DUCSU leaders walk out of Senate over delay in renaming establishments
DUCSU leaders walk out of Senate over delay in renaming establishments

Five Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) Senate members walked out of the university Senate session on Monday night after no final decision was taken on renaming five university establishments named after members of the Sheikh family. The walkout took place at around 10:15 pm. Those...

Speaker nominates 5 MPs to CU Senate
Speaker nominates 5 MPs to CU Senate

The Speaker of the National Parliament has nominated five members of parliament (MPs) to the Senate of Chattogram University (CU), the universitys highest policy-making body. According to a notification issued by the Human Resources Branch-1 of the National Parliament Secretariat on June 5, the...

Senator Sheikh Rahman wins re-election for fifth term
Senator Sheikh Rahman wins re-election for fifth term

Bangladesh-born American lawmaker Sheikh Rahman has won his re-election bid for the Georgia State Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Robin Emilia McCoy. With the victory, Rahman secured re-election for a fifth term. According to election results published on Wednesday (May 20), Rahman...

US Senate moves to rein in Trump’s Iran war authority
US Senate moves to rein in Trump’s Iran war authority

The US Senate has advanced a war powers resolution aimed at requiring congressional authorization for continued American military aggression against Iran, Press TV reported. The upper chamber voted 50-47 on Tuesday to move forward with the measure introduced by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine....

Gunshots ring out at Philippine Senate where lawmaker is holed up
Gunshots ring out at Philippine Senate where lawmaker is holed up

More than a dozen gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate as police and marines moved in to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, reports Al Jazeera. Reporters said that gunfire erupted on Wednesday evening minutes after soldiers with...

Coinbase says deal reached on stablecoin rewards, boosting US crypto bill
Coinbase says deal reached on stablecoin rewards, boosting US crypto bill

Coinbase Global Inc. said an agreement has been reached on a key stablecoin yield provision, a development that could help advance long-stalled crypto legislation in the US Senate, reports Reuters. The dispute over whether crypto exchanges should offer rewards to customers holding stablecoins...

US Senate acts to restrict Trump over war powers concerns
US Senate acts to restrict Trump over war powers concerns

Facing growing domestic and international criticism, US lawmakers announced plans to vote next week on a resolution aiming to halt US President Donald Trumps war on Iran and force Congressional authorization for further attacks, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said, Al Mayadeen reported....