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JUCSU election: Returning officer blames 'mismanagement' for teacher's death

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Sultana Akter, a returning officer at the Jaharginagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) polls, has blamed the Election Commission's mismanagement for the death of tea... Read More


Shibir panel warns of 'tough' action over JUCSU result delay

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidate Mazharul Islam has warned of "stern" action by his alliance if the results of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU... Read More


Jahangirnagar University heads to polls after 33 years

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Voting has begun at Jahangirnagar University as ballots are cast to pick a new leadership for the central students' union after 33 years. The Jahangirnagar University Central ... Read More


Bangladesh football team to set off for Dhaka from Nepal at 3pm

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The Bangladesh national football team, which had gone to Kathmandu to play their Nepali counterparts in friendly matches only to be caught in the country's political unrest, ar... Read More


Police arrest controversial health sector contractor Mithu

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Police detectives have arrested controversial health sector contractor Motazzerul Islam Mithu. In a press release on Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB... Read More


'Postal Ballot BD' app coming for expatriate voters, CEC Nasir Uddin says

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Bangladeshi expatriates who have smart national identity cards (NIDs) will be able to vote in the upcoming parliamentary election using a postal ballot. Chief Election Commiss... Read More


Rain dampens JUCSU polls, with turnout uneven across centres in first 3 hours

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Students at Jahangirnagar University have begun casting their ballots in the long-awaited JUCSU elections. Voting opened at 9am on Thursday across 21 residential halls as heav... Read More


3 coaches of Dhaka-bound Kalni Express unlike while in motion

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Three carriages of the Kalni Express headed from Sylhet to Dhaka have unlinked from the rest of the train as it was in motion in Brahmanbaria's Ashuganj. The incident occurred... Read More


Rain in Dhaka brings a little relief from searing heat

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- fter several days of scorching heat, the sky over Dhaka city was cloudy on Thursday. And eventually, when the rain came down, Bangladesh's capital saw a little relief from the ... Read More


Religion Advisor Khalid Hossain meets Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met with Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain. A press statement from the Ministry of Religious Affairs said the meeting too... Read More