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At a glance: DUCSU election snapshot

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: ...

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22 Bangladeshis awarded UK’s Chevening Scholarship; applications now open for next cohort

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 ...

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Travellers facing severe Tube disruption with few to no services running

Travellers are facing severe disruption as few to no London Underground services are expected from Monday amid walkouts by thousands of workers. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), including drivers, signallers and maintenance workers, launched a series of strikes over pay and conditions. The action kicked off on Sunday with limited services running but levels of disruption ...

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UK could suspend visas for countries with no migrant return deals

  The UK could suspend visas from countries that do not “play ball” and agree to returns deals for migrants, the new home secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood made the comments as she hosted Donald Trump’s head of homeland security and ministers from Australia, New Zealand and Canada at a meeting of the intelligence-sharing Five Eyes group in London on ...

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Rayner replacement must be a woman, says Harman

Ex-Labour deputy Baroness Harman says deputy leader ‘needs to be a woman’ Former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman said the party must pick a woman from outside London to replace Angela Rayner as the party’s deputy. The party’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) has set out a sped-up schedule for a deputy leadership race, shaping up to be a battle ...

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‘Tariffs are costing my business $100,000 a month’

In a corner of a cavernous 1890s factory in southern Massachusetts, 15 people are bent over sewing machines, churning out specialty, hospital-grade neonatal gear. They are all that remain of what was once a much bigger manufacturing operation, most of which the Teixeira family shut down in 1990, reinventing their business as a largely warehousing and distribution business. Since US ...

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Doja Cat to Sabrina Carpenter: Who wore what to MTV VMAs 2025

The red carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) 2025 witnessed star power and sartorial drama as music icons stepped out in bold, eye-catching outfits. From different takes on sheer dressing to archival pulls, hair-raising accessories and gender-bent fashion, here are all the stand out looks from the evening. Singer Sabrina Carpenter went bold in a sheer, form-hugging crimson ...

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WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes

The World Health Organization has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to access care after a powerful earthquake killed 2,200 people in eastern Afghanistan. “A very big issue now is the increasing paucity of female staff in these places,” Dr Mukta Sharma, the deputy ...

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New gas reserve found at Rashidpur-3 well in Habiganj

Bangladesh has discovered a new natural gas reserve at Well No. 3 of the Rashidpur gas field in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district, Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) confirmed following recent workover operations. The announcement was made late Sunday (September 7) by Bahubal Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md Mahbubul Islam, who confirmed the development to local media. On September 4, both ...

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Nepal Gen Z protest death toll rises to 14

As many as 14 people have died after police opened fire on a Gen Z protest in New Baneshwar, Kathmandu, as of 4PM on Monday. Seven protesters brought to the National Trauma Centre died, Dr Dipendra Pandey of the hospital confirmed. He added that 10 others are in critical condition, with gunshot wounds to the head and chest, and over ...

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