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EC using tactics to give BNP special privileges

Students Against Discrimination, the platform that led the July mass uprising, has accused the Election Commission (EC) of adopting tactics to provide special privileges to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).The allegation was made on Monday at a press conference held at Madhur Canteen, Dhaka University, protesting the EC's decision to...

HC suspends SUCSU polls

The High Court (HC) on Monday postponed Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Central Student Union (SUCSU) election slated for Tuesday, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Ashif Hasan passed the order after hearing a writ petition.Barrister Ruhul Kuddus Kajol stood for the petitioner...

Shibir protests suspension of polls

The Dhaka metropolitan unit of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir staged a protest rally in the capital on Monday against the suspension of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Central Students' Union (SUCSU) and hall council elections.The procession began from the Central Shaheed Minar in the afternoon, and concluded with...

Owners to surrender all licensed firearms by Jan 31

The interim government directed the owners of all licensed firearms to surrender their arms to the nearest police stations by January 31 - ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election slated for February 12. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) issued a notification in this regard on Sunday, imposing strict...

Flower Festival 2026

A group of enthusiastic visitors taking selfies at the Flower Festival 2026 at the Ramna Park in the capital on Monday. The Public Works Department organised the 3-day event that ends today (Tuesday). — FE Photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation BD celebrates 10th Gold Award Ceremony 2026

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation Bangladesh held its Gold Award Ceremony on Monday (19 January) at the residence of the British High Commissioner in the capital, says a press release. The event honoured 232 exceptional students from 13 leading institutions, including ABC International School, Bangladesh International Tutorial, CIDER International...

Using achievements matters more, advisor tells graduates

CHITTAGONG, Jan 19: Using the achievements from university matters more than the achievements themselves, Education Advisor Professor Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar said on Monday at the third convocation ceremony of Chittagong Independent University (CIU)."It's not what you achieve in university, but what you do with those achievements that matters," Professor...

Charges framed against 39

CHITTAGONG, Jan 19: A Chattogram court on Monday framed charges against 39 persons, including Chinmoy Krishna Das, in the murder case of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif.Judge Md Zahidul Haque of the Chattogram Speedy Trial Tribunal passed the order. The court set February 2 for recording witness testimonies. Of the accused,...

Weather (2026-01-20)

Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday). Light to moderate fog may occur at a few places during late night to morning. Temperature may remain unchanged.The highest temperature on Monday was recorded at 31.0 degrees Celsius in Ambagan, while...