Bangladesh

The National Consensus Commission (NCC) will not impose any decisions on its own as it will work out an execution plan based on what political parties want, said the commission’s Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz on Thursday. ”The commission does not have the power to implement the July Charter. The commission can only recommend after consulting with all political parties.” He ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas has alleged that Islami Chhatra Shibir secured victory in Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election by striking a secret deal with Awami League and securing votes from Chhatra League supporters. Speaking at a memorial meeting in Chattogram on Wednesday, organized in remembrance of former BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman, Abbas claimed that ...

National Training Council (NTC) has shortened the foundation training course for BCS cadre officers from six months to four months. The revised training will include three months at training institutions and one month of field-level orientation and village attachment. This decision was made during the 9th meeting of NTC, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, according to a press ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has called for greater cooperation from European Union (EU) in addressing illegal immigration and strengthening border security. “Bangladesh expects EU’s cooperation in ensuring border security and preventing illegal immigration,” the adviser said during a meeting with a European Commission delegation led by Michael Shotter, Director for Migration and Asylum. The ...

Election Commission (EC) has released a draft list of 42,618 polling stations for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, increasing the number by 468 from 42,150 stations used in January 2024 election. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared the update with reporters on Wednesday at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka, stating that each polling station was planned for an average of 300 ...

Election Commission (EC) has released a draft list of 42,618 polling stations for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, increasing the number by 468 from 42,150 stations used in January 2024 election. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared the update with reporters on Wednesday at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka, stating that each polling station was planned for an average of 300 ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and senior leaders have met British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and discussed issues of mutual interest, including the upcoming national election. The High Commission said the meeting which was held on Wednesday, was part of a ‘series of meetings’ with political parties in Bangladesh. They discussed the UK’s partnership with Bangladesh and ...

Sanjida Ahmed Tonni, a prominent figure in the July student uprising, has been elected as the Secretary of Research and Publication in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections. Running as an independent candidate, Tonni secured 11,777 votes, according to the official results announced on Wednesday (10 September) at the university’s Senate Building. A student of ...

The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday conducted a raid at Pubali Bank’s Motijheel corporate branch and later, seized a bank locker belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. CIC director general Ahsan Habib confirmed the matter to media. He said that a locker in the name of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...

Abu Shadik Kayem has described his sweeping win as a victory not for one panel, but for July generation and all students of Dhaka University. “There is no victory or defeat in the DUCSU election, the outcome belonged to the ‘July generation.’ Shadik said while expressing reaction at a press conference at the university’s Senate Bhaban on Wednesday morning, shortly ...