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DHAKA : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today described the DUCSU election as a model for the national election, reiterating that they are committed to give the nation a peaceful and festive election. "The voters are...

DHAKA : Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has said Bangladesh has boarded the 'election train' through the voting in Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections. The adviser came up with the remarks in a Facebook...

KATHMANDU : At least 19 people were killed Monday when police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal demanding the government lift a social media ban and tackle corruption. Several social media sites -- including Facebook, YouTube...

DHAKA : The long-awaited elections to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall unions began on schedule at 8 am today across eight designated polling centres on the campus. Students were seen gathering at the centres well before...

DHAKA : The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned carrying and displaying all types of firearms and explosives in Dhaka University and its adjacent areas. A public notice signed by DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali was issued today in this...

DHAKA : Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq-e-Azam, Bir Pratik, today stressed the need for proper rehabilitation of the families of the martyrs and the injured of the 2024 July Uprising, based on their education, work experience, and training. Speaking at...

DHAKA : Environment and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today underscored Brazil’s crucial role as host of the upcoming UNFCCC COP30 in shaping the global climate agenda, reaffirming Bangladesh’s commitment to work closely with Brazil for an ambitious...

DHAKA : The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), is being observed across the country today with due religious solemnity and state honour. On the 12th of Rabiul Awal in 570 Hijri, Prophet...

DHAKA : Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at BNP Chairperson's office in the capital's Gulshan this morning. BNP standing Committee Members Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan and...

DHAKA : Six-year-old Jabir Ibrahim was on his way to join the student-people uprising on August 5, 2024, with his father, mother, sister and brother holding placards reading 'We Want Justice'. Jabir, a nursery student of K.G. Model School in...