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Students dig in over SUCSU election as SUST plans chamber court move

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) students have remained firm in their demand for the long-awaited central students' union (SUCSU) elections, following a High Cou... Read More


A couple is contesting in 2 separate seats in Ctg. Their family is footing the bill

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A couple are contesting two seats in Chattogram in the upcoming 13th general election, with a large portion of their campaign expenses borne by their relatives. The two candidates f... Read More


Candidates who will no longer run in Dhaka's 20 constituencies

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Ahead of the election, 27 candidates have pulled their nominations from Dhaka's 20 constituencies, reducing the number of final contenders in the district to 135. Earlier, a total o... Read More


Independent candidate Sarwar pulls out of Dhaka-17 race to support Tarique

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Lawyer M Sarwar Hossain has withdrawn his candidacy from Dhaka-17 in support of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. Speaking at the Supreme Court premises on Tuesday, Sarwar said he made t... Read More


LPG-carrying foreign ship narrowly avoids accident at Karnaphuli channel

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A foreign Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) ship named Gas Harmony has avoided a major accident after losing control in the Karnaphuli channel near Chittagong Port,. The incident occurr... Read More


Tribunal defers verdict in Chankharpul 'crimes against humanity' case to Jan 26

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has deferred the verdict in a crimes against humanity case filed over the six murders in Dhaka's Chankharpul during the July Uprising to Jan 26. Th... Read More


Jashore shopkeeper killed with machete as angry crowd beats 'assailant' to death

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A shop owner has been hacked to death in Chougachha Upazila, Jashore, over a "land dispute", while the alleged attacker has been killed in a subsequent "mob" beating. The incident o... Read More


Jatiya Party chief urges voters to choose 'No' in referendum to 'save nation'

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has called on the public to vote "No" in the referendum, describing the July Charter as "unconstitutional and a threat to national stability". Speaki... Read More


BNP chief Tarique holds talks with Russian, Nordic ambassadors

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has met Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Grigoryevich Khozin at his office in Gulshan. The meeting took place on Tuesday afternoon, with BNP Jo... Read More


Honking near Dhaka airport to incur Tk 10,000 fine or jail, warns DMP

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has warned that drivers will face fines of up to Tk 10,000 or three months in jail for honking near Shahjalal International Airport. In a public notice... Read More