“I don’t know whether any other politician protested or not, but I have spoken against the demolition of every religious place one by one,” he said, adding that a Baul concert was attacked in Sylhet a day after Eid-ul-Fitr. According to Rumin Farhana, “It is our responsibility to preserve and carry forward the heritage and […]
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sarayal police station, Mohammad Imranul Islam, said that while working at the house of a person named Barkat Ali in Terkanda village on Monday afternoon, the laborers came in contact with an electric wire, due to which they were electrocuted. He was later taken to the sub-district health complex where doctors declared […]
Akul Chandra Biswas said, the accident occurred when the driver of a Dhaka-bound covered van lost control of the steering and rammed into a parked CNG driven auto-rickshaw at around 12.30am, killing three people on the spot and Four others were injured. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khatihata Highway Police Station. The three injured, who died on […]
Two people riding a motorcycle were killed when they collided with a microbus coming from the opposite direction at Shyamalighat on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bijoynagar upazila on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Shipon (22) son of Abdul Khaliq and Maroof alias Emon (21), son of Farid Miya. Both were residents of Chandura […]
Traditionally, elections in Bangladesh are treated as festivals, but turnout has been low in various national and local government elections over the years, due to various irregularities with the BNP boycotting the elections. When asked, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub ul Alam Haneef said first-time voters would take more interest as it is a […]
Journalists and people from different walks of life in Brahmanbaria demanded immediate repeal of the DSA to ensure freedom of expression. The human chain was organized in front of the Brahmanbaria Press Club. Presided over by Acting President of Press Club Jasim Uddin, Secretary of District Unit of Bangladesh Communist Party Sajidul Islam, Member of […]
The court said that you did not even present any affidavit. To this Mumtazuddin Fakir replied, ‘No’. Addressing the lawyers, the court said, “The issues of consideration are increasing with each passing day. You are wasting time. You will have to face the consequences. We will not give time. Whether you want to or not, […]
Hero Alom, Asif forms the focal point The Election Commission denied allegations of vote rigging leveled by Hero Alom. Commissioner Rashida said the allegation of tampering with the results was “baseless”. “We accepted his allegation and spoke to the Deputy Commissioner, District Election Officer and other officials in Bogura. They are confident that his results […]
National elections are due in about a year. The BNP and several other parties have already launched a simultaneous agitation demanding elections under a non-partisan government. On this occasion, all eyes were fixed on the Awami League government and the Election Commission during the by-elections to be held on six seats. It seems from the […]
To maintain law and order, more than one thousand policemen, 150 Ansar members, 4 platoons of BGB and 10 RAB teams have been deployed at polling booths in Sarayal and Ashuganj. In addition, 17 executive magistrates and two judicial magistrates are monitoring the elections. Polling will continue till 4.30 pm in the constituency with 373,319 […]
