Waterway dredging to come under real-time monitoring
The dredging of inland waterways is set to come under real-time monitoring as part of a government plan to develop a web-based system to track all such schemes.Shipping ministry is working to initiate a year-long project to develop software in order to monitor public and private dredgers working under various...
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EC Mahbub urges law enforcers to uphold dignity of uniform
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar urged on Wednesday the law enforcers to uphold the dignity of uniform and not to be biased while performing their election duties, reports UNB."Keep up the dignity of your uniform, exercise restraint and don't be overenthusiastic," the election commissioner said while reading out a written statement...
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Young, women voters fret over exercising franchise
Expressing concern over the current political tumult, speakers at a seminar said on Wednesday that voters, especially young, women and minority voters, are still in confusion over whether they would be able to exercise their franchise.Pointing to the country's history of elections, they also said whenever election violence takes place,...
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Blast at chemical plant in China kills three
A blast at a chemical plant in China's northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region has killed three people and severely injured six, the official Tianshan news website reported on Wednesday, reports Reuters.The explosion occurred when Xinjiang Xinzhi Energy Chemicals Co tested a rotary lime kiln on Tuesday afternoon, the report said.The deadly...
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Pakistani politician shot dead
A senior member of a major Pakistani political party has been shot dead, reports BBC.Syed Ali Raza Abidi, 46, was targeted by attackers outside his home in Karachi on Christmas day, police say.Mr Abidi previously led the secular Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), but resigned from the party in September for...
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JP chief Ershad returns home
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who travelled to Singapore for "advanced medical treatment", has returned home four days before the general election, reports bdnews24.com.Ershad left the airport for his Baridhara home immediately after the plane carrying the former military strongman arrived at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport at 9pm on Wednesday.He...
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Ballot papers and other poll-related materials being loaded onto a vehicle at BG Press
Ballot papers and other poll-related materials being loaded onto a vehicle at BG Press in the capital's Tejgaon area on Wednesday for sending to different areas ahead of the 11th parliamentary election on Dec 30 — Focus Bangla
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