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Vote counting under way after Jagannath University's first student council election

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- After two decades of transformation, Jagannath University students have cast their ballots for the first-ever election of the central student council (JnUCSU). Following a peaceful v... Read More


NTRCA invites applications for 67,000 MPO teachers from Saturday

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- The Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) has announced a major recruitment drive to appoint 67,208 teachers and lecturers to MPO-listed private ed... Read More


Patuakhali child murder: Father 'planned' killing after girl caught him in 'illicit relationship'

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Police have arrested the father and uncle of an 11-year-old girl whose body was found stuffed inside a sack in the kitchen of a house in Rangabali Upazila of Patuakhali. Based on a c... Read More


EC's Sanaullah wants Rohingya camps, borders sealed to prevent sabotage before elections

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has urged authorities to seal Rohingya camps and the border ahead of the parliamentary elections, warning that activities centred on the ... Read More


Asif Mahmud alleges intelligence chiefs' bias towards 'one party' ahead of elections

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, spokesperson of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has expressed concern over whether the parliamentary elections and referendum will be free and fair. The... Read More


ACC prosecutes Sadiq Abdullah over failure to submit wealth statement

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Barishal City Corporation mayor Serneabat Sadiq Abdullah for failing to submit his statement of assets within the ... Read More


False reporting will invite contempt of court proceedings, says SC

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- The Supreme Court has said that publishing or broadcasting false news will amount to "contempt of court", making the individuals or institutions concerned legally liable. The warning... Read More


Ex-councillor accused of planning Hadi murder as police press charges against 17

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Police have pressed formal charges against 17 people in connection with the killing of Inqilab Moncho convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi. Among those accused are Taizul Islam Chowdhury B... Read More


Frustration as some students arrive too late to vote in JnUCSU election

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Several students at Jagannath University have said they were unable to cast their ballots in the central students' union election after polling closed on Tuesday afternoon. Voting in... Read More


Tribunal sets Jan 12 for indictment order against Salman Rahman, Anisul Huq

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- The International Crimes Tribunal is set decide whether formal charges will be brought against Salman F Rahman, an advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Anisul Huq, a fo... Read More