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JCD calls for an end to violence against women

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), held a human chain programme in the city on Wednesday, calling for an end to violence against women across the country and protesting at the 'rape threat' made against Fahmida Alam, a female candidate in DUCSU election....

Rape threat: Ali Hussen expelled for six months

Ali Hussen, a student of the Sociology Department at Dhaka University (DU), has been expelled for six months for threatening a DUCSU female candidate with gang-rape on social media. The student was penalised following a probe though investigators did not find evidence of his involvement with any political party despite...

RUCSU: 51-year-old student enters polls

Shahriar Morshed Khan, a 51-year-old student of the Rajshahi University (RU), has drawn attention of the students by filing nomination paper to contest in the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election.Shahriar, currently a fourth-year student at the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, is the oldest candidate in this...

JUCSU: Dope test must for all candidates

The Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) Election Commission (EC) has made dope test mandatory for all candidates contesting the upcoming JUCSU and hall union elections.Professor Dr. Md. Moniruzzaman, Chief Election Commissioner for the JUCSU elections, announced the decision on Tuesday night."The majority of participants in a meeting on Sunday...

DU cancels holidays, except voting day

The Dhaka University (DU) has canceled the previously announced three-day holiday (September 8-10) for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election. Instead, classes and examinations will remain suspended only on the voting day, September 9. The decision was announced on Wednesday night at an emergency press briefing by Chief...

ACC opens probe into white stone theft in Bholaganj

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into the theft of white stones and related financial corruption in Sylhet's Bholaganj area.The move came after initial evidence was found against at least 42 politicians and government officials.On Wednesday, ACC Director General (DG) Md Akhter Hossain confirmed the matter.He said that...

4,000 ASI posts to be filled ahead of polls: IGP

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Wednesday said some 4,000 assistant sub-inspector (ASI) positions would be filled through both recruitment and promotion ahead of the national election, reports UNB.Among them, half of these posts will be filled through direct recruitment while the other half through promotions, he said...

BUFT holds roundtable on promoting quality education

BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT) organised a roundtable on "The Role of College Principals in Promoting Quality Education" on its own campus recently. Principals, teachers, and students from 21 colleges in and around Dhaka participated in the event and engaged in constructive discussions aimed at enhancing the quality...

A seminar titled 'Resilience in the information domain

A seminar titled 'Resilience in the information domain: Tools to address misinformation and disinformation on social media' in progress at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) in the capital on Wednesday. The Armed Forces Division (AFD) and MIST jointly organised the event. — ISPR

Weather (2025-09-04)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country until 6:00 pm...