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Khulna-based journalist Bulu, 60, found dead beneath Rupsa bridge

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Police have recovered the body of journalist Wahid Uz Zaman Bulu from beneath the Khan Jahan Ali Bridge over the Rupsa River in Khulna. The 60-year-old had signs of injury on h... Read More


Candidates vow sweeping reforms ahead of DUCSU polls. But constitutional mandate tells a different story

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- As Dhaka University prepares for the long-awaited elections of its Central Students' Union (DUCSU), candidates are flooding the campus with bold promises. Some pledge to end th... Read More


Students leave Bangladesh Agricultural University halls amid heavy security

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Students at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have left their residential halls under instructions from the university administration. Students from different halls coul... Read More


Tense calm settles over Chittagong University after clashes

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- A tense calm has settled over the Chittagong University campus after violent clashes between students and locals left more than 200 people injured. On Monday, academic activiti... Read More


BNP marks 47th anniversary with nationwide tributes to founder Ziaur Rahman

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- BNP leaders and activists have marked the 47th founding anniversary of the party with programmes across the country, including in Dhaka, paying tribute to the party's founder, Z... Read More


Administration struggle to prevent sand extraction in Sreemangal

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Even strict monitoring has failed to prevent illegal sand extraction in Moulvibazar's Sreemangal. The administration is struggling to prevent perpetrators who evade the monitori... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus to meet with leaders of 7 more parties

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to meet with leaders from seven more political parties. The meeting is to be held at 5pm on Tuesday at his official residence, the State Gue... Read More


Nur to be shifted to cabin from ICU today

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Nurul Haque Nur, president of Gono Odhikar Parishad, is showing signs of improvement after being admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with injuries sustained during a clas... Read More


Man sentenced to prison until death raping, impregnating his daughter

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- A Dhaka court has sent a man to prison until his death for raping his daughter seven years ago in Keraniganj. Dhaka Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 Judge Munsh... Read More


Those who commit visa fraud will be banned from the US for life, says US Embassy in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- The US Embassy in Dhaka says those engaged in visa fraud will face a lifetime ban from entering the United States. The announcement came in a post published on the embassy's ve... Read More