
27 August 2025, 18:06 PM

Authorities pull down campaign posters, banners

Candidates for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union polls started reaching out to students with leaflets yesterday, while the university authorities removed banners, festoons, and campaign boards put up across campus in violation of the electoral code of conduct.
27 August 2025, 18:02 PM

Tk 4cr Graft: Kalimullah placed on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) on a five-day remand in a case filed on charges of embezzling Tk 4 crore from a development project.
27 August 2025, 13:13 PM