Chhatra Odhikar Parishad and Bangladesh Chhatra Federation yesterday announced a panel jointly under the banner of "Rucsu for Radical Change" to contest the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (Rucsu) election, scheduled for September 25.

BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday asked his party members to stay vigilant until the restoration of democracy, saying the most important task now is to establish democracy by foiling conspiracies against Bangladesh at any cost.

With one judge for every 78,023 people, the Supreme Court and lower courts have been grappling with a growing backlog of cases, delaying legal remedies for thousands of justice seekers.

The army yesterday said delays in its response are often unavoidable, as troops are called in only when police and other agencies struggle to contain law-and-order situations, by which time crucial minutes may already have been lost.

The National Consensus Commission is likely to hold a meeting with political parties on Thursday to discuss how to implement the July National Charter.

Nearly one in five Bangladeshis aged seven and above remains illiterate, despite Tk 4,000 crore being spent on literacy programmes over the past 34 years.

Debapriya Bhattacharya says decision must rest on solid evidence, strong backing from development partners

The much-anticipated Ducsu and hall union elections are set to be held today after a six-year pause, bringing renewed hope for campus democracy.

Speakers at an event yesterday urged the government to amend the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 to recognise domestic, home-based, transport, waste and other informal workers, who make up 85 percent of the country’s workforce.

A new app has been developed for reporting incidents that may threaten the security of mandaps during the upcoming Durga Puja, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday.

Eminent public intellectual, historian and political activist Badruddin Umar was laid to rest yesterday at Jurain graveyard beside the graves of his parents.

A transnational narcotics syndicate has been using Bangladesh as a transit point to smuggle ketamine from Delhi to Europe.

A three-member delegation of NCP visited the Election Commission (EC) to inquire about the status of its registration process

Razibul, assistant professor and head of the Forensic Medicine Department at Rangpur Medical College (RMC), is a key prosecution witness in the crimes against humanity case over the killing of Abu Sayed

Ducsu panel demands mobile ID verification

Workers went on strike with five-point demands

The alliance includes Chhatra Union, Socialist Students Front, Students Platform, Greater Hill Students Council as well as some general students.

Issues 48-hour ultimatum, threatens hunger strike from September 11 if demands unmet

Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar says

Move sparks anger among Umrah pilgrims and travel agents as foreign carriers step in to fill the gap