Protests in Nepal have turned increasingly violent, with demonstrators setting fire to the private residence of resigned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday, September 9. The incident took place in Balkot, near the capital Kathmandu, where a large crowd gathered demanding accountability for Monday’s deadly incident. As tensions flared, angry protesters torched the prime minister’s home. On the same ...

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 ...

Attaullah Baig, the former head of security at WhatsApp, has filed a federal lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of widespread cybersecurity failures and retaliating against him for raising concerns. Baig served in the role from 2021 until his termination in February 2025. Filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday, the 115-page complaint alleges that around 1,500 WhatsApp engineers ...

Prominent economist and Chairman of Policy Exchange Bangladesh Masrur Riaz on Monday said the ongoing global trade war has created new opportunities for Bangladesh as American imports are shifting away from China. “Amid this situation, Bangladesh, as a non-aligned or openly non-political country, can become a promising destination,” he said. Masrur was addressing a seminar titled ‘Bangladesh’s Actions in the ...

Nepal lifted a social media ban less than a day after anti-corruption protests that were triggered by the ban led to the deaths of 19 people, a government minister said on Tuesday, while a curfew was imposed in the country’s capital, Kathmandu. The government had rolled back the social media ban imposed last week, Cabinet spokesperson and Communications and Information ...

The friendly FIFA match between Bangladesh and Nepal scheduled for Tuesday at the Dasarath Stadium in Kathmandu has been called off following ongoing student and public protests in Nepal’s capital. The Nepalese government has imposed a curfew to control the situation. The manager of the Bangladesh team, Amer Khan, confirmed the matter from Kathmandu. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in separate drives, seized smuggled goods worth Tk 1.25 crore from different border areas in Sylhet on Monday. Different patrol teams from Tamabil, Pratappur, Sangram, Panthumai, Damdamiya and Banglabazar BOPs, under BGB-48 Sylhet Battalion, conducted the drives and seized the goods, including Indian sarees, buffaloes, cumin, cows, onions, chocolates, body sprays, sugar, various types of creams, ...

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: ...

A total of 22 exceptional young professionals from Bangladesh have been awarded the prestigious UK Government Chevening Scholarships for the 2025/26 academic year. These scholars will soon travel to the United Kingdom to pursue one-year master’s degrees at world-class universities. British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke handed over the award letters to the scholars in an event on 8 Sept. The ...