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DUCSU polls: Chhatra Dal yet to finalise panel, three eye VP post

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- On the final day for collecting nomination forms for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election, all major student organisations submitted full panels, but th... Read More


Second Teesta Bridge to open on Aug 20, cutting Dhaka-Kurigram route by 135km

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The long-anticipated second Teesta Bridge is set to open on Aug 20, bringing a major boost to road connectivity between Gaibandha and Kurigram and reducing the distance on the D... Read More


Prices of small-cap firms rise sharply on DSE

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Shares of several small-cap companies with histories of controversy and alleged irregularities have surged, dominating the top gainers' list at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). ... Read More


Election roadmap finalised, no worries over law and order, says EC

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Election Commission has finalised a draft action plan for the upcoming parliamentary election and will publish the full roadmap this week, according to the commission's Seni... Read More


ACC prosecutes Mazumder, 20 others over Tk 8.58bn EXIM Bank 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prosecuted former EXIM Bank chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder and 20 others over the alleged embezzlement and laundering of Tk 8.58 billion, app... Read More


Jamaat's Taher calls on Yunus to hold election dialogue amid fears of 'fascism' return

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has called on the chief advisor to hold dialogue with political parties over the next national election, accusing the cur... Read More


Syria's Sharaa hopes for Kurdish deal to prevent conflict

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has expressed hope that his country would avoid military conflict with U.S.-backed Kurdish forces if efforts to integrate their autonomous administra... Read More


Arsenal capitalise on keeper error to secure 1-0 win at Man United

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori headed home an early corner, aided by a weak challenge from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, to earn a 1-0 victory at Manchester United in the Premier League o... Read More


International flights from Cox's Bazar Airport may begin in October, says CAAB chief

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Cox's Bazar Airport could begin handling international flights in October, according to Air Vice Marshal Mostafa Mahmood Siddiq, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Banglades... Read More


Shoes hurled at photos of artists in DU over mourning Bangabandhu's assassination

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Shoes have been hurled at photographs of artists and journalists who expressed grief and paid tribute to Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his the dea... Read More