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Hasan urges BNP to join local polls

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud urged BNP on Saturday to join the local government elections without making the Election Commission (EC) and the elections questionable, reports BSS."I think that the countrymen can get the polls results soon if the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are used… There was no question or...

No live telecast from polling booths

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have prohibited live telecast from the polling booths and restricted any kinds of electronic devices including mobile phones inside the polling centers during Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu).Journalists will be allowed to go to polling centre's guestroom upon permission from the returning officer, but...

Democracy buried on Dec 30, says Dr Kamal

Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday alleged that democracy was buried in the country by holding a 'tainted and so-called' national election on December 30, reports UNB. Speaking at a meeting of Gono Forum presidium members, Dr Kamal, however, hoped that people will surely protect the country from...

Pro-AL panel sweeps Dhaka Bar Assoc polls

Awami League-backed lawyers' panel has won a landslide victory in the Dhaka Bar Association elections for the 2019-20 session, bagging 18 posts out of 27, reports UNB.The AL-backed White panel's Gazi Shah Alam has been elected president and Md Asaduzzaman Khan general secretary.The pro-BNP/Jamaat Blue panel, however, managed to bag...

Govt firm to end drug abuse: Asaduzzaman

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday reiterated that the government is firm to eradicate drug abuse at any cost, reports BSS."War against narcotics has already started . . . We must remove all sorts of drug abuse from the society," he said at an anti-narcotics rally at BG Press...

11 AL men jailed for violating UZ election code in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Mar 09 (UNB): A mobile court here on Saturday sentenced 11 Awami League men, including a municipality mayor, to five-day imprisonment each for violating electoral code of conduct in Durgapur upazila.A mobile court headed by executive magistrate Mohammad Kawsar Hamid handed down the verdict.The convicts include Durgapur Municipality Mayor...

SME can play role in achieving double digit GDP growth, says BB governor

Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir said on Saturday small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) can contribute to the country's journey towards achieving double-digit GDP growth, reports UNB.He said this while speaking at an inauguration ceremony of SME Diploma Programme at Spectra Convention Centre in the capital.It was launched with the support...

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian addressing

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian addressing the biannual national conference of Bangladesh Labour Federation at the VIP Lounge of the National Press Club in the city on Saturday — FE photo