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Indian Woman Returns Home After Crossing Border for Love, Only to Face Betrayal

Indian Woman Returns Home After Crossing Border for Love, Only to Face Betrayal

A young Indian woman who crossed the border into Bangladesh in pursuit of love has been sent back to India through a flag meeting between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India’s Border Security...

  • 13 Sep 2025
From Top Cop to Tribunal Custody: Ex-DIG Nahid Arrested

From Top Cop to Tribunal Custody: Ex-DIG Nahid Arrested

The fall from grace was quick for AKM Nahidul Islam, a former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, who was arrested by detectives from Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital’s Eskaton are...

  • 13 Sep 2025
Jucsu Poll Results Likely by Saturday Evening

Jucsu Poll Results Likely by Saturday Evening

More than 40 hours after voting ended in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) and hall union elections, the results are yet to be announced.Chief Election Commissioner Prof Mon...

  • 13 Sep 2025
Pakistan eyes $3bn export boost to Bangladesh amid warming ties

Pakistan eyes $3bn export boost to Bangladesh amid warming ties

Pakistan has set an ambitious target of raising its exports to Bangladesh to $3 billion over the next few years, as the two South Asian neighbours move to deepen trade and mend long-strained relations...

  • 13 Sep 2025
Former CJ Sushila Karki appointed Nepal’s interim Prime Minister

Former CJ Sushila Karki appointed Nepal’s interim Prime Minister

Nepal has appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the head of its interim government, following the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli amid days of violent street protests.The Office...

  • 13 Sep 2025
Tk120 Opens the Door to Police Careers for 17 in Lalmonirhat

Tk120 Opens the Door to Police Careers for 17 in Lalmonirhat

Seventeen young men and women in Lalmonirhat have  joined jobs with the Bangladesh Police for just Tk120, the official application fee. They were appointed as trainee recruit constables (TRC...

  • 12 Sep 2025
JUCSU Election Commissioner Mafruhi Sattar Resigns

JUCSU Election Commissioner Mafruhi Sattar Resigns

Professor Mafruhi Sattar, Election Commissioner of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) polls, stepped down from his post on Friday night, citing disregard for his opinions and...

  • 12 Sep 2025
Bangladesh Perspective: Will Gen-Z Reshape Future Governing System?

Bangladesh Perspective: Will Gen-Z Reshape Future Governing System?

Bangladesh’s politics is now at the crossroads. Apparently, two small elections – Dhaka University Students’ Union (DUCSU) and Jahangirnagar University Students’ Union – have given the nation a big jo...

  • 12 Sep 2025
JU teacher dies on election duty, buried after janaza on campus

JU teacher dies on election duty, buried after janaza on campus

The namaz-e-janaza of Jannatul Ferdous, assistant professor at Jahangirnagar University’s Department of Fine Arts, who died while on election duty on Friday, was held on the university campus after Ju...

  • 12 Sep 2025
JUCSU poll results likely tonight amid controversy

JUCSU poll results likely tonight amid controversy

Results of the long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election are expected to be announced between 8pm and 10pm on Friday.The announcement came from Election Commission...

  • 12 Sep 2025
Beware of German Pilot: 93% Admit to Sleeping in the Sky

Beware of German Pilot: 93% Admit to Sleeping in the Sky

A German pilots’ union has raised alarm over what it described as a “serious fatigue crisis” in the aviation sector, warning that in-flight napping has become a regular practice among cockpit crews.Th...

  • 11 Sep 2025
From Doha to Warsaw: Is the World Sleepwalking into World War III?

From Doha to Warsaw: Is the World Sleepwalking into World War III?

Global fears of a wider conflict intensified after two separate crises — Israel’s deadly strike on Hamas negotiators in Qatar and Russia’s drone incursion into Polish airspace — raised fresh questions...

  • 11 Sep 2025
From Rapper to Mayor: Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah Emerges as Youth Icon

From Rapper to Mayor: Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah Emerges as Youth Icon

Kathmandu’s 35-year-old mayor Balendra Shah—popularly known as Balen—has emerged as a powerful youth symbol in Nepal’s turbulent political landscape, with growing calls for him to take part in an inte...

  • 11 Sep 2025
No ATM, No Net Banking: UCB Announces Two-Day Service Suspension

No ATM, No Net Banking: UCB Announces Two-Day Service Suspension

United Commercial Bank (UCB) has announced that its online banking and ATM services will remain suspended temporarily this week due to scheduled system maintenance aimed at improving service quality.A...

  • 11 Sep 2025
$1 Billion Remittance in Just 9 Days

$1 Billion Remittance in Just 9 Days

The steady flow of remittance continues as Bangladesh received over $1 billion (US$1.018 billion) in the first nine days of September, according to Bangladesh Bank data.The inflow is $185 million high...

  • 11 Sep 2025
NCC to Sit with Political Parties Today on Implementing July National Charter 2025

NCC to Sit with Political Parties Today on Implementing July National Charter 2025

The National Consensus Commission (NCC) will sit with political parties on Thursday to determine the course of action for implementing the recommendations included in the July National Charter 2025.Th...

  • 11 Sep 2025
After 33 Years JUCSU Elections Return, 12000 Students to Vote in Historic Polls

After 33 Years JUCSU Elections Return, 12000 Students to Vote in Historic Polls

After more than three decades, Jahangirnagar University (JU) is set to hold elections to its long-dormant central students’ union and hall unions today, with authorities enforcing strict security meas...

  • 11 Sep 2025
No Elevated Expressway on Hatirjheel, Panthakunja Park

No Elevated Expressway on Hatirjheel, Panthakunja Park

Bangladesh’s top court has directed the relevant authorities to halt construction of the elevated expressway on the Hatirjheel and Panthakunja Park stretch, citing potential damage to Dhaka city’s imp...

  • 10 Sep 2025
High-Voltage DUCSU Elections Surprise the Nation

High-Voltage DUCSU Elections Surprise the Nation

In a historic turn of events, the long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections were held on Tuesday, delivering a landslide victory to Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student win...

  • 10 Sep 2025
Ducsu Polls: Students Wait, Results to be Declared Anytime

Ducsu Polls: Students Wait, Results to be Declared Anytime

The results of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) and hall union elections will be announced by Tuesday night, said Chief Returning Officer Prof Mohammad Jasim Uddin.Speaking to repo...

  • 09 Sep 2025