Bangladesh

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has alleged that both the government and its advisory council have created a “silent consent” to humiliate and even eliminate Mahfuz Alam, a key figure of the recent mass uprising and current adviser to the interim government. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Nahid claimed that Mahfuz Alam narrowly escaped an attempted attack ...

Now another member of Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) Election Commission Prof Rezwana Karim Snigdha has resigned. She announced her resignation at 2PM on Saturday. On Friday night, Professor Mafruhi Sattar resigned from Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) Election Commission citing various irregularities.

Former Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) AKM Nahidul Islam has been arrested. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him from his Eskaton residence in the capital on early Saturday following an arrest warrant issued by the International Crimes Tribunal. Nahidul, also former superintendent of Police, Meherpur, was arrested based on intelligence information, according to a top ...

Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin on Friday expressed optimism that the 2nd China-Bangladesh Exhibition will further strengthen bilateral collaboration and significantly boost Chinese investment in Bangladesh. Speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of the two-day event at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), Bashir said that Chinese investment in Bangladesh has surged by nearly 300 percent over the ...

The Consensus Commission and political parties failed to reach an agreement on Thursday on how to implement the July Charter, prompting a follow-up meeting scheduled for Sunday. At a dialogue at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, political parties stuck to their positions. BNP said that constitutional reforms must be implemented by the next parliament, Jamaat-e-Islami called for a special ...

Tracey Ann Jacobson, Charg‚ d’affaires of the US Embassy in Dhaka paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb at latter’s office in the ICT Tower here on Thursday. During the meeting, Faiz invited international investors, including US companies, to explore opportunities in Bangladesh’s growing data centers, cloud ...

Four panels boycotted Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) and Hall Council elections, alleging widespread irregularities and they are demanding a new election be held. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the university’s Transport Square on Thursday at 6:45 PM. The boycotting panels are Sampritir Oikya, Sangshaptak Parshad, Angikar Parishad and a faction of Chhatra Front. ...

Vote counting for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JACSU) elections is underway, with results from 17 of the 21 halls completed. Unofficial winners have been announced in five halls. In Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall, independent Zubair Shabab won Vice President (VP) with 191 votes, Shahria Nazim Riyad became General Secretary (GS) with 192 votes, and Arafat secured the Assistant ...

Vote counting for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election is currently underway, with results from 14 halls already finalized. According to the university’s election commission on Friday (September 12), the counting has been ongoing for the past 13 hours. Vote counting in the remaining seven halls is still in progress. Officials expect the final results of the JUCSU ...

The Bangladesh Election Commission has launched voter registration and smart NID services for expatriates in Canada, allowing them to be included in the voter list and collect NIDs through the Bangladesh Mission. The inauguration was held on Thursday at the Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa, with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin as the chief guest. Speaking at the event, ...