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JUCSU polls on Sept 11

The authorities on Sunday announced that the long-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union would be held on September 11.

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A year behind us, future ahead

IT HAS been one year since our father, ambassador Serajul Islam (Shobuj, as he is widely known), passed away. And one year since Bangladesh charted her course for a better future. I don’t believe in coincidences, but sometimes history and grief collide in ways that feel undeniably meaningful. Our father devoted his life to the idea that Bangladesh could and must do...

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Police reform, accountability still deplorably elusive

THIS is concerning and a disservice to the spirit of the July uprising that a section of police personnel is still involved in criminal and corrupt activities. The involvement of police personnel in crimes such as extortion, bribery, intimidation and framing innocent people in false cases has continued to make the headlines every other day. The agency is also reported to have taken...

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Judiciary’s call for independence no bid for hegemony: CJ

Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday emphasised that the judiciary’s demand for an independent Supreme Court secretariat should not be read as a bid to grab power, but rather as part of a long-standing struggle for institutional parity with the executive and the legislature.

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BDPF demands establishment of education reform commission

In commemoration of the 2024 July uprising anniversary, the Bangladesh Doctors’ Platform in Finland has recently held an online discussion titled Democracy and Education Reform are Woven from the Same Thread.

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Interim govt performances under fire

Speakers, including academics, cultural activists, and researchers on Saturday said that the interim government failed to meet people’s expectations after the July mass uprising...

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Courts burdened with 43 lakh pending cases

The backlog of cases in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh continues to grow, with data showing a steady increase in pending matters across both the High Court and Appellate Division — raising concerns about the pace and impact of ongoing judicial reforms.

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Mixed trends mark weekly decline at stocks

Investors at the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses ended the week on a sour note, snapping a streak of consecutive weekly gains as key indices fell notably in the four-day trading week...

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707 cases filed, 5,079 held in Dhaka over uprising

Over 700 cases have been filed with 50 police stations across Dhaka till August 5, 2025, in connection with the killing and attempted killing incidents during the July-August mass uprising that toppled the Awami League government.

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Worker rights not reflected in July Declaration

Speakers at an exchange-of-views meeting on Friday said that the July Declaration presented on August 5 failed to properly reflect the pressing issues of workers’ rights.

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NCC to sit with experts over implementing July Charter

The National Consensus Commission will start its dialogue with experts from the coming week to determine the pathway to implement the July Charter, commission vice-chair Professor Ali Riaz said on Friday.

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Road accidents kill 8 people

At least eight people were killed and 16 others injured in separate road accidents in five districts on Thursday...

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Social ownership must for dev: Serajul Islam Chy

Dhaka University professor emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury at a programme on Thursday said that in order to achieve the overall development of the society and the state, social ownership must be established, not individual ownership...

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NCP leaders respond to show-cause notice

Five central leaders of the National Citizen Party on Thursday responded to the show-cause notices served on them for their recent Cox’s Bazar trip.

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List of July prisoners, jail code reform demanded

July uprising protesters who were imprisoned during the uprising last year have demanded a list from the government of those who were incarcerated and also pressed for reforms in the Jail Code...

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NSU hosts dialogue on democratic transition

In light of Bangladesh’s recent political landscape and the anniversary of the July uprising, the Centre for Peace Studies at North South University and Germany’s Arnold Bergstrasser Institute jointly organised a special dialogue and a three-day photo exhibition at the NSU in Dhaka on Wednesday...

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25 injured as fire breaks out in school lab

At least 25 students were injured after a fire broke out during a training session in the science lab of Niyaz Mohammad High School in Brahmanbaria town on Wednesday afternoon...

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Charge sheets submitted in 19 cases: PHQ

Police Headquarters in a release on Wednesday said that the police submitted charge sheets in 19 cases, including eight murder cases so far, filed over the incidents of July Uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian regime...

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Media still under stress: dialogue

One year after the July uprising, the country’s news media still continued to experience political and corporate pressure and a lack of financial and legal protection, discussants expressed their concerns on Wednesday...

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Parties divided over July Declaration

Major political parties on Wednesday gave mixed reactions to the July Declaration and a time frame for the next national election announced by the interim government in the previous day...

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Bridges Division observes July uprising anniv

The Bridges division and Bangladesh Bridge Authority jointly held a discussion and a prayer session to mark the July uprising anniversary at the Setu Bhaban Mosque in Dhaka on Tuesday...