The dejected look on skipper Mahmudullah Riyad's face said it all as he walked towards the press conference after an expected defeat in the second Test in Wellington by an innings and 12 runs which also cost the Tigers the three-match Test series against New Zealand. +

Scientists at the icddr,b, in partnership with Incepta Pharmaceuticals, have developed a low-cost device which can detect cholera in only 15 minutes.

For the first time since independence, the panel from the pro-ruling party student organisation has won majority of the Ducsu posts.

As the situation in the then East Pakistan worsened by the day, all employed civilians, on March 13, were ordered to restart their duties at the military establishments by authorities of the martial law.

The pre-dawn announcement of Ducsu polls results led to daylong chaos, agitation and drama on Dhaka University campus yesterday with the vice president-elect and BCL shifting their stances.

The sack of ballots allegedly found in Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall were all marked in favour of Bangladesh Chhatra League panel.

Right before voting for the election to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu), the authorities of Dhaka University's Bijoy Ekkator Hall around 8:00am opened empty ballot boxes in front of the candidates.

It seemed some puzzles from the 11th parliamentary polls resurfaced yesterday to haunt Dhaka University students, who turned up in huge numbers to vote in the Ducsu polls.

Referring to yesterday's Ducsu polls, the former leaders of the students' body said the “vote rigging” had never been so outrageous in the previous elections held after the country's independence.

What could be a day of boundless festivity for the first time in three decades was eventually spoiled by allegations of foul play, and it was the female students of the country's premier university who first raised the alarm bell.

The day began with high hopes of a square Ducsu election pending for nearly three long decades.

Chief Returning Officer of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) SM Mahfuzur Rahman expressed regret over any untoward incidents during yesterday's election.

Bangladesh did not sign any agreement with Saudi Arabia over deployment of troops, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told parliament last night.

The government yesterday finalised the names of 12 noted personalities and one institution for Swadhinata Padak-2019 for their remarkable contributions at the national level.

An Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off yesterday, killing all 157 people on board and raising questions about the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, a new model that also crashed in Indonesia in October.

As the non-cooperation movement gained momentum by the day, East Pakistan was literally run under the direct orders of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Boycotts by the BNP and other political parties have dampened the spirit of the first phase of elections to 78 upazilas, making the results irrelevant.

Some former Ducsu leaders hope that today's election and the leadership it will create will play a positive role in bringing about a qualitative change in the future national politics.

The much-awaited elections to Ducsu and hall unions will be held today amid dominance of Bangladesh Chhatra League and questionable roles of the university authorities.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday defended crossfire deaths saying the law enforcement agencies opened fire during the anti-narcotics drives only in self-defence.