Bangladesh

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, ...

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 ...