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DUCSU polls: Crowds gather at DU entrances
06:22 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdaySeveral hundreds of people were gathering at the entry points of Dhaka University and adjacent areas since Tuesday afternoon, September 9...
Chhatra Dal brands DU VC ‘Jamaat-leaning administration’
06:14 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayTensions erupted at Dhaka University’s Senate Building on Tuesday afternoon as leaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal launched a sharp verbal and physical confrontation against Vice-Chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, accusing him of fostering a "Jamaat-leaning administration".
Pakistan HC meets Jamaat amir in Dhaka
06:00 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayPakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Imran Haider, paid a courtesy visit to Dr Shafiqur Rahman, Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, at his residence in Bashundhara, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
No cars for ministers, 300 approved for field officials: Salehuddin
05:43 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has categorically denied reports that 60 luxury vehicles are being procured for ministers of the upcoming government, stating that no such purchase has been approved or will take place.
Biman's Nepal-bound flight returns as airport closed
05:16 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayA Kathmandu-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been forced to return to Dhaka as Nepal cancelled all flights at the Tribhuvan International Airport from 12:45pm on Tuesday, September 9, amid student protests in the country...
JUCSU elections: HC orders restoration of Amartya’s candidacy, JU appeals
04:30 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe High Court has directed the authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) to reinstate Amartya Roy’s candidacy for the post of Vice President in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) elections.
Voting ends in DUCSU elections
04:17 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayThe voting in the long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall unions elections has ended amid festive atmosphere. The voting ended at 4:00pm on Tuesday...
Suppressed cases behind sharp rise in murder tally, finds CA’s Press Wing
04:16 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayAlthough the number of reported murder cases has risen sharply during the 13 months of the interim government, this increase is largely attributed to the formal registration of previously suppressed cases, according to the press wing of the Chief Adviser.
Pakistan spying on millions with US, EU, and Chinese tech: Amnesty
03:53 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayPakistan is operating one of the most extensive and intrusive mass surveillance systems in the world, enabled by a global network of technology firms from China, Europe, North America and the United Arab Emirates, according to a major new investigation by Amnesty International.
Journalist dies while covering DUCSU polls
03:52 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayA journalist passed away while covering the voting to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and halls union elections on Tuesday, September 9...
Bangladeshis in Nepal advised to stay indoors
03:31 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayAll Bangladeshi nationals currently living or stuck in Nepal have strongly been advised not to move outside and stay at their respective places or hotels...
Nepal PM KP Sharma resigns amid deadly protests
03:01 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayNepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has resigned, his secretariat has confirmed in a statement.
Nepal President, PM’s residences torched; another minister resigns
02:37 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayDemonstrators vandalised the private residence of Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel in Bohratar, Kathmandu, on Tuesday, reportedly setting parts of the property on fire.
Nepal ruling party’s central office set ablaze amid protests
01:54 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayGen Z protesters on Tuesday set fire to the ruling Nepali Congress party’s central office in Sanepa, Kathmandu.
Ex-secretary Shafiqul arrested in anti-terrorism case
01:31 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayFormer secretary Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam has been arrested in a case filed over an alleged anti-government conspiracy.
DUCSU polling officer relieved after giving voter 2 ballots
01:07 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayA polling officer of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall elections was immediately relieved of his election duties after handing two ballot papers to a voter at the Amar Ekushe Hall polling centre on the second floor of Karzon Hall.
Abidul votes, calls on students to exercise their rights
12:45 PM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayAbidul Islam Khan, a Chhatra Dal-backed candidate, urged students to exercise their voting rights in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections. He cast his vote at the Udayan School & College polling centre on Tuesday morning.
We’re not in a position to reject results: Umama Fatema
11:44 AM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayUmama Fatema, the Vice President candidate of the Independent Student Unity Panel in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, said they want the election to be conducted fairly and neutrally.
Thai court orders ex-PM Thaksin to serve one year in jail
11:13 AM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayThailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the country's most powerful and polarising statesman Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.
Sadik Kayem, Tanvir Hamim cast votes
10:41 AM, 09 Sep 2025 TuesdayIslami Chhatra Shibir-backed Vice President candidate Sadik Kayem and Chhatra Dal-backed General Secretary candidate Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim cast their votes on Tuesday morning in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections.