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 ...

A preparatory meeting on Sharadiya Durga Puja celebrations was held today at the office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Sylhet. Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Md. Sarwar Alam presided over the meeting. Superintendent of Police Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Local Government Deputy Director Subarna Sarkar, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Padmasan Singh, former Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Ariful Haque Chowdhury were present, ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for conspiring to overthrow President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022. Four of the five judges ruled him guilty on all charges, while one favored acquittal. The 70-year-old Bolsonaro, who led Brazil from 2019 to 2022, is currently under house arrest. Seven others, including former ...

Prices of essential food items continue to climb in Dhaka, with vegetables and broiler chicken hitting record highs, while rice remains expensive and eggs show slight relief. Broiler chicken is now selling at Tk 180-200 per kg, up from Tk 170-180 last week. A dozen eggs have dropped slightly to around Tk 140 due to increased supply. Most vegetables, except ...

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 Premier League returns this weekend with a high-stakes Manchester derby, as Manchester City look to avoid a third straight defeat when they host neighbours Manchester United. Both teams have made slow starts to the season, with just one win from their opening three games, adding pressure on City boss Pep Guardiola and United manager Ruben Amorim. City’s back-to-back losses ...

Bangladesh kicked off their Asia Cup campaign on a high note, securing a comfortable 7-wicket victory over Hong Kong in their opening match at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.   After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Bangladesh’s bowlers put up a disciplined performance.   The pace duo of Taskin Ahmed and Tanzim ...

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 ...

US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at a Utah university, sparking a manhunt for a lone sniper who the governor said had carried out a political assassination. Authorities said they still had no suspect in custody as of Wednesday night, some eight hours after the midday shooting ...