Author: PV DESK
The long-awaited elections to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall unions will be held on September 9, 2025, from 8:00am to 3:00pm. Chief Returning Officer Mohammad Jashim Uddin announced the schedule at a press conference this afternoon at the Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building. According to the schedule, the draft voter list will be published on July 30. Students will have until August 6 to raise objections. The final list of voters will be published on August 11. Nomination forms will be distributed between August 12 and 18. The deadline for…
The National Consensus Commission (NCC) has prepared the draft ‘July National Charter 2025’, which emphasises that the political parties must implement the governance system reforms within two years of formation of the next elected parliament. The NCC released the draft on Monday. It has already been sent to political parties. If any major objection doesn’t arise, the final version will be prepared based on feedback from the political parties. A specific day would be allocated in the ongoing reform talks to officially sign the charter by the parties, making a commitment for its implementation. The draft includes…
NCP Convener Nahid Islam has said he wants to rebuild the country in accordance with the egalitarian principles of Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, whom the young leader hailed as one of the founding fathers of Bangladesh. NCP wishes to build a Bangladesh that supports the working-class people and is free from income disparity as envisioned by Bhashani, Nahid said after offering prayers at the grave of the late leader in Tangail on Monday night.
Academic activities at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) resumed today after a closure of five months and ten days. With students back, the once-silent campus sprang to life, restoring vibrancy and rhythm to classrooms, corridors, and university life. By 9:30am, classes were already in session at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), while other departments were making preparations to resume academic activities. The students were seen commuting from outside arrived by university buses, vans, and rickshaws. Some were seen walking through the rain, getting drenched, while others chatted animatedly with friends. However,…
Mohammed Suman, a photojournalist from Chattogram working with the Daily Kalbela, has won first prize in the prestigious ‘Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest’. The award was handed over by Ekaterina Semenova, Chargé d’Affaires of the Russian Embassy in Bangladesh. Suman, who has over 10 years of experience in photography, participated in the contest for the second time. His winning photograph, titled “Children of Chittagong are playing on piles of dirt,” captures a group of young boys playing cricket amid ongoing drain renovation work. The image was praised by the Russian Embassy in Dhaka for its powerful storytelling. …
A weeklong program began on Monday (July 28) at Chattogram Press Club to remember the July Uprising. At the opening event, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam joined virtually and said, “The July Uprising was not only about Dhaka; Chattogram was one of the main strongholds of this movement. It was our pride and played a key role in resisting fascism.” Earlier, he officially inaugurated the program online. Chattogram Deputy Commissioner Farida Khanom said, “Honoring the July martyrs is not just a formality—it’s a lasting memory in our lives. July is a painful month when many of our…
A student of the University of Chittagong (CU), Labiba Lamia, was found dead at her home on Monday morning. She was studying in the Economics department and was a student of the 2022–23 session. She also followed the student group Jatiotabdi Chhatra Dal. The incident happened around 9:30 AM at a rented house near the CU Laboratory School, where she lived with her parents. According to her family, the housemaid found her hanging by the window while cleaning. The maid said, “Her feet were on the floor. I still don’t understand how she died. If it was suicide,…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) briefly walked out of the National Consensus Commission’s meeting on Monday during talks about how top constitutional officials should be appointed. However, the party later returned to join the rest of the session. The meeting was held at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka as part of the second round of political discussions. BNP leaders left when the discussion started on appointments to the Public Service Commission (PSC), Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), and Ombudsman. BNP had already said they would take part in later discussions on women’s representation in…
Deaths from a devastating monsoon flood surged past 270 across Pakistan on Sunday, highlighting the alarmingly worsening impact of climate change in South Asia. The state-owned National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) updated the death toll, saying children accounted for nearly half the fatalities, while 655 people were injured overall. Punjab province leads casualties with 145 fatalities, Geo TV reported, citing NDMA figures. Authorities have warned of further catastrophe in a new spell of rains throughout the rest of the week. Also, a total of 1,192 houses have been damaged so far, along with 367 animals (livestock)…
Residents of some low-lying areas of the city have been suffering due to waterlogging caused incessant rainfall on Monday. Frequenters, including HSC examinees, students of educational institutions, garment workers, office-goers, faced severe inconvenience due to submerged roads in the morning. However, the logged-water started draining out slowly as the day advanced. Sources said the rain that started on early Saturday continued till Monday afternoon with some breaks. Met Office in the city’s Ambagan area recorded a total of 102mm rainfall till 12:00pm. Assistant Meteorologist Abdur Rahman of the Met Office said rainfall is occurring due…