‘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
India-China relations warming up: What it means for Bangladesh and the region
Leaders from China, India, Russia attended the recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference in China. However, India-China relations warming up were at the forefront of this conference. What does this mean for the future of the region, and how will it impact Bangladesh?
4 September 2025
Dhaka court denies bail to Latif Siddique, journalist Monjurul Alam in anti-terrorism case
Defence withdrew a bail petition for Latif Siddique yesterday, hours after filing it
4 September 2025
SC ends uncertainty, polls to be held as scheduled
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for holding the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union election on September 9 as per schedule.
3 September 2025
Manifestos expose issues unresolved at DU for years
The manifestos of the panels contesting the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections lay bare how the university is still mired in long-unresolved problems even after more than a century of its founding.
3 September 2025
Forming ‘opposition union’ will make Ducsu work better
If elected, Mahin Sarkar, general secretary candidate of the independent panel “DU First” in the upcoming Ducsu elections, has pledged to form a shadow opposition union with defeated candidates, which may serve as a pressure group to make the student body more effective.
3 September 2025
Will base academic reforms on the ideals of ’71 and ’24
If elected vice-president in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union election, Nayem Hasan has pledged to focus on academic reform grounded in the spirit of 1971 and 2024.
3 September 2025
AL leader found dead
Police have recovered the body of a local Awami League leader from beside an embankment in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira.
3 September 2025
26 minority candidates among 179 in Jucsu polls
Among the 179 candidates contesting 25 posts in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) polls, 26 are from minority backgrounds.
3 September 2025
Outgoing French ambassador visits Khaleda Zia
The meeting took place around 9:00pm at Khaleda Zia's residence in Gulshan
3 September 2025
Gono Odhikar Parishad activists vandalise Jatiya Party office in Khulna
Protesters also torch GM Quader effigy, demand justice for attack on Nur
3 September 2025
Will formulate ‘student politics policy’ for DU
The independent panel, led by Umama Fatema, has promised that if it wins in Ducsu polls, it will establish student-friendly politics at Dhaka University, free from party allegiance.
2 September 2025
Teachers’ network issues 13-point call for fair polls
Dhaka University Teachers' Network yesterday placed a 13-point observation for the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) elections, calling upon the election commission and the university authorities to ensure a free, fair, and transparent electoral process.
2 September 2025
Ducsu elections: Will prioritise student welfare
SM Farhad, general secretary candidate from the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed Oikkoboddho Shikkharthi Jote in the upcoming Ducsu election, wants to ensure a sound atmosphere on campus for academic activities and prioritise the welfare of students.
2 September 2025
DUCSU Elections: Want to free DU from muscle power
Bin Yamin Mollah, vice-president candidate from the “Ducsu for Change” panel backed by Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, has said he is contesting the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) election to free the campus from the grip of muscle power.
2 September 2025
Meeting with CA: Seven parties, Hefazat call for law and order restoration, electoral reforms
Proposals include proportional representation, administrative neutrality ahead of polls
2 September 2025
Prof Yunus meets Nur’s wife, instructs overseas treatment for Gono Odhikar Parishad leader
Nur had suffered a brain haemorrhage, a broken nasal bone, and injuries to his jaw and spine
2 September 2025
Ducsu polls: Chhatra Dal candidate Tanvir condemns ‘DU’s silence’ on rape threat
"The safety of female students on this campus will be ensured at any cost," he said
2 September 2025
Jamaat threatens demos for PR-based polls
Jamaat-e-Islami plans to launch a tougher movement, if necessary, to press for the next national election to be held under the proportional representation (PR) system and in accordance with the July Charter, having first ensured that the document is made legally binding.
1 September 2025
Shibir-backed panel vows decent food, safe campus
The Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed Oikkoboddho Shikkharthi Jote panel unveiled its manifesto, with 36 pledges to reform Dhaka University, at a press briefing in front of the Ducsu Bhaban yesterday.
1 September 2025
BNP pledges cooperation with govt in holding polls
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party will extend full support to the interim government in holding the upcoming national election scheduled for February.
1 September 2025