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JUCSU election: Voting resumes with long queues at Tajuddin Hall after brief pause

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Voting at Tajuddin Hall, one of the 21 polling centres in Jahangirnagar University's Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election, resumed after a half-hour suspension, leaving vot... Read More


Chhatra Dal boycotts JUCSU student union election

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has announced a boycott of the central student union (JUCSU) election at Jahangirnagar University over allegations of vote rigging. The announceme... Read More


ACC summons 12 ex-secretaries over 'flat allocation irregularities'

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 12 former secretaries during the Awami League government over allegations that they were allocated luxury flats in Dhaka's Dha... Read More


Afghanistan start Asia Cup campaign with emphatic win over Hong Kong

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Afghanistan have started their Asia Cup mission by winning the opening match against Hong Kong by 94 runs. Hong Kong fell short at 94/9 in 20 overs as they were chasing a mass... Read More


Wait for DUCSU results drags on, counting nearly complete at some centres

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- The clock has ticked well past midnight, but the counting of votes in the DUCSU election is yet to finish. At 1am on Wednesday, Shahidul Jahid, the returning officer on duty a... Read More


Controversial rice trader Rashid arrested again - this time for 'embezzlement'

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Police have arrested controversial rice trader Abdur Rashid on charges of embezzlement. The arrest was made at 6pm on Tuesday in the Bottoil area, the Kushtia Model Police Sta... Read More


Police urge crowds to stay away from Dhaka University gates

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Police have urged people not to crowd the entrances of Dhaka University during the ongoing counting of votes in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election. ... Read More


Bangladesh government 'doing all it can' to safely return national football team from Nepal: CAO

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) says the government is doing all it can to get the Bangladesh national football team, which had gone to Nepal ro play friendly games, home safe... Read More


Khagrachhari roads blocked in protest against 'gunfire on villagers'

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- A half-day road blockade is under way in Khagrachhari to protest the shooting of villagers in Manikchari's Tablapara, and to demand the arrest of those involved. The blockade,... Read More


Faridpur highways blocked again as tensions over constituency delimitation mount

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Agitated residents in Faridpur have once again blocked two highways to protest the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries in Bhanga Upazila. The Dhaka-Khulna and D... Read More