179 candidates cleared for JUCSU election
A total of 179 candidates have been cleared for contesting the long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections, scheduled for September 11.
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Youth to reshape Bangladesh鈥檚 political future: Touhid
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today Bangladesh鈥檚 youth, who led last year鈥檚 historic July-August uprising, will ultimately reshape national politics and institutions, moving the country beyond past divisions toward a more constructive, knowledge-driven future.
I want justice before聽my death, father tells tribunal
Makbul Hossain, father of Abu Sayeed, who is the first deceased during the 2024 July uprising, on Thursday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-2, stating that two police members shot his university-going son dead.
ICT begins trial in Abu Sayeed murder case
The deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly planned to execute student protesters of the July uprising, comparing them to war criminals known as 鈥榬azakars鈥�, according to a leaked phone call submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday...
Bangladesh interim govt working to establish new political arrangement: Mahfuj聽
The Bangladesh interim government information and broadcasting adviser, Md Mahfuj Alam, has said the goal of the interim government formed through the July Mass Uprising is to eliminate inequality and establish a new political arrangement in Bangladesh that will strengthen the democratic system.
SJC completes probe on Justice Akhtaruzzaman
The Supreme Judicial Council has completed its final hearing on allegations of misconduct against Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman and is preparing to submit its report to the president, according to a press release issued by Supreme Court spokesperson Mohammad Shafiqul Islam on Tuesday...
NCP ready for elections in Feb, if July Charter gets legal basis: Nahid
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said that if the July Charter gets a legal basis, the party is ready for elections in February...
Why colonial-era laws still rule
A SINGLE district police memo tells the story. The language of 鈥榩ermission first,鈥� the stress on 鈥榦rders,鈥� the presumption that authority flows in one direction: these are not quirks of one officer on one day. They are the reflexes of a legal order built to govern subjects rather than to serve citizens. Much of Bangladesh鈥檚 day-to-day criminal justice still runs on statutes...
BNP suspends Fazlur Rahman for three months
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has suspended all the party posts held by Advocate Fazlur Rahman, a member of the BNP Chairperson鈥檚 Advisory Council and a valiant freedom fighter, for three months.
Some July victims shot from above, doctor tells ICT
A government physician on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that leaders of the pro-Awami League doctors鈥� platform, Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (SWACHIP), had barred the other doctors from treating victims of the July uprising past year, labelling the protesters 鈥榯errorists鈥�...
CJ administers oaths of 25 newly appointed adl HC judges
The chief justice, Syed Refaat Ahmed, on Tuesday administered oath of offices of 25 newly appointed additional High Court judges...
July victims continue protest
The families of a section of July uprising victims continue to protest for the second consecutive day on Monday, pressing their demands, including the resignation of law adviser Asif Nazrul and chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant for home Md Khuda Baksh Chowdhury.
Cyberbullying rampant ahead of JUCSU elections
Cyber-bullying and smear campaigns targeting candidates, particularly females, have emerged as a disturbing trend in the run-up to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections, raising concerns about inclusivity and the safety of female participants in campus politics...
AL attacks Bangladesh consulate general office in New York
Around 30 people chanting pro-Awami League slogans and holding the party鈥檚 flags launched an attack on the office premises of the Consulate General of Bangladesh in New York, USA, as information adviser Mahful Alam was entering the...
Content creator Tawhid Afridi on 5-day remand in uprising murder case
A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday placed arrested content creator Tawhid Afridi on five-day remand in a case filed over the murder of Asadul Haque Babu in Dhaka鈥檚 Jatrabari area during the July uprising...
People suffer as July uprising victims block city road
People suffered on Sunday due to traffic congestion as the families of a section of July uprising victims blocked the road leading to the state guest house Jamuna in the capital to press their demands, including the resignation of law adviser Asif Nazrul and chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant for home ministry Md Khuda Baksh Chowdhury...
Sharmeen for building nation with youth鈥檚 vigour
Social welfare adviser Sharmeen S Murshid urged all to build the country by utilising the vigour of the youths of July uprising on Sunday...
CID arrests content creator Tawhid Afridi in murder case
The Criminal Investigation Department on Sunday arrested content creator Tawhid Afridi in a murder case related to the July Uprising.
Govt pressured to change autopsy report, doctor tells ICT
A government doctor on Sunday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that he was pressured by state agencies and political figures to falsify the post-mortem report of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur student Abu Sayeed, the first murdered victim during the 2024 July uprising.
Constitution can鈥檛 include July Charter: experts
A panel of jurists on Sunday told the National Consensus Commission that the existing constitution offered no foolproof legal basis to adopt the July Charter, suggesting drawing on global constitutional theories to frame a new arrangement.
Juba Dal leader killed in clash with rivals in Pabna
A local leader of Juba Dal, the youth wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was killed and another critically injured in a clash between two rival groups over establishing supremacy and drug peddling in Pabna Sadar upazila on Saturday night...
No alternative to new constitution, says NCP
The National Citizen Party on Saturday said that a new constitution must be formulated through a constituent assembly to ensure a sustainable implementation of the July Charter.
Disputes undermine state reform: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that efforts to reshape the state structure following the July mass uprising were being undermined by growing disputes and divisive rhetoric.
Gono Forum demands July charter upholds liberation war spirit
Gonoforum has demanded that the July National Charter 2025, formulated by the National Consensus Commission, upholds the spirit of the War of Independence and retains the 1972 constitution in its revised form...
鈥楳ass people鈥� disappear after July mass-uprising: discussion
Writers, teachers and activists said on Saturday that 鈥榤ass people鈥� disappeared after the July mass-uprising and the safety of people鈥檚 life and property are not on the July Proclamation priority list...
Inclusion of students until uprising urged
A former coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination, a platform which spearheaded the July uprising ousting the Awami League regime, urged Rajshahi University authorities to allow students whose enrolment expired before August 5 to participate in the coming central students鈥� union elections...
Sacked JU teacher held in July uprising attempted murder case
The police have arrested expelled Jahangirnagar University teacher Mahmudur Rahman Jony in connection with an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising...
Tigers have to trust the process: Wood
Bangladesh national team鈥檚 specialist batting coach Julian Wood stated on Saturday that the inability of Bangladeshi batters to hit big was a myth. But he reminded everyone that the batters need to know how to use their power.
Juba Dal leader hacked to death in Khulna
A leader of Juba dal, youth wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in the Atharo Mile area under Dumuria in Khulna on Friday night.
JUCSU POLLS: Chhatra Sangsad announces panel
Jahangirnagar University unit of Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad on Friday announced a 23-member panel to contest the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election, scheduled for September 11.