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Chowdhurypara lake under encroachment

Bangladesh, Sept. 13 -- Garbage and soil are being dumped daily into Dhaka's Chowdhurypara lake. Shops and tin houses on bamboo, wood, and poles are steadily occupying the waterbody, shrinking the lak... Read More


Illustrious Lalon singer Farida Parveen dies at 71 after battling illness

Bangladesh, Sept. 13 -- Farida Parveen, the celebrated Lalon Sain singer whose voice touched millions over five decades, has died at the age of 71. She breathed her last at 10:15pm on Saturday in the... Read More


After DUCSU triumph, Shibir flexes dominance in JUCSU polls

Bangladesh, Sept. 13 -- After their stunning win in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) polls, Islami Chhatra Shibir has repeated the trick at Jahangirnagar University's Central Stude... Read More


Divergence grows on how to amend Constitution for 19 fundamental reforms

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Political parties have failed to reach a consensus on how to implement 19 core reforms proposed by the National Consensus Commission, which would require constitutional amendme... Read More


BGCS refuses to boycott polls, says 'bad vote' better than 'No JUCSU'

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The Bangladesh Ganatantric Chhatra Sangha (BGCS) has said it will not boycott the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election, arguing that even a "flawed... Read More


JUCSU results unlikely before noon as weary officials struggle with tally: EC

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Counting of votes in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) and hall councils elections is crawling on slowly, with final results unlikely before Friday n... Read More


Teacher dies after collapsing during JUCSU vote count

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A Jahangirnagar University teacher has died after falling ill while on duty during the vote count for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election. Ja... Read More


Cook burnt as cylinder explodes on fishing boat in Noakhali's Hatiya

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A man has been burnt in a gas cylinder explosion while preparing food on a fishing boat in Noakhali's island Upazila of Hatiya. The incident took place around 8:30pm on Thursd... Read More


Child among 2 dead as car rams parked covered van in Chattogram

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Two people, including a 3-year-old girl, have been killed after a car ploughed into a parked covered van in Chattogram. The accident occurred on Friday morning on the Dhaka-Ch... Read More


When will the JUCSU election results be announced?

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A day after voting ended, the wait for the results of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election has continued to drag on, with no clear indication o... Read More