Dhaka University’s campus, abuzz with campaigning for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections, was jolted into turmoil after the High Court abruptly ordered suspension of the polls. Immediately after the HC order on Monday, DU lawyers appealed to the chamber court, which stayed the High Court order and removed the immediate legal obstacle to the polls. Groups including Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, Chhatra Odhikar Parishad and Islami Chhatra Shibir staged demonstrations on campus. The High Court ruling broke just as the Shibir-backed panel was unveiling its manifesto outside the DUCSU building. DUCSU!”, “DUCSU is my right, no one can take it away,” and “Conspiracy won’t derail DUCSU”.

Sheikh Razibul Hasan, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of DMP’s Counter Terrorism Research and Development (CTRD), has been suspended from his post. The notification said it is necessary and appropriate in the public interest to relieve Razibul from government service temporarily. Accordingly, he has been suspended from duty from Aug 25 under Section 39(1) of the Government Service Act. During his suspension, he will be attached to the office of the Sylhet Range deputy inspector general (DIG) and will receive allowance as per regulations, it added. It, however, did not mention the specific allegations or reasons for the suspension.

A student shot in the New Market area of Chattogram during the Anti-discrimination Movement in 2024 has filed attempt-to-murder charges against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 181 others. The victim named AKM Nurullah filed the case in the court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Bakar Siddique on Monday, almost a year after the incident. Plaintiff’s lawyer Tasnim Akhter Nishat told bdnews24.com that Nurullah filed the case after being shot in the New Market area on Aug 4, 2024. The case alleges that on Aug 4, 2024, Nurullah participated in a protest in the New Market area, where students were attacked. He was shot in both legs and other parts of his body by Awami League, Chhatra League, and Jubo League activists on the accused’s orders.

Motion tabled in West Bengal Assembly over harassment of Bengali speakers across IndiaWest Bengal Assembly has taken up a motion addressing growing harassment of Bengali-speaking people in other Indian states. Bengali-speaking people outside West Bengal. It claims incidents of physical assault and mental harassment of Bengali speakers are increasing in several Indian states. Migrant workers from West Bengal are often insulted as “Bangladeshi”, forcibly detained, and extorted for ransom. The motion noted that attacks and discrimination against Bengali speakers violate freedom of speech, human rights, and constitutional rights.

Khandaker Delwar Hossain Jalali, who served as press secretary to the Jatiya Party chairman for many years, has resigned from the role and the party. “I have worked as press secretary to the Jatiya Party chairman for a long time. “[On Monday], I have stepped down as press secretary to the Jatiya Party chairman. If anyone in the Jatiya Party or in the press covering the party has ever been hurt by my actions, I sincerely apologise. Speaking to bdnews24.com, Jalali said: "I have held the position of press secretary for many years.

The inquest into journalist Wahid Uz Zaman Bulu’s death has revealed multiple injuries, including a crushed face and broken arms, after his body was recovered in Khulna, reports bdnews24.com. Police recovered the 60-year-old journalist’s body around 8:15pm on Sunday from under Khulna’s Khan Jahan Ali Bridge, later identified by family members. He was also a member of Khulna Press Club and Khulna Union of Journalists, according to Enamul Haque, convener of the press club’s interim committee. Following the postmortem on Monday, his funeral prayer was held at Khulna Press Club, before burial at Goalkhali graveyard. Childless, Bulu had posted on Facebook four months ago that his “mentally unstable” wife had gone missing.

Amid swirling rumours of a possible state of emergency and claims that the Army chief met with the chief justice, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) officers have received instructions from the control room to stay on “alert”. On Sunday, several media outlets reported an alleged meeting between m Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, triggering murmurs of an impending emergency declaration. There are many kinds of rumours in circulation, but so far they are just that -- rumours. That is why we’ve been told to stay alert and increase patrols.”Another chief of Gulshan Division police said officers were warned to prevent any surprise processions. This is nothing new.”Asked about the swirling rumours, he responded: “I have no information on that.”

Protesting students at Bangladesh Agricultural University have presented an ultimatum to push for a six-point list of demands, including an apology from Vice Chancellor Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan over an attack by outsiders. An emergency syndicate meeting that night closed the university indefinitely and ordered students to vacate residential halls by 9am on Monday. Refusing the order, students gathered at the KR Market area around 9am. Later, after a protest march on the campus, the students delivered a six-point ultimatum. BAU has nine residential halls for boys and men and five halls for girls and women.

Bangladesh have won the toss and decided to bowl first in the second T20 against the Netherlands, aiming to seal the series after a commanding win in the opening match in Sylhet. A series victory here would mark Bangladesh's fourth under skipper Litton Das out of six played, including his stand-in role in the 2021 New Zealand series finale. On Monday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, the Tigers made two changes as Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Nasum Ahmed replaced Shoriful Islam and Rishad Hossain in the playing eleven. The Netherlands have also made one change, with Sikander Zulfiqar stepping in for Tim Pringle. TEAM NEWSBangladesh: 1 Tanzid Hasan Tamim, 2 Parvez Hossain Emon, 3 Litton Kumer Das (capt & wk), 4 Md.

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is meeting with a delegation from the Jamaat-e-Islami on the upcoming elections and current affairs. The meeting began at Yunus’s official residence, the State Guest House Jamuna, around 4:30pm on Sunday, the Chief Advisor’s Office said. The other members of the delegation are Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Porwar, Assistant Secretary General Rafiqul Islam Khan and former MP Hamidur Rahman Azad. The chief advisor will also hold separate meetings with the BNP and National Citizen Party (NCP) today. The BNP meeting had originally been scheduled for 3pm.

The government has extended the tenure of the commission formed to investigate the Bangladesh Army jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara. According to a notification, the tenure of the commission, and the deadline for submitting its report have been extended until Sept 23. On Jul 21, a fighter jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Uttara’s Diabari, killing and injuring many, mostly children. Six days later, on Jul 27, the government formed a nine-member inquiry commission, headed by former secretary AKM Zafar Ullah Khan, to determine the cause of the crash, assign responsibility, and assess damages. The commission was initially asked to submit its report within four weeks.

No alternative to elections, thinking otherwise ‘deeply dangerous’, says Chief Advisor YunusChief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has ruled out any alternative to elections, warning that contemplating one would be “deeply dangerous” for the nation. His remarks were relayed by his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam to reporters outside the State Guest House Jamuna on Sunday night. The chief advisor, Shafiqul said, reiterated that polls would be held within the timeframe he announced in his address to the nation -- in the first half of February -- in a “free, fair and festive” atmosphere. If anyone thinks of an alternative to elections, it will be deeply dangerous for the nation,” Alam quoted the chief advisor as saying. The chief advisor urged all political parties to remain alert and cooperate to prevent any conspiracies or attempts to create instability around the festival.

A report by Northeast News has alleged that three senior figures in Sheikh Hasina’s government were “subverted” by the American “deep state” and acted in ways that weakened the Awami League regime ahead of its fall on Aug 5, 2024. Unnamed Awami League insiders told Northeast News that the trio acted in ways that “harmed the interests” of the Hasina government. Plans for launching a new media platform were dropped soon after, with sources claiming Salman conveyed this through Arafat. The report also claims that in December 2024, a US lawmaker’s aide told an Awami League figure in New York that “something major would happen in Bangladesh in six months”. Hasina resigned on Aug 5, 2024 and left Dhaka for New Delhi.

Source: CollectedPolice have recovered the body of a US citizen from the Westin Dhaka. Gulshan Police Station chief Hafizur Rahman said the body of the 50-year-old Terrence Arvelle Jackson was recovered from his hotel room on Sunday afternoon, reports bdnews24.com. The American embassy in Dhaka later took custody of the body without a postmortem after confirming natural causes of death, he added. An embassy doctor examined the body before it was taken into embassy custody. Investigators from CID, PBI and other units also visited the scene.

Senior Jatiya Party leader Shameem Haider Patwary hopes the government will take no "wrong steps" in the wake of the "misguided demands" calling for a ban on the party. He said the demand to ban the party is “baseless”, as it has done nothing that would justify Jatiya Party or its activities being prohibited. He also called on party members to be ready to respond if such an act appears. Speaking with several media outlets at the Jatiya Party's Central Office auditorium on Sunday evening, the party’s secretary general said: "Our party office was set on fire on Saturday. "Right now, many are calling for the Jatiya Party to be banned.