Category: Dhaka

Regional security could be threatened if elections are not held in February: Salahuddin

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Desk Report: Reforms, trials and elections are in no way related to each other, said Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the BNP standing committee. He said, “Reforms will continue like reforms, it is a continuous process. Time limits cannot be set for trials, otherwise it will be unfair. It will continue, no matter which government comes. But elections cannot be made conditional. If elections are not held in February, there may be a threat to regional security.” He said these things at the National Consensus Commission meeting held on Sunday…

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Popularity or strategy—Shibir’s victory in DUCSU in discussion

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Desk Report: In the context of the change of power after the July coup, an unprecedented incident took place in the Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU) elections. DUCSU, where the student organization of the party opposing Bangladesh’s independence never had a place, is now almost under the control of the Islami Chhatra Shibir. The Jamaat-e-Islami student organization won most of the posts, including the VP. On the other hand, the Chhatra Dal won DUCSU in the elections after the mass uprising in the 1990s, but the BNP student organization…

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Government considering releasing elderly prisoners: Home Affairs Advisor

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Desk Report: The government is considering releasing older prisoners and those sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, taking into account their crimes. This information was given by Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury after the meeting of the Core Committee on Law and Order on Sunday. The Home Affairs Advisor said, “If a criminal is 20 years old and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, he can return and commit crimes again. These issues will be taken into consideration.” The Home Affairs Advisor also said…

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Government considering releasing elderly prisoners: Home Affairs Advisor

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Desk Report: The government is considering releasing older prisoners and those sentenced to long terms of imprisonment, taking into account their crimes. This information was given by Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury after the meeting of the Core Committee on Law and Order on Sunday. The Home Affairs Advisor said, “If a criminal is 20 years old and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, he can return and commit crimes again. These issues will be taken into consideration.” The Home Affairs Advisor also said…

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DUCSU’s first meeting held, Senate members nominated

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Desk Report: Five leaders of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) have been nominated as members of the university’s senate. They are Vice President (VP) Abu Sadiq Kayem, General Secretary (GS) SM Farhad, Associate General Secretary (AGS) Mohiuddin Khan, Transport Secretary Asif Abdullah and Member Sabikun Nahar Tamanna. This decision was taken at the first meeting of DUCSU’s newly elected Executive Council held at the university’s administrative building this Sunday morning. DUCSU President and University Vice-Chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan presided over the meeting. Talking to reporters after the meeting,…

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Thunderstorms likely in Dhaka, temperature may drop

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Desk Report: Thunderstorms likely in Dhaka, temperature may drop It has been raining in Dhaka since this morning. The weather forecast for Dhaka and its surrounding areas for the next six hours from 7 am today, Sunday, has said that there may be thunder or lightning rain in the capital and its surroundings. Therefore, the temperature of the day may decrease slightly. The forecast also said that the sky in Dhaka and its surrounding areas may be partly cloudy today. In addition, the wind may blow from the south or…

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Jatiya Party office attacked and set on fire again

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Desk Reports : The Jatiya Party’s central office has been attacked, vandalized and set on fire again. The attack and vandalism was carried out by leaders and activists of the People’s Rights Council in Kakrail, the capital, shortly after 7 pm on Friday. At that time, they set fire to the inside of the office. Rezaul Islam Bhuiyan, a presidium member of a faction of the Jatiya Party, told Ajker Patrika, “The leaders and activists of the People’s Rights Council came with a procession and set fire to our party…

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‘Bad Touch’: Protests demand resignation of college teacher in Demra

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Desk Reports: ‘Bad Touch’: Protests demand resignation of college teacher in Demra A teacher named Mizanur Rahman of Demra University College in the capital has been accused of sexually harassing several female students. Students and guardians protested on the college campus on Wednesday afternoon demanding the resignation of the teacher from the college’s accounting department. The protesters displayed placards reading ‘One point, one demand – resignation’, ‘Not the victim of bullying, but injustice’, ‘We want justice’, and ‘Raise your voice against bad touch’. Tensions were seen in the area last…

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DNCC Kidney Care Center launched in Mohakhali

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Desk Reports : Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has taken the initiative to establish a ‘Comprehensive Kidney Care Center’ in Mohakhali of the capital to ensure low-cost dialysis and specialized treatment facilities for kidney patients. To this end, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Sonar Bangla Foundation at the DNCC Nagar Bhaban auditorium in Gulshan on Tuesday. The program was chaired by DNCC Chief Health Officer Brigadier General Imrul Kayes Chowdhury and DNCC Administrator Mohammad Ejaz was the chief guest. Sonar Bangla Foundation President Dr. Abu Hena Mostafa…

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