Bangladesh Agricultural University shut indefinitely, students told to vacate halls by Monday
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) has been declared closed indefinitely following an attack by alleged outsiders to free the vice-chancellor and around 200 teachers and officials who had been confined by protesting students. Students have been ordered to vacate their residential halls by 9am Monday, said Proctor Professor Abdul Alim. He added that the emergency syndicate meeting, held online at 9:30pm Sunday, decided to shut the university “until further notice". Despite a referendum among students, the university authorities have yet to take a final decision. At least 10 people, including students and journalists, were injured in the incident.
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August 31, 2025 17:37 UTC
CU classes, exams suspended after clashes
Chittagong University authorities have suspended all classes and examinations for the second consecutive day following clashes between the students and locals. The announcement was made on Sunday night by CU Controller of Examinations Mamtaj Uddin. He told bdnews24.com that all classes and exams scheduled for Monday would remain suspended.
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August 31, 2025 17:36 UTC
India and China are partners, not rivals, Modi and Xi say
India and China are partners, not rivals, Modi and Xi sayIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China, August 31, 2025. India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via REUTERIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China, August 31, 2025. India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via REUTERIndia and China are development partners, not rivals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Sunday, as they discussed ways to improve trade ties amid global tariff uncertainty. Xi said that China and India are each other's development opportunities rather than threats, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. China opposes Washington's steep tariffs on India and will "firmly stand with India," Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said this month.
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August 31, 2025 17:34 UTC
Jamaat casts doubt over free, fair general election, wary of 'manipulation'
After a meeting with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher outlined the party’s position. “Questions are emerging in our minds and across the nation about whether we are moving toward a blueprint-style election,” Taher said. He criticised the government for announcing an election date after Yunus met a BNP acting chief in London, calling it “unprecedented” and “undermining impartiality”. “It has given advantage to one party and shaped public perception that this party will receive government benefits in the national polls,” he added. After meeting Jamaat, Yunus held separate talks with the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party delegations.
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August 31, 2025 16:27 UTC
41pc students in higher education face discrimination on campus: Survey
A survey has found that 41.9 per cent of students in Bangladesh’s higher education institutions face different forms of discrimination on campus. Among those affected, 51 per cent were female students and 49 per cent were male. It shows that 56 per cent of public university students, 19 per cent of private university students, and 5 per cent of medical college students reported facing discrimination. Around 23 per cent faced discrimination due to financial reasons, 29 per cent due to body image, and 30 per cent due to political differences. PEER BEHAVIOR, TEACHERS BLAMEDAccording to the survey, 58 per cent of students faced discriminatory behaviour from peers, while 55 per cent reported similar behaviour from teachers.
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August 31, 2025 15:56 UTC
NCP backs Jatiya Party ban
Echoing Jamaat-e-Islami’s call, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has urged the government to take effective measures to suspend all organisational activities of the Jatiya Party, according to bdnews24.com. After a meeting with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, NCP Senior Joint Convenor Ariful Islam Adeeb highlighted ongoing concerns over the rehabilitation, medical care, and security of those injured during last year’s mass uprising. “Even after a year, we see that the rehabilitation and safety of the wounded have not been ensured. Recently, when the families of martyrs protested for their demands, police baton-charged them, injuring several family members,” he said. Alongside Adeeb, the NCP delegation included Chief Organiser Hasnat Abdullah, Senior Joint Member-Secretary Tasnim Jara, and Senior Joint Chief Coordinator Abdul Hannan Masud.
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August 31, 2025 15:39 UTC
Russia's Putin arrives in China's Tianjin for security summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with officials during a welcoming ceremony at an airport upon his arrival for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China Aug 31, 2025. Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERSRussian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with officials during a welcoming ceremony at an airport upon his arrival for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China Aug 31, 2025. Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Pool via REUTERSRussian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Sunday, Chinese and Russian state media reported, for a regional security summit that China hopes can counter Western influence in global affairs. A day before his visit, Putin blasted Western sanctions in a written interview with China's official Xinhua news agency, saying Moscow and Beijing jointly opposed "discriminatory" sanctions in global trade. Russia's economy is on the brink of recession, weighed by trade curbs and the cost of the war.
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August 31, 2025 14:36 UTC
Jamaat urges government to outlaw Jatiya Party
The Jamaat-e-Islami has called for the Jatiya Party to be outlawed, mirroring the ban already placed on the Awami League. Jamaat itself was banned by the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina four days before her government collapsed on Aug 5 last year. Jamaat’s deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said the Jatiya Party had acted as an ally of what he termed was the “fascist” Awami League. “We have clearly said that since the Jatiya Party was a collaborator of fascist Awami League, it can also be banned in the same way Awami League has been banned,” Taher said. Amid the fallout, several parties, including the NCP, have also demanded a ban on Jatiya Party.
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August 31, 2025 14:24 UTC
National Citizen Party forms 51-member executive council
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has named a 51-member executive council to serve for three months. The party’s Office Secretary Saleh Uddin Sifat disclosed the development to the media on Sunday. The council has been formed with the approval of party Convenor Nahid Islam and Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain per the decision No. Sifat said the party’s highest decision-making body will be a 10-strong political council, alongside the newly formed executive council. The council, he explained, will oversee the activities of the party secretariat, take decisions in emergency situations, and carry out other key responsibilities.
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August 31, 2025 13:48 UTC
Rizvi asks EC if ‘fascist accomplices’ are hatching a conspiracy
Following the meeting, Rizvi said: “Accomplices (of the fascists) remain at every level of the administration. We asked them (EC) what positions these accomplices hold, and whether they would create any hindrance.”The BNP review committee on redrawing constituencies, led by Rizvi, arrived at the EC office on Sunday. He said, “The (EC) is an administration as well; although it’s an independent body, a sovereign entity. We asked the EC where the accomplices are now and if they are creating any hindrance.”Rizvi, however, did not provide any details of the EC’s response. “The EC has taken the necessary preparations to hold a free, and fair election.
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August 31, 2025 10:23 UTC
Section 144 imposed after clashes between CU students, locals
The Hathazari Upazila administration in Chattogram has imposed Section 144 restrictions after two rounds of clashes between Chittagong University students and local residents near Gate No. 2 of the university. As a result, all assemblies, rallies, gatherings, and marches at Chittagong University and its surrounding areas are banned from 2pm on Sunday. Fahmun Nabi, staff officer of the Chattogram deputy commissioner, said that the restrictions will remain in place until midnight on Monday.
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August 31, 2025 10:20 UTC
Only 34 out of 150 female positions will be contested in JUCSU election
In the Jahangirnagar University Central Student Council (JUCSU) election, only 34 out of 150 female positions will be contested across 10 women’s halls. Among the 10 female halls, the lowest participation comes from Hall No 13, where only three candidates are running for 15 positions, leaving the rest unfilled. Across the 11 male halls, 316 candidates are competing for 165 positions. However, 61 of these positions are uncontested, and seven positions across different halls remain vacant. Notably, there are no female candidates for the vice-president post, while two women are contesting for the role of general secretary.
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August 30, 2025 23:48 UTC
Citizens' group condemn ‘unchecked force’ against gatherings, dissenters
A group of 46 citizens from Bangladesh’s education, cultural, and human rights sectors have criticised law-enforcing agencies for “using excessive force” against students, political gatherings, and individuals expressing dissent. Expressing concern over the recent baton charge on BUET students and the Gono Odhikar Parishad activists, they said: "The government must take responsibility for making security forces people-friendly." “On one hand, there are accusations of law enforcers’ negligence in protecting people's lives and property, religious sites, entertainment venues, national assets, and public places. “On the other, they are seen using excessive force against unarmed students, political gatherings, groups, and people with differing views. It said, “While protesting with certain demands, students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology faced excessive force.
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August 30, 2025 18:47 UTC
Extra police guard at GM Quader’s house after threats withdrawn
Extra police personnel deployed outside Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader’s Uttara residence over fears of a possible “mob” have been later withdrawn. Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Uttara Division Deputy Commissioner Md Mahidul Islam said security was bolstered from Saturday afternoon outside Quader’s house in Sector 7. “There is now no extra police presence outside GM Quader’s residence.”The additional police personnel were withdrawn in the evening. However, by the afternoon, 10–15 youths were seen moving in vehicles past the chairman’s house as if on patrol. On Friday evening in Kakrail, clashes erupted between activists of the Jatiya Party and Gono Odhikhar Parishad.
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August 30, 2025 16:36 UTC
Interim government condemns attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad chief
The interim government has condemned the brutal assault on Nurul Haque Nur, chief of Gono Odhikhar Parishad and a key leader of the July Uprising. The caretaker administration vowed that no one involved in the attack will be spared and that justice will be swiftly administered. “To monitor the treatment of Nur and other injured members of his group, a specialised medical board has been formed,” it added. The government said Nur’s contributions remain a symbol of the nation’s collective aspirations for an independent, fair, and democratic Bangladesh. “His courage and sacrifices will forever be part of our nation’s history,” the statement read.
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August 30, 2025 15:09 UTC