Parliament sole authority for constitutional amendment: Salahuddin

September 12, 2025

STAFF REPORTER BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the National Parliament is the only authorized forum for amending the constitution. Speaking at a roundtable discussion in Dhaka on Thursday, he warned that any amendment through an alternative process could later be challenged in the constitutional court. “There has not yet been a […]Continue Reading

Yunus says July Charter must be prioritised alongside election, justice

September 12, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus said on Thursday the July Charter must be treated with the same importance as national elections and justice, describing reforms as one of the three core mandates of the interim government. The comments came during a two-hour meeting of the National Consensus Commission at the State Guest House […]Continue Reading

Sarba Mitra Chakma elected DUCSU executive member

September 10, 2025

PARBATTANEWS ONLINE DESK Sarba Mitra Chakma of the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed United Student Alliance has been elected an executive member of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), securing 8,998 votes. He received the second-highest number of votes among member candidates, after Sabikun Nahar Tamanna, who won with 10,084. Out of 13 member posts, 11 […]Continue Reading

Shibir-backed panel sweeps DUCSU polls for first time in history

September 10, 2025

NEWS DESK For the very first time in the history of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed ‘Oikyoboddho Shikkharthi Jote’ (United Students’ Alliance), has won the polls securing a record number of posts. Out of total 28 posts in DUCSU, the panel secured 23. On the other hand, the panels of […]Continue Reading

DUCSU: Returning officer misspoke, Chhatra Dal VP candidate Abidul did not break rules

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Chhatra Dal’s vice president candidate, Abidul Islam Khan, did not breach election rules by entering a polling centre during the DUCSU election, reports Prothom Alo. According to the newspaper, Abidul entered the Physical Education Centre polling station around 08:30 am on Tuesday, in the section where Jagannath Hall students were casting their […]Continue Reading

DUCSU: Polling officer removed after handing two ballots to voter

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK A polling officer has been relieved of duty after he “unintentionally” issued two ballot papers to a voter during the ongoing Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election. The incident occurred at the Amar Ekushey Hall polling centre, located on the second floor of Curzon Hall, the university’s Public Relations Office said […]Continue Reading

DUCSU polls: Independent VP candidate Umama raises concern over code violations

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Umama Fatema, a vice president candidate from an independent panel in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections, has voiced concern about breaches of the election code of conduct. “We are concerned whether there is level playing field in the elections. There are many incidents of code violation at the polling […]Continue Reading

DUCSU: Independent candidate withdraws, backs Chhatra Dal nominee

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Anid Hasan, a candidate from the Swatantro Shikkarti Oikya (Umama-Sadi-Zahed) panel, has withdrawn from the race for Literature and Cultural Secretary in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall unions elections. He announced his decision in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, shortly before voting began. Anid declared his full […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh boards ‘election train’ with DUCSU polls: Farooki

September 9, 2025

PARBATTA NEWS DESK Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has said Bangladesh has boarded the “election train” with the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections. He made the remarks in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, shortly after polling began at 08:00. “After this will come the train of the national […]Continue Reading

Calls to punish use of ‘adivasi’ term in DUCSU polls

August 29, 2025

PARBATTANEWS REPORT Politician Engineer Thoai Ching Mong Shak has demanded that those promoting the use of the term “adivasi” in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election be identified and brought under punishment. In a statement, Mr Shak said the word “adivasi” is a deeply controversial issue in Bangladesh’s current context. He alleged that […]Continue Reading