DUCSU Polls: Women may sway vote
DU Correspondent : The 2025 Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections are set to be historic, with female students poised to play a decisive role in shaping the outcome. Of the 39,775 registered...
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Students gear up for JUCSU polls after decades
Staff Reporter: # 273 candidates file nominations for 25 posts # EC sends letter seeking Army deployment Jahangirnagar University (JU) is gearing up for its Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election on 11 September, marking...
July Charter clock runs out
Staff Reporter: “As the submission window closes, most major parties file views on the Charter while seven holdouts risk being sidelined” The National Consensus Commission (NCC) confirmed on Thursday that 23 political parties have...
NCP team to visit China
Staff Reporter : A delegation from the youth-led National Citizen Party (NCP) will travel to China later this month at the invitation of the Chinese government, marking the party’s first high-level overseas political engagement....
Outbound Payments: Missing link in remittance boom
Farrukh Khosru :Bangladesh is among the world’s leading recipients of remittances, expected to receive more than $30 billion by 2025. These inflows are crucial for both household consumption and foreign reserve stability. However, economists...
Election Countdown: Nationwide ballot audit by 25 August
Staff Reporter : The Election Commission (EC) has ordered all regional offices to conduct a full audit of ballot boxes by 25 August 2025, as part of a major drive to ensure readiness for...
Rohingya Lifeline UN backs Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: With aid cuts hitting camps hard, UN envoy Tom Andrews says Dhaka is keeping hope alive, as Yunus prepares to take the fight for a solution to New York The United Nations...
Advisory council approves amendment to 2 NBR divisions
Staff Reporter : The Advisory Council on Thursday approved the Revenue Policy and Revenue Management (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, which reorganises the National Board of Revenue (NBR) into two separate divisions-Revenue Policy Division and Revenue...
DUCSU Polls: Heavyweight VP, GS candidates
E M Shourav : Dhaka University students are excited ahead of the DUCSU polls. After the announcements of the student organizations’ panels, the campaigning has increased to a new level. The students nominated for...
Dengue claims 5 more lives in 24 hrs
Staff Reporter : Health authorities on Thursday reported 311 new dengue cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours, with the highest number of patients being admitted to hospitals in the southwestern Barishal...
ACC credibility questioned as conviction rate in cases drops
Noman Mosharef : Efficiency and performance of the prosecution team of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have been called into question as conviction rate in cases filed by the commission has declined alarmingly over the...
Several injured in Dhaka, City College clash
Staff Reporter : Several students including police have been injured in fresh clashes between Dhaka College and City College students in the city’s busy Science Laboratory area on Thursday. The violence broke out around...