‘No reason for anyone to find it hard to breathe’: Shafiqur on Mecca pact
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Politics
Local polls likely by November-end or December: CEC
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Election
Satkhira Awami League leader arrested in BNP office vandalism case
26 August 2026
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Politics
BNP announces five-day programme to mark 48th founding anniversary
26 August 2026
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Politics
‘Journalists will write, and we will beat them again’: Shariatpur BNP leader
25 August 2026
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Crime & Justice
EC shifts local government election target from October to November
25 August 2026
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Election
At least 1,000 vehicles expected in Sept 5 Dhaka-Chattogram long march: Jamaat
25 August 2026
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Politics
BNP govt ‘completely failed’ in first 180 days: NCP
25 August 2026
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Politics
EC says no army deployment planned for local government elections
24 August 2026
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Election
Local polls will be better than national election: CEC
24 August 2026
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Election
Ducsu polls: JCD-backed panel pledges to uphold political etiquette, respect
The pledges were made during a ceremony in front of DU's Arts Faculty
7 September 2025
JCD announces full panel for upcoming Rucsu polls
Student body names candidates as RU prepares for Rucsu elections on 25 September
7 September 2025
Candidates raise concerns over Ducsu polling centres, booths
CRO says they are going to increase the number of booths
6 September 2025
Ducsu polls: Legal action planned against social media propaganda, says CRO
He says they are going to increase the number of booths further to ensure voters can cast their votes without any inconvenience
6 September 2025
Propaganda on social media threatens Ducsu polls atmosphere: Chhatra Dal
Candidates are stressed due to cyberbullying, it says
6 September 2025
India's Modi says ties with US still 'very positive'
Trump previously told reporters that he "will always be friends with Modi".
6 September 2025
BNP condemns attack on Jatiya Party's central office
The BNP has condemned the attack and arson at the Jatiya Party's central office in Kakrail
6 September 2025
Ensuring students’ rights my first priority
Abu Touhid Mohammad Siam, general secretary (GS) candidate in the upcoming Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) election, sees the long-awaited polls as a tool for change.
5 September 2025
Will ensure student voice in JU syndicate
Amartya Roy, a vice-president (VP) candidate in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) election, has pledged to include a student representative in the university syndicate if elected.
5 September 2025
DUCSU polls: Tight battle among panels, independents
The upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union polls on September 9 are set to be highly competitive, with nearly 10 panels in the race. Students think no single panel is likely to secure a sweeping victory.
5 September 2025
Star Interview: ‘Political power cannot be for sale’
Transparency in party and campaign funding must be ensured so that political power cannot be used for profit or abuse, Transparency International chair François Valérian has said.
5 September 2025
BNP says ‘no’ to constitutional reforms under interim govt
The BNP has said it will not support any constitutional reforms before the national election in February 2026, arguing that such changes must be made by the next parliament.
5 September 2025
Form Constituent Assembly for implementing July Charter
The National Citizen Party has proposed forming a Constituent Assembly, stating that it represents the most democratic means of implementing the July Charter.
5 September 2025
JP central office set on fire again
The Jatiya Party central office in the capital’s Kakrail once again came under attack last night.
5 September 2025
Jamaat using religion for votes while trying to delay election: BNP’s Farroque
'I urge them to gradually change their political strategy, apologise to the people if there are mistakes in the past history,' he says
5 September 2025
Mahin Sarker drops out of Ducsu general secretary bid, backs Abu Baker Mojumder
Says move intended to maintain unity among the forces of the mass uprising
5 September 2025
Hasina’s ‘ghost, cohorts’ remain in admin: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that although Sheikh Hasina has fled the country, her "ghost and cohorts" still remain embedded in the administration, working to create unrest and destabilise the government.
4 September 2025
Will put students’ interests above all
Abdur Rasid Zitu, the vice-president candidate from the “Swatantra Shikkharthi Sammilan” panel in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) election, has pledged to prioritise students’ interests if elected.
4 September 2025
A safe campus for female students
Tanzila Hossain Boishakhi, general secretary candidate from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal-backed panel in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union election, has pledged to eliminate gender discrimination on the campus if elected.
4 September 2025
Campaigns ramp up as Ducsu polls draw closer
Candidates for the elections to the Ducsu and hall unions had a busy day of campaigning yesterday, with only three days left before the campaign period ends.
4 September 2025