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Politics

Political fallout: Inside protest movements that reshaped South Asia

The swelling wave of public anger first swept through the island nation of Sri Lanka in 2022 and ousted the

President accepts justice Akhtaruzzaman’s resignation

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has accepted the resignation letter of High Court Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman, who faced misconduct allegations before the

Israel PM vows ‘there will be no Palestinian state’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that there would be no Palestinian state, speaking at a signing ceremony

JUCSU vote counting continues amid calls for faster results

Hundreds of students and supporters of various panels, including Islami Chhatra Shibir and the Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad-backed panels, gathered at

Patience with Putin ‘running out fast’: Trump

US President Donald Trump said Friday his patience with Russia’s Vladimir Putin was running out and hinted at tough sanctions

Press Israel for halting settlement plans in West Bank

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has called upon the international community to put pressure on the Israeli government for stopping

61 EC officials transferred

The Election Commission (EC) Secretariat has transferred 61 officials as part of an administrative reshuffle ahead of the upcoming 13th

NCC recommends four proposals to implement July Charter

The National Consensus Commission has recommended four possible mechanisms for implementing the July Charter- referendum, ordinance, executive order, and special

Newly elected DUCSU VP, GS visit Nur at hospital

Newly elected Vice President of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Sadik Kayem and General Secretary S M Forhad, along

JCD boycotts JACSU polls

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has boycotted Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election bringing allegation of irregularities. JCD-backed panel’s general