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DUCSU ballot boxes to be sealed before media, counting to be shown live

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- In a move to ensure transparency in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall elections, empty ballot boxes will be sealed in front of journalists before pol... Read More


In ICT testimony, Badruddin Umar ripped into Hasina's 'misrule', calling Awami League's return 'impossible'

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Badruddin Umar, the writer, researcher and Marxist thinker who died recently, had submitted a written testimony to the International Crimes Tribunal's investigation team as a wi... Read More


ACC suspends official over bribery allegations tied to real estate case

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has suspended an official over allegations of taking bribes to clear a former housing company chairman from a graft case. The suspended off... Read More


Former secretary Abu Alam arrested in terrorism case

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Police detectives have arrested Abu Alam Shahid Khan, a former senior secretary of the Local Government Division during the Awami League government. On Monday, police said he h... Read More


'Don't be surprised if Modi kills Hasina,' Badruddin Umar said in ICT testimony

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- In a written statement to the International Crimes Tribunal before his death, Marxist thinker Badruddin Umar had warned that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, ousted in the J... Read More


Bangladesh Army rejects 'rumours' of role in student union polls in 3 universities

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The Bangladesh Army has dismissed speculation that it would intervene in the upcoming central student union elections at several universities, saying a "vested group" was spread... Read More


Durga Puja to be celebrated at over 33,000 pavilions across Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, will be staged at more than 33,000 pavilions across Bangladesh this year, according to Home Advisor Md Jahangi... Read More


Chhatra Dal, Shibir allege 'cyberattacks' on DUCSU candidates' Facebook accounts

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The Jatiyabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir have alleged that several Facebook accounts belonging to candidates from their Dhaka University Central Students' Unio... Read More


Law ministry forms panel to expedite July Uprising murder cases

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has formed a monitoring committee to expedite and complete the trial of murder cases connected to the July Uprising. In a... Read More


US firm to launch advanced AI-driven portable ultrasound device in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- A United States-based company has announced the launch of an advanced AI-powered portable ultrasound device in Bangladesh as part of efforts to transform the country's healthcar... Read More