Bangladesh

Voting for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall unions commenced on Tuesday (September 9) at 8:00 AM and will continue uninterrupted until 4:00 PM. Key Statistics Election number: 38th DUCSU election Total voters: 39,874 Women: 18,959 Men: 20,915 Positions per voter: 41 Central DUCSU: 28 Hall unions: 13 Central DUCSU Candidates Total candidates: 471 Men: 409 Women: 62 Posts: ...

A total of 22 exceptional young professionals from Bangladesh have been awarded the prestigious UK Government Chevening Scholarships for the 2025/26 academic year. These scholars will soon travel to the United Kingdom to pursue one-year master’s degrees at world-class universities. British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke handed over the award letters to the scholars in an event on 8 Sept. The ...

Conspiracies are being hatched locally and also from foreign to foil election process, commented BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council Member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Monday. He urged the interim government to play an active role in removing doubts over holding the national election in February. “Who is creating doubts about whether the election will be held or not? Why are you ...

The Durga Puja will be celebrated at around 30,000 Puja Mandaps across the country, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday. ”There will be 3,00,000 Ansar members on-duty during the Durga Puja across the country. In addition, the police and other law enforcement forces will also be on-duty.” While responding to reporters queries whether there ...

Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested former secretary Abu Alam Mohammad Shahid Khan in a case filed with Shahbagh Police Station. He was arrested from Eskaton’s Boral Tower at 12 noon on Monday, Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (Media and Public Relations Division) of the DMP confirmed. Police said the former secretary was arrested over alleged involvement in the ...

The 13th national parliamentary election will be held in the first half of February 2026, and no force in the world can prevent it, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday. Speaking at a briefing at Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, Shafiqul Alam said, “The election will happen in early February, no matter what. All necessary preparations are ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed the Public Service Commission (PSC) to hold Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations every year on a fixed calendar, ensuring transparency and accountability in the recruitment process. He gave the instruction on Sunday (September 7) during a meeting with PSC officials at the state guesthouse Jamuna. “The BCS exam is the entry point ...

Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker has said that the overall environment for holding the national election is completely favorable. “We think that the environment for holding the election is 100 percent in favor. So far, we don’t see any unfavorable situation,” the EC said on Sunday at the Nirbachan Bhaban while responding to reporters. In response to a question ...

Admitting that the country’s law and order situation has slightly deteriorated, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said, ”We will try our best to restore it to the previous state.” While talking to reporters, the Home Adviser said, “The situation was good but based on the incidents of the last few days I would say ...

Former additional inspector general of police M Shamsuddoha Khandaker was arrested from his own resort in Dhaka’s Nawabganj area early Sunday. Nawabganj Police Station OC Mominul Islam confirmed the arrest to media this morning. He said Shamsuddoha was arrested in check fraudulence case. OC Mominul added,Shamsuddoha Khandaker is accused in multiple cases including at least seven cheque dishonour cases and ...