Monday, 29 Apr, 2024

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JCD man drowns as police chase

MUNSHIGANJ: A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist drowned in a pond in Tongibari Upazila as police chased him when he tried to blast cocktail in a polling center early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Kangkan Mia, 28, was joint secretary of Shimilia union.President of Tongibari upazila

2 killed in Rangpur police firing

RANGPUR: Two people were shot to death in clashes with police while vote-resisters are attacking two vote centers and snatching ballot box in Pirgachha upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Hadiuzzaman Hadi, 25, at Mehera vote center and Mirajul Islam Miraj,

Voting postponed in 149-center

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has postponed voting in 149 polling centers across the country as BNP-Jamaat activists’ attack destroyed election equipments.EC sources said that the voting have been postponed in 44 vote centers in Rangpur, 43 in Gaibandha, 15 in Dinajpur, 10 in

Bangladesh human flag in Guinness World Records

DHAKA: Guinness World Records has certified that Bangladesh’s human national flag with participation of 27,117 volunteers as the world`s largest one.Guinness World Records authority published it on its website on Saturday.The flag was created on the Victory Day with the help of

Asst presiding officer chopped in M’bazar

MOULVIBAZAR: Miscreants chopped assistant presiding officer in Borokala Bazar area under Borolekha upazila of the district on Saturday night.The injured was identified as Selim Uddin, 48.Local sources said a gang of 7/8 miscreants intercepted Selim Uddin on his way to Dakkhin Bazar School

Voting underway amid oppn boycott

DHAKA: Voting is underway in the 10th national polls from 8:00am Sunday amid a boycott by the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance demanding elections under a caretaker government which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina refused to concede.The voting will continue till 4:00pm without any

Uncertainty over voting in 14-centre

DHAKA: Uncertainty was looming over voting in some 14 centres outside Dhaka as miscreants burnt the ballot papers in those places here on Saturday.Returning officers of the centres started sending letters to the EC seeking directives in this regard.The centres according to the letters

Media contingent arrives to cover national polls

DHAKA: Some 25 foreign journalists representing print and electronic media arrived in Dhaka on Saturday to cover the 10th national elections on Sunday. Government sources confirmed that journalists from BBC, Reuters, Al Jazeera, NHK and USA, UK, Switzerland, India and Bhutan have reached

Presiding officer beaten dead in Thakurgaon

THAKURGAON: Miscreants beat to death an assistant presiding officer by attacking a polling centre in Raipur union under sadar upazila of the district at around 11:00pm Saturday.The deceased was identified as SI Zobaidul Haque.During the time, two police members were injured in a clash

PM tells youth to uphold flag’s honour

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday exhorted the youth to uphold the honour of the national flag at any cost.She also congratulated the Bangladesh Army for creating the world’s largest ‘human flag’ for Bangladesh – a feat recognized on Saturday by the Guinness Book of

100 cocktails blasted in Nganj

NARAYANGANJ: Miscreants blasted more than one hundred cocktails in several places of Rupganj upazila of the district on Saturday night.Witnesses said miscreants blasted more than one hundred cocktails in 15 polling centers of the upazila from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.Officer-in-Charge of Rupganj

3 cops including SI injured in Jhenaidah

JHENAIDAH: Miscreants chopped three police personnel including a Sub-Inspector (SI) and set fire to Mamunsia polling centre under Court Chandpur upazila of the district at around 10:30pm Saturday.The injured were identified as SI Milon, police personnel Zamirul Islam and Ohidul

Petrol bomb burns 2 in Kushtia

KUSHTIA: Two people sustained burn injuries as pickets hurled petrol bombs in a sand laden truck in Mirpur upazila of the district on Saturday night.The injured as truck driver Asadul, 35 and his fellow helper Sazal, 23 hailed from Meherpur district. Officer-in-Charge of Mirpur Thana

8 held with 49 cocktails in Savar

SAVAR, DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-4) personnel held eight people with 49 cocktails and three sharp weapons from Jamgora-Savar area, outskirt of Dhaka on Saturday.RAB officials said that, acting on tip-off RAB personnel held them while they were preparing for sabotage ahead of 10th

10th JS elections Sunday

DHAKA: Bangladesh will go to the polls on Sunday amid a boycott by the BNP-led 18 party opposition alliance demanding elections under a caretaker government which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina refused to concede.  The government today announced it has taken all precautions for free, fair

Jhenidah road crash kills Presiding Officer

JHEENAIDAH: A presiding officer was killed in a road accident in Sastar Bazar area under Moheshpur upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Abul Bashar, 45, an assigned presiding officer of the area for 10th parliamentary polls and Lecturer of Moheshpur

RAB-Shibir clash hurts 4 in Jessore

JESSORE: At least four people were injured, including a RAB official, in a clash between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Jamaat-Shibir activists at Rupdia union under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.Sources said the clash started as a group of Jamaat-Shibir men chucked

2-schoolboy found dead in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI: Two schoolboys were found dead at Nauatari village under Domar upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Sumon, 14, and Shanto, 13. They both were JSC-passed students and residents of Ambari village under Gomanoti union of the upazila.Zorabari

False news dangerous for nation

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed categorically said that false news over upcoming parliamentary elections can be dangerous for nation.He came up with the assertion while addressing an inauguration ceremony of media center at election commission secretariat in

Army distributes warm clothes in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ: Bangladesh Army has distributed warm clothes to the poor people in different areas of the district on Friday night.Bengal Regiment-36 distributed the clothes to destitute in Bazar station, Kata Wapda, rail gate and Thana road areas.Commander Colonel lieutenant Bashir Ahmed,