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...
NCP Convener Nahid to visit Malaysia for 3 days
News Desk : Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), will leave for Malaysia on a three-day visit today (Aug 22) at the invitation of the NCP Diaspora Alliance, Malaysia Chapter. During...
ICT opens trial of 16 over Ashulia corpse burning
News Desk : International Crimes Tribunal-2 has indicted 16 people in connection with the killing and burning of six bodies during the July Uprising in Dhaka’s Ashulia, paving the way for the trial to...
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...