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Islamist student group sweeps university elections in Bangladesh

Islamist student group sweeps university elections in Bangladesh

Rediff.com14 Sep 2025

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam's student front, Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), has secured a significant victory in the central students union elections at Jahangirnagar University (JU), following a similar win at Dhaka University. This outcome has surprised many, as these universities were not traditionally strongholds for the Islamist group.

B'desh lecturer charged for wishing death for PM on Facebook

B'desh lecturer charged for wishing death for PM on Facebook

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

A Bangladeshi university lecturer faces sedition charges for allegedly wishing death to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Facebook posting, a media report has said.