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462 contestants get green light, 47 out of race

A total of 462 candidates have been declared preliminarily valid for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election, while 47 have been suspended due to faulty nomination papers.Chief Returning Officer Jasim Uddin announced the figures at a press conference on Thursday (21 August) night.According to the breakdown, 43 male...

Army to be deployed, BGCS declares full panel

The Election Commission (EC) of Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) has decided to deploy army personnel on the campus as a striking force to ensure security during the upcoming Central Students' Union and hall union elections, scheduled for September 11.JU Proctor and EC Member-Secretary, Prof. A. K. M. Rashidul...

UN conf’ce to provide concrete pathways to solve Rohingya crisis, hopes CA

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed the hope that the UN Conference in New York in September will provide concrete pathways to the resolution of the prolonged Rohingya crisis, reports UNB.He said the recent cut in financial support to the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh is taking its toll...

BD, Pakistan to sign MoU tomorrow to form JWG

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 22 (BSS): Pakistan's Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be signed tomorrow (Sunday) to establish a Joint Working Group (JWG) aimed at strengthening bilateral trade relations."The JWG will be tasked with formulating a comprehensive roadmap to...

Journo Bibhuranjan's body recovered from Meghna

MUNSHIGANJ, Aug 22 (UNB): Police have recovered the body of senior journalist and columnist Bibhuranjan Sarker, who had been missing since Thursday, from the Meghna River near Char Balaki in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj.According to police, locals spotted the body afloat the river on Friday afternoon and called 999. Police...

Teenage boy beaten to death in Ctg over suspected theft

A 15-year-old boy has been beaten to death on suspicion of theft in Chattogram's Fatikchhari, reports bdnews24.com. Two others were injured in the incident that occurred at Chengir Bridge area in Kanchannagar around 6am on Friday. The victim was identified as Rihan Uddin Mohin, son of Mohammad Lokman of the...

Man dies in police custody in Cox's Bazar

A man has died while in police custody in Cox's Bazar's Chakaria, prompting locals to surround the police station in protest.Three policemen have been withdrawn in the wake of the incident, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday, Chakaria Police Station chief Shafiqul Islam said, "A man named Durjoy Chowdhury died by suicide while...

ICFP-2025 to be held in city Aug 26-27

The two-day 2nd International Conference on 'Recent and Advanced Fiber and Polymer Materials (ICFP-2025), organised by the Society of Fiber Science, Bangladesh (SFSB), in collaboration with International Standard University (ISU) and Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX), will be held on August 26-27, says a press release.The event will take place...

Vehicles plying amid waterlogged potholes on the busy main road

Vehicles plying amid waterlogged potholes on the busy main road in the capital's Sayedabad area on Friday. The thoroughfare has long been in a deplorable condition due to lack of indifference of the authorities. — FE Photo

'BGB Fisheries Week-2025'

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui inaugurating the 'BGB Fisheries Week-2025' by releasing fish fry in a pond at its Headquarters in the capital on Thursday.

Weather (2025-08-23)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barishal Chattogram divisions and at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions until...