Bangladesh beat Singapore in dead rubber
Bangladesh earned a consolation 4-1 win over Singapore in their Group C final of the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers match at the Viet Tri Stadium in Vietnam on Tuesday.
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Spiral of doomscrolling
THERE is a strange kind of comfort in the scroll. One minute you intend only to check the weather, and suddenly 45 minutes have passed. You find yourself knee-deep in a reel about the collapse of democracy, another about a looming recession, one more about an influencer鈥檚 petty drama and then a final clip of tragedy from halfway across the globe. You pause, your...
Broken promise of non-cadre jobs
THE Bangladesh Civil Service examination, often dubbed the 鈥榗ivilian lottery,鈥� has for decades been a defining gateway to public service. The three-stage test is known for its unforgiving rigour, shaping the destinies of thousands each year. Successful candidates secure coveted cadre positions, posts carrying prestige, authority and long-term security. For those who...
Weak oversight fuels surge in motorcycle mishap deaths
AN ALARMING increase in motorcycle accidents and consequent fatalities suggests both lax enforcement of traffic regulations and motorcyclists鈥� proclivity to disregard them. The photograph that 抖阴精品 published on September 9 shows three teenagers, in school uniforms and without helmets, riding a motorcycle in the rain near the Teacher-Student Centre on the...
Govt should effectively work to ensure silence in silent zones
SILENT zones, or no-horn zones, in the capital of Dhaka have almost never been silent. They are, in fact, noisier than other areas where noise is usually high mostly because of a large number of vehicles honking horns. The interim government, after its installation on August 8, 2024 after the fall of the Awami League鈥檚 regime amidst the July uprising, declared the...
BFIU head Shahinul dismissed over video scandal
The government on Tuesday cancelled appointment of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit chief AFM Shahinul Islam over moral lapses, after multiple objectionable videos of him went viral on social media.
Dhaka closely observing situation in Nepal
Bangladesh government is closely observing the situation in Nepal.
Ex-secy Shafiqul arrested, sent to jail
The police arrested former secretary Bhuiyan Mohammad Shafiqul Islam at a resort in the Kuakata municipality area in Patuakhali early Tuesday...
Judicial Service Commission submits annual report 2024 to president
The Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on Tuesday submitted its 2024 annual report to president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban...
History is meant to be broken: Liton
Bangladesh captain Liton Das said on Tuesday that history was meant to be broken as they would try their best to go all the way in the Asia Cup 2025 following their heartache in three finals in the past.
DUCSU, hall union polls witness record 78.33pc voter turnout
The Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall union elections on Tuesday saw a voter turnout of 78.33 per cent of the total 39,874 registered voters, chief returning officer Professor Md Jasim Uddin announced.
China says allegations against SCO functioning as 鈥榓nti-Western鈥� bloc groundless
China on Monday claimed that the allegations against the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) functioning as an anti-western bloc were groundless.
Biman flight not allowed to land at Kathmandu airport, another flight cancelled
A Biman Bangladesh flight was not allowed to land in Kathmandu due to unfavourable conditions at Nepal鈥檚 Tribhuvan International Airport due to prevailing security situations...
Large gatherings at Shahbagh intersection ahead of DUCSU polls result
Ahead of the DUCSU polls result, a large number of people, apparently supporters of a political party, assembled in front of the Bangladesh National Museum in the Shahbagh area and the entry gate of Dhaka University.
Nottingham Forest swoop for Postecoglou after sacking Nuno
Ange Postecoglou is in line for a swift return to the Premier League at Nottingham Forest to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked on Tuesday.
DUCSU POLLS: Chhatra Dal lodge complaint against DU admin
Chhatra Dal-backed panel鈥檚 vice-president candidate for DUCSU elections, Abidul Islam Khan, on Tuesday lodged a complaint against the DU administration on irregularities.
18 people arrested over attack on Rajbari shrine till Tuesday
Police have arrested 18 people in connection with the demolition of the shrine of Nurul Haque, widely known as Nural Pagla, the torching of his exhumed body, and attacks on police in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district...
Festivity, irregularities mark DUCSU polls
The Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions elections 2025 were held on Tuesday in a largely peaceful environment amid allegations of ballot tampering and violation of the code of conduct by candidates and their supporters.
Bangladeshis in Nepal asked not to move outside
All Bangladeshi nationals currently living or stuck in Nepal have strongly been advised not to move outside and stay at their respective places or hotels...
HC allows Amartya Roy to contest JUCSU VP election
The High Court on Tuesday directed Jahangirnagar University authorities to allow Amartya Roy Jon to contest the upcoming JUCSU election on September 11 as a vice-president candidate from the Shompritir Oikya panel...
DUCSU POLLS: Independent candidates allege code of conduct violation
Independent general secretary candidate Samiya Akhter and social welfare candidate Tahmina Akter Mim for Rokeya Hall Students Union, at 2:00pm on Tuesday, alleged that dominating candidates violated the code of conduct by influencing voters inside the TSC polling centre.
Shotontro Shikkharthi Oikya candidate alleges ballot manipulation
Shotontro Shikkharthi Oikya panel鈥檚 career development secretary candidate for DUCSU elections, Rupaiya Shrestha Tanchangya, alleged that one of her voters found a ballot paper where a cross was already marked on the Shibir candidate...
Onoy expresses frustration over fewer presence of non-residential voters
Left-leaning student organisations-backed Aporajeyo 71, Adyommo 24 panel鈥檚 general secretary candidate for Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, Anamul Hasan Onoy, expressed his frustration over the fewer presence of non-residential student voters...
DUCSU POLLS: Sadik voices concern over code of conduct violation
Bangladesh Chhatra Shibir-backed Oikyabaddha Shikkharthi Jote鈥檚 vice president candidate for DUCSU elections, Abu Sadik Kayem, expressed his concern that some candidates were distributing campaigning materials, including leaflets and panels鈥� candidate lists, within 100 yards of the polling centre.
Swatantro Shikkarti Oikya candidate Anid quits, supports Chhatra Dal鈥檚 Jisan
Anid Hasan, a candidate from the Swatantro Shikkarti Oikya (Umama-Sadi-Zahed) panel, has withdrawn his candidacy for the post of Literature and Cultural Secretary in the ongoing Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions elections...
DUCSU POLLS: Baker alleges ballot manipulation
Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad-backed Baishamyabirodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad panel鈥檚 general secretary candidate for DUCSU elections, Abu Baker Mojumder on Tuesday, at a press briefing in front of the TSC centre at about 12:00pm, alleged that ballot manipulation was going on.
DUCSU POLLS: Panels allege failing to field polling agents
Nuzia Rasin Rasha, the common room, reading room and cafeteria secretary candidate from Protirodh Parishad panel for DUCSU elections, alleged on Tuesday noon that their polling agents could not enter into several centres in time because the election authority didn鈥檛 provide them with their specific identity cards.
Islami Chhatra Andolan Bangladesh panel鈥檚 agent not allowed at centres
Islami Chhatra Andolan Bangladesh鈥檚 panel Sachetan Shikkharthi Sangsad general secretary candidate Md Khayrul Ahsan Marzan alleged that election authorities did not allow the panel鈥檚 polling agents at different polling centres...
Code of conduct violation spotted in DUCSU elections
Incidents of DUCSU elections code of conduct violations have been spotted since the elections began at 8:00am on Tuesday.
DUCSU POLLS: Voting begins amid enthusiasm
Voting in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall union elections began on Tuesday morning in eight polling centres on the DU campus amid a peaceful atmosphere.