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DUCSU member Sarba Mitra Chakma announces resignation as video draws backlash

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- In the face of criticism, Sarba Mitra Chakma has announced his resignation from the post of executive member of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) in a Facebook pos... Read More


If no 'level playing field' exists, how are complaints being filed? asks EC secretary

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Despite some unrest, allegations and counter-allegations of irregularities in different parts of the country in the five days since the start of campaigning for the 13th parliamentar... Read More


Eastern University wins Bangladesh round of Philip C Jessup moot court competition

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Eastern University has won the 10th Bangladesh Qualifying Round of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2026, defeating the University of Dhaka's Faculty of L... Read More


No official required to carry out illegal orders, says ICT chief prosecutor

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam has said no state official or employee is obligated to obey any unlawful order issued by the government. He made the... Read More


US wheat imports mark an 'important step' for Bangladesh, says Ambassador Christensen

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- US Ambassador Brent T Christensen has described Bangladesh's decision to import wheat from the United States as an important step toward narrowing the bilateral trade gap. He made t... Read More


Former MPs make up 85 of BNP's 292 election candidates

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated candidates in 292 constituencies for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. Speaking at a media briefing at the BNP's Gulshan... Read More


Arrest warrants issued for Hasina in two cases over July Uprising killings

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- A court has issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 40 other absconding suspects in two cases over the killings of freight truck driver Md Hossain and ... Read More


Corporate borrowing from banks will be reduced, says BB governor

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The central bank plans to reduce the volume of large corporate loans from the banking sector as part of efforts to rein in defaulted loans and develop the bond market, says Banglades... Read More


Beleaguered neighbourhood: Mohammadpur voters weigh who can restore law and order

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The air in Dhaka's Mohammadpur is thick with both anticipation and anxiety. In the afternoon of last November, a young man wielding a machete stormed into the Muslim Sweets factory ... Read More


Woman, two children die after jumping in front of train in Gazipur

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- A woman and two children have died in Gazipur after leaping in front of a train in an apparent suicide, according to police. The incident occurred around 11am on Monday at a railway... Read More