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DUCSU polls reflect spirit of democracy: Salahuddin

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has congratulated the winners of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections, reports UNB."I would like to personally congratulate those who have won in the Ducsu elections, as it reflects the spirit of democracy. Since the elections were held after many years, there were...

Fakhrul off to Singapore with wife

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has left Dhaka for Singapore, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum, who is set to undergo medical treatment there, reports UNB.They departed on a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at 8:10 am on Wednesday, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.He...

EC draft list adds 468 polling stations for next JS election

FE REPORT The Election Commission (EC) has unveiled the draft list of 42,618 polling stations for the upcoming 13th Jatiaya Sangsad (JS) election.Compared with the 2024 national election, the number of polling stations has increased by 468. "With an average of 3,000 voters at each station, the total number of...

NCC reviews opinions to implement July Charter

The National Consensus Commission (NCC) on Wednesday held a meeting to review the opinions received from the political parties and experts on the possible ways to implement the July National Charter 2025, report agencies."In the meeting, the commission reconsidered the opinions and recommendations provided by experts regarding the effective implementation...

Jamaat leaders meet UK envoy

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and senior leaders on Wednesday met British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and discussed issues of mutual interest, including the upcoming national election, reports UNB.The High Commission said the meeting was part of a 'series of meetings' with political parties in Bangladesh.They discussed...

Ex-CJ Khairul Haque shown arrested in ACC case

A Dhaka court has shown arrested former Chief Justice (CJ) ABM Khairul Haque in a case filed by the Anti Corruption-Commission (ACC) for obtaining a 10-katha RAJUK plot instead of having a six-storey house in the capital by providing false information, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court Md. Ibrahim...

Police arrest 1,823 people in countrywide drive

Police arrested 1,823 people in a special nationwide drive in last 24 hours until 6:00am on Wednesday, Police Headquarters said in a text message on Wednesday afternoon, reports UNB.Of them, 1,271 were wanted in various cases and under court warrants, while 552 others were held in connection with different criminal...

Two held with ammunition in Khulna

KHULNA, Sept 10 (BSS): Members of Detective Branch (DB), Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP), arrested two alleged looters with 41 bullets and four Chinese rifle chargers in the city in the early hours of Thursday.The arrestees are Rahul (30), son of Md Babul of Baniakhamar area, and Samrat (28), son of...

Protesters block highways in Faridpur for third day

Agitated residents in Faridpur have once again blocked two highways to protest the redrawing of Jatiya Sandbad seat boundaries in Bhanga upazila, report agencies.The Dhaka-Khulna and Dhaka-Barishal highways were blocked from 9:00 am on Wednesday, leaving long tailbacks of goods-laden trucks and passenger buses stranded at the four entry points.The...