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JnUCSU polls: Police intervene after VP candidate's wife 'harassed' while campaigning

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Police have taken the wife of a vice-president (VP) candidate in the Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) election into custody following a dispute outside the campus... Read More


Over 1.5 million sign up to vote by post in Bangladesh election

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- More than 1.5 million voters in Bangladesh and overseas have registered to cast their ballots by post in the upcoming parliamentary election and referendum. Among those who signed up... Read More


Grocery trader Moni Chakraborty murdered in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Barely has the shock over the killings of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh and trader Khokon Chandra Das in Shariatpur subsided when another member of the Hindu community... Read More


Forensic audit planned at Sammilito Islami Bank to trace irregularities: Bangladesh Bank

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Bangladesh Bank will not conduct any direct investigation into past irregularities at the five private banks merged to form Sammilito Islami Bank, opting instead for a forensic audit ... Read More


Gazipur-2 BNP candidate Roni, wife declare Tk 400m assets, Tk 1.4bn loans

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- BNP nominee for Gazipur-2 M Manjurul Karim Roni and his wife, independent candidate Taposhi Tanmoy Chowdhury, have declared assets worth about Tk 402.5 million against liabilities exc... Read More


Independents make up nearly half of election candidates rejected in screening

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Independent candidates account for nearly half of all rejected nominations following the scrutiny of nomination papers for the 13th parliamentary election. Almost 350 independent hop... Read More


Jubo Dal leader shot dead near home in Raozan

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- A Jubo Dal leader has been shot and killed near his home in Chattogram's Raozan. Police said the murder took place around 8:30pm on Monday in Raozan's Purbo Guzra union. The victim ... Read More


BNP's Mirza Abbas declares assets worth Tk 686.7mn, lists 3 firearms

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Mirza Abbas, the BNP-nominated candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, has declared assets worth Tk 686.7 million in his affidavit submitted for the 13th parliamentary election. Abba... Read More


Jagannath University on the cusp of first-ever students' union election

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- The Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) and hall council elections, postponed by a week following the death of BNP chief Khaleda Zia, are finally set to take place. ... Read More


Obaidul Quader returns home in Kolkata after hospital treatment

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has returned to his residence in Kolkata after receiving two days of treatment at a local hospital. Quader, who has been in India since ... Read More