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DU suspends Ali Husen for six months over rape threat

Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday suspended sociology student Ali Husen for six months for issuing rape threat on social media to a female student contesting in the forthcoming students’ union elections, triggering widespread protests...

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India pushes 17 more Rohingyas into Bangladesh

The Border Security Force of India pushed 18 more people, including 17 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through a border point under Baralekha upazila in Moulvibazar Tuesday morning.

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BMU organises seminar on use, importance of AI in radiology

Bangladesh Medical University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Tuesday jointly organised a seminar on ‘piloting locally developed AI in radiology: a collaborative initiative between BMU, BUET’...

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Pvt sector credit growth only 6.52pc in July

Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh remained stuck at historically low levels in July 2025, highlighting the strain on both the banking sector and the broader economy...

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FSIB accepts BB merger plan

First Security Islami Bank (FSIB) on Tuesday expressed support for Bangladesh Bank’s plan to its merger with other banks...

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Tareq appointed as MD, CEO of BRAC Bank

Tareq Refat Ullah Khan has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of BRAC Bank effective Tuesday, said a press release...

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Yunus calls next election unique for all citizens

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said that the forthcoming national election would be unique, describing it as the election of the people and all political parties, rather than of the interim government.

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Govt should sort out social safety issues for all vulnerable groups

THE call that government officials, development partners and rights activists have put out for a comprehensive social protection system covering all marginalised groups to build an equitable society is what the government should heed, especially at a time when Bangladesh, now a lower middle-income country, is set to graduate out of the bloc of least developed...

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Aminul set to contest in BCB polls

Current president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board Aminul Islam Bulbul on Tuesday confirmed his intention to contest in the upcoming board elections, stating that he didn’t want to leave the projects ‘half done’.

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EC brings amendment to polling station policy  

The election commission brought amendments to the Polling Station Establishment and Management Policy-2025 for the next Jatiya Sangsad elections. This will increase the number of voters in each polling booth by 100.

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US supports no particular party, politician, says envoy

The United States chargé d’ affaires in Dhaka, Tracey Ann Jacobson, on Monday said that the US government did not support any political party, any individual politician, or any particular outcome in the upcoming elections.

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Experts identify persistent challenges to economy

Experts identified five long-standing structural challenges faced by Bangladesh’s economy and cautioned that the post-LDC graduation pressure, lack of diversification, inefficient trade facilitation, low investment, and weak global value chain participation could...

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BCB elections set to be held in October

The next election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board would be held in the first week of October, confirmed the vice-president of the board, Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, following a meeting in Sylhet on Monday.

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US expects fair polls in Bangladesh: Jacobson

US Charge d’ Affaires in Dhaka Tracey Ann Jacobson on Monday said the US does not support any particular party, politician or election outcome as it expects fair elections in an atmosphere of peace and security early next year.

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A party wants to foil polls: home adviser

A political party, the activities of which are currently banned, wants to foil the upcoming general elections to be held in next February, said home affairs adviser retired Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday.

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Govt extends tenure of RAB DG, SB chief

Bangladesh interim government has extended the tenures of Rapid Action Battalion director general AKM Shahidur Rahman and Special Branch chief Golam Rasul on a contractual basis.

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NCP demands suspension of JP activities

The National Citizen Party has called on the chief advisor to take immediate and decisive action against the Jatiya Party for its involvement in legitimising past controversial national elections.