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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


With the path to implementation unclear, the July Charter may remain only promises

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The "final draft" of the July National Charter that is to be sent to political parties for signing will end with the following promise: "We agree that all the proposals/recomme... Read More


Cumilla University student, mother found dead at home; police suspect foul play

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a university student and her mother from their home in Cumilla city. The victims were identified as Tahmina Akter, 50, wife of the late Nuru... Read More


Blackpink's Rose thanks herself for Song of the Year win at MTV VMAs

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- K-pop girl group Blackpink's Rose seemed stunned when her name was called for Song of the Year at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. But on Sunday night, she arrived on stage pre... Read More


Missing college student's body recovered from Cox's Bazar beach

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The body of a 17-year-old college student has been recovered 15 hours after he went missing while swimming at Cox's Bazar sea beach. The victim, Zuhair Ayman, was from Bogura m... 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


Noakhali woman 'dies by suicide' during video call with expat husband

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The body of an expatriate's wife has been recovered from a house in Noakhali's Sonaimuri Upazila, with police initially suspecting suicide after she left her husband on a video ... 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