There are 30 available seats for the 2026-2027 academic year, including President, Executive Vice President and representatives across multiple majors and fields. The Assembly also manages the Undergraduate Student Activity Fee, which supports select undergraduate institutions with their programming. Students must be full-time undergraduate students to vote and register. The Student Assembly has undergone a series of tense meetings throughout the spring semester, where members have expressed frustrations over assembly inaction, delays and absences of response on passed resolutions. “In my opinion, if you're not raising your hand, you should not be running for re-election for Student Assembly,” Ehrlich said at the meeting.

The National Memorial -File photoDHAKA, Mar 25, 2026 (BSS) - The nation is set to celebrate the 56th Independence and National Day tomorrow in a befitting manner. Thus, March 26 is celebrated as the Independence and National Day. The government has taken various programmes across the country to observe the Great Independence and National Day with due respect. Later, members of the Bir Shrestha family, war-wounded brave freedom fighters and valiant freedom fighters will place wreaths. The President will host a reception for the families of Bir Shrestha and the living freedom fighters who received gallantry awards, at Bangabhaban.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired a meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat here this morning. Photo : PMODHAKA, Mar 25, 2026 (BSS) - Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today held a special meeting on 'measures to address the fuel situation' in the country. The premier himself chaired the meeting at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this morning, said sources at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman -File PhotoBy Md Manikul AzadDHAKA, March 25, 2026 (BSS) - At 2:15 am on March 26 in 1971, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman revolted against Pakistani military junta, mobilising Bengali troops under his command at the port city of Chattogram. March 26, 1971 is the Bangladesh's Independence Day, while in a reflective article Zia later described the day that "etched in the Bangalee's heart in blood letters". "The fate of the case (resulting in unconditional release of Sheikh Mujib) forged the unity of Bengali soldiers, sailors and airmen . He then turned to the Bengali soldiers of the unit and delivered a speech addressing them. (Yet) I briefly told them everything," Zia wrote describing the moment of the revolt.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman unveiled a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of Independence and National Day. Photo: PMODHAKA, Mar 25, 2026 (BSS) - Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today unveiled a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of Independence and National Day 2026. The premier unveiled the stamp of Taka 10, along with an opening day cover of Taka 10 and a data card of Taka 5, at a ceremony at his Cabinet Division office at Bangladesh Secretariat here at 9:30 am, said sources at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). A special canceller was used on the occasion.

NUUK, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A candidate from a party pushing to fast-track Greenland's independence will soon represent the island in the Danish parliament. The territory's second seat was won by Naaja Nathanielsen, a Greenland minister from the social-democratic party Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA). Greenland's prime minister told AFP on Tuesday that Denmark's general election was the most important in the history of the Danish autonomous territory. Frederiksen's Social Democrats finished first in Tuesday's general election but posted their weakest showing in more than 120 years and the left-wing bloc they belong to failed to secure a majority. The international row over Greenland was not central to the general election campaign however, which focused instead on domestic issues like inflation and immigration.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin. File photoDHAKA, Mar 25, 2026 (BSS) - President Mohammed Shahabuddin and his spouse Dr Rebeka Sultana will host a reception at Bangabhaban tomorrow, marking the 56th Independence and National Day. On the occasion, the President and Prime Minister will also cut a cake. They will exchange greetings with wounded freedom fighters and other dignitaries and guests at the function. A cultural programme followed by light refreshments will also be held on the occasion.

MOSCOW, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russia's military said on Wednesday it had shot down 389 Ukrainian drones overnight in one of the largest attacks to date. Russian regions bordering Ukraine, as well as Moscow and northwestern Leningrad were the main areas targeted, according to the military.

TEHRAN, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had fired missiles at Israel as well as military bases hosting US forces in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday. A Guards statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB said that "targets in the heart of the occupied territories", meaning Israel, and US military bases in the region "were struck by precision-guided liquid- and solid-fuel missile systems and attack drones".

SYDNEY, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Hundreds of journalists went on strike Wednesday at Australia's main public broadcaster, demanding better pay and protections to stop artificial intelligence taking their jobs. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation was forced to replace live programming with pre-recorded shows after more than 2,000 journalists and staff called a 24-hour strike. It is the first major strike to hit the broadcaster in around 20 years. "ABC staff don't want to strike, they want to do their jobs," the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance said in a statement. Falling advertising revenues and the rise of social media have fuelled repeated rounds of job cuts across Australia's media.

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organization official has warned. A third of the world's fertilisers normally transit the strait, and the disruption has prompted multiple warnings about the impact on food production. Major food exporters such as India, Thailand and Brazil depend on the Gulf for urea, a nitrogen-based fertiliser, making them vulnerable. Because the war is only a few weeks old, there is currently no fertiliser shortage, Paugam said. "But with the risks linked to the war in the Middle East, there is once again a risk of falling off track," Paugam warned.

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WASHINGTON, United States, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The United States has sent to Iran a 15-point plan to end the war that would include strict limits on its nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, reports said Tuesday. The New York Times, quoting two anonymous officials, said that the proposal was sent to Iran via Pakistan, which has offered to mediate. Israel's Channel 12 said that the United States and Iran would declare a month-long ceasefire during which they would negotiate on the basis of the proposal. Iran in turn would see an end to all sanctions, the Israeli report said. There was no talk in the apparent plan of forcing governmental change in Iran, whose cleric-run state weeks earlier ruthlessly put down mass protests, killing thousands.

WASHINGTON, United States, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade. It appeared without fanfare on Sunday in a courtyard in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a part of the White House campus in Washington. Separately, Trump said he was replacing the decades-old sandstone paving stones in the colonnade, the pillared walkway that leads from the main White House mansion to the Oval Office. The white, with the black," Trump told reporters as he showed them the ongoing work after a ceremony to swear in new the Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin. Asked who was paying for the new walkway, Trump replied: "Me."

TOKYO, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu on Tuesday pulled out of Japan's squad for friendlies against Scotland and England because of injury, putting his World Cup hopes at further risk. The 27-year-old was last week called up for the first time in almost two years, but he will now have no chance to play for his country before coach Hajime Moriyasu names his World Cup squad. Japan play Scotland in Glasgow on Saturday before taking on England at Wembley three days later. They have been drawn in Group F with the Netherlands, Tunisia and a European qualifier at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico which begins on June 11. He has 42 caps for Japan and played at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.