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CUCSU polls schedule unveiled; voting on Oct 12

04:38 PM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

The election to the Chittagong University Central Students Union (CUCSU) and Hall Union will take place on October 12 after long three decades...

‘How risky is a child?’ BGB DG asks BSF chief as he defends border shootings

04:26 PM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

The Bangladesh delegation iterated longstanding concerns over what it described as indiscriminate shootings and urged stricter adherence to protocols governing the use of force. In response, DG Chaudhary reaffirmed the BSF’s commitment to enhancing precautionary measures, including intensified night patrols in vulnerable areas and continued efforts to minimise fatalities.

EC unveils polls roadmap; schedule in December

03:33 PM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

The Election Commission (EC) has announced the roadmap for the 13th parliamentary elections EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed made the announcement at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka’s Agargaon...

Latif Siddiqui, AL leaders taken to DB office for questioning

02:52 PM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

Former minister Latif Siddiqui and several Awami League leaders were taken to the Detective Branch (DB) office for questioning on Thursday following their detention at an event organised by the freedom fighters’ platform, ‘Mancha 71.’

New political parties may get EC registration in Sept

02:35 PM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

The Election Commission (EC) has finalised a roadmap for the 16th national parliamentary election, under which new political parties may receive registration in September.

Latif Siddiqui among others detained at DRU

12:47 PM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

Former minister Latif Siddiqui and several others were detained by police following widespread tensions at an event organised by the freedom fighters’ platform, ‘Mancha 71,’ on Thursday.

Warrant of precedence review hearing deferred again

12:26 PM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has once again deferred the hearing of a review petition seeking reconsideration of its verdict on the state’s warrant of precedence for important officials.

BUET postpones all undergraduate exams amid protests

11:19 AM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

All undergraduate-level and term examinations at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have been postponed. The university announced the decision in a notice published on its website on Wednesday.

Messi powers Miami to Leagues Cup final with 3-1 win

11:06 AM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

Lionel Messi scored twice late on as Inter Miami fought back to beat Orlando City 3-1 and reach the final of the Leagues Cup on Wednesday.

White House fires CDC chief after refusal to resign

10:16 AM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it was firing the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a stand-off with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Putin, Kim among 26 leaders to attend China’s military parade

09:22 AM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among more than two dozen foreign leaders to attend China’s massive military parade next week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Thursday.

Israel intensifies Gaza City offensive as Trump hosts post-war talks

09:06 AM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory.

Engineering students announce boycott of classes, exams

08:35 AM, 28 Aug 2025 Thursday

The Engineers’ Rights Movement has announced a programme to boycott classes and examinations at all engineering universities and the engineering faculties of other universities across the country on Thursday.

2 killed, 20 injured in US school shooting

10:06 PM, 27 Aug 2025 Wednesday

A shooting at a school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has killed two people and injured about 20, a United States Department of Justice official said. The shooter is also dead, the official stated...

Engineering on the streets: The fierce battle between Bangladesh’s BSc and diploma engineers

09:58 PM, 27 Aug 2025 Wednesday

BUET students and BSc engineering graduates demand more assistant engineer posts in the 9th grade and eligibility for 10th-grade posts. Diploma engineers, meanwhile, rally under the banner of the Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB), with seven demands, including quotas for promotion to assistant engineer and recognition of their contributions.

20 days, 127% gain: The ‘Aladin’s lamp’ story at Dhaka bourse

09:45 PM, 27 Aug 2025 Wednesday

In a stunning twist that has baffled analysts and alarmed regulators, Information Services Network Limited (ISN), a company mired in losses and paying negligible dividends, has become the stock market’s most improbable fairy tale.

Pakistan blows up embankment as it braces for flood surge

09:42 PM, 27 Aug 2025 Wednesday

Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites...

Govt fixes minimum price of potato

08:55 PM, 27 Aug 2025 Wednesday

The government has fixed the minimum price of potato at Tk 22 per kg at the cold storage gate...

CJ questions if caretaker govt revives, from when it will take effect

07:51 PM, 27 Aug 2025 Wednesday

Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed has raised a pivotal constitutional question before the Supreme Court: If the non-partisan caretaker government system is revived, from when will it take effect?

Shafiqul Islam made DB chief

07:19 PM, 27 Aug 2025 Wednesday

Additional Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has been made chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)...