Its trials on monkeys proved the vaccine to be completely safe and effective

The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday took control of a locker belonging to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

What Ducsu vote counts reveal about Shibir’s dominance

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission is working to reduce the duration of recruitment process from three and a half years to one year, under the slogan “One BCS, One Year,” in an effort to establish a merit-based and discrimination-free institution.

Over 100 shrines attacked in one year, leaders say

François Valérian emphasises the need for a system where power at last belongs to the people

International force would be part of guarantees, France says

UN staff arrested by Yemen’s Houthi rebels earlier this week are suspected of spying for Israel and the United States, a Houthi official told AFP yesterday on condition of anonymity.

Under current rules, any drink with over 150mg of caffeine per litre requires a warning label saying it is not recommended for children

Authorities are in close contact with universities to resolve recent violence and academic disruptions

Eighty-six percent of those who voted among the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars backed the resolution declaring Israel’s "policies and actions in Gaza" had met the legal definition set out in Article II of the 1948 UN convention on genocide

The smell of death mingled with the sound of wailing women and scraping shovels as rescuers and residents desperately tried to find anyone still alive

Students from different dormitories took out processions after the High Court postponed the elections to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) yesterday and returned to their halls within an hour and a half after the chamber judge stayed the order.

Says Jamaat secretary general

Leaders of 22 political parties, including BNP, yesterday demanded that the government form a judicial inquiry committee within 48 hours to investigate the recent attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur and his party activists.

Three boats seized near St Martin’s; authorities alerted as locals panic

Urges grassroots mobilisation and prioritised reform ahead of national elections

Abu Baker Mojumdar, a former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination (SAD) and now vying for the post of general secretary in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) election, pledged to continue political, social, and cultural struggles on behalf of students.

Abu Shadik Kayem, vice-president (VP) candidate from the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel in the upcoming Ducsu election, says he wants to transform Dhaka University from what he calls a “political institution” into an academic one by bringing a balance between education and politics.

As there is no limit on expenditure in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) and hall union election campaigns, some independent candidates feel the playing field is uneven.