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15-member World Cup squad of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday announced the squad for the upcoming World Cup Cricket 2019 in England. Abu Jayed Rahi came as the only surprise of the World Cup squad. The right-arm pacer never played an ODI. However, he played Test cricket for the Tigers. Mosaddek Hossain has also been […]
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Four days to polls, violence rages on
Despite army deployment, election violence and attacks on opposition candidates show no sign of abating. In Dhaka’s Keraniganj, BNP candidate Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and 30 others were injured in an attack by alleged Awami League men yesterday, while a ruling party candidate’s procession was attacked by alleged BNP supporters with […]
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Oikyafront demands CEC’s resignation
Jatiya Oikyafront demanded immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda. “This shameless, incompetent, and dysfunctional Election Commission has to be accountable to people for its failure to create an election atmosphere in the country. We demand the Chief Election Commissioner to quit immediately. Or else, no minimum level […]
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No countries can ensure completely fair polls: Kabita Khanam
Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam says that no countries can ensure completely fair elections. “We want an election acceptable to all and will make sure it remains beyond question,” Kabita said while briefing assistant returning officers from Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna on Friday ahead of the 11th parliamentary election. “There’s no […]
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3 killed in AL factional clash in Narsingdi
At least three people were killed and 100 others injured in a factional clash of ruling Awami League over establishing supremacy in Nilakkha union of Raipura upazila of Narsingdi on Friday. Two of the deceased were identified as Sohagh Miah and Maram Ali, reports UNB. Zakir Hasan, additional superintendent of […]
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HC grants bail to photographer Shahidul Alam
The High Court on Thursday granted bail to acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam, arrested in a case filed under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. An High Court bench of Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal and Justice Bhismadev Chakrabarti gave the order. His lawyer Sara Hossain said there is no restriction on […]
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65 BNP men arrested over Nayapaltan violence
At least 65 people were shown arrested in the three cases filed in connection with Wednesday’s clash between BNP activists and law enforcers in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office. The three cases which were filed with Paltan Police Station on charges of vandalism, arson attack and obstructing police […]
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PSC, Ebtedayee exams start Nov 18
Primary School Certificate (PSC) and Ebtedayee Examinations-2018 will begin on November 18 with the participation of 30,95,123 examinees. As many as 27,77,270 examinees are appearing for PSC examinations while 3,17,853 students are participating in Ebtedayee examinations this year, Primary and Mass Education Minister Md Mostafizur Rahman told a press conference […]
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BNP woman leader Nipun Roy detained
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Branch detained BNP leader Nipun Roy Chowdhury from the city’s Kakrail area on Thursday evening. A team of Detective Branch picked up Nipun Roy, a BNP executive committee member and daughter of BNP vice-chairman Advocate Nitai Roy Chowdhury, along with noted singer Baby Nazneen from […]
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World Heritage Sixty Dome Mosque
The Sixty Dome Mosque more commonly known as Shait Gambuj Mosque or Saith Gunbad Masjid), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a mosque in Bangladesh, the largest in that country from the Sultanate period. It has been described as “the most impressive Muslim monuments in the whole of the Indian […]
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