Bangladesh

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 ...

For the first time since Bangladesh’s independence, a panel backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir swept the Ducsu polls, marking a dramatic shift in campus politics. Shibir-backed candidates Abu Shadik Kayem was elected vice president, SM Farhad general secretary, and Mohiuddin Khan assistant general secretary (AGS). The results were declared from the Senate Bhaban of the Dhaka University. Here are the ...

The long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections ended on Tuesday afternoon in a peaceful atmosphere. ”Students cast their vote spontaneously and the overall atmosphere at polling centres was peaceful,” said Chief Returning Officer Prof Dr Md Jasim Uddin. According to correspondents’ reports, voter turnout was huge and spontaneous. Nearly 40,000 students were eligible to cast their ballots in ...

A reporter suddenly fell sick and later died while covering DUCSU election news at Curzon Hall centre on Tuesday. Deceased Tariqul Shibli, 40, worked as city reporter of a online-based television channel ‘Channel S’. Witnesses said Tariqul was on live inside Curzon Hall of Dhaka University. Suddenly, he fell sick and was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in ...

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: ...