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Ensure security for religious minorities during election
Speakers urge caretaker govt
Speakers at a discussion yesterday urged the caretaker government to create a congenial atmosphere so that 80 lakh minority voters can exercise their franchise without fear in the upcoming general election.
 
'Tougher agitation if CEC not removed by Nov 11'
Different political and professional organisations yesterday threatened to enforce tougher movements if their demands for reforms in the Election Commission (EC) and removal of Chief Election Commissioner
 
'Rajshahi admin still biased towards 4-party'
Local 14-party combine leaders yesterday alleged that local administrations were reluctant to recover the huge amount of arms and arrest outsider Shibir cadres residing at Rajshahi University halls for
 
Violence Against Women
'80pc incidents take place within family'
Eighty percent of incidents of violence against women take place within the family, and the media is mostly responsible for aggravating the situation, speakers at a workshop observed yesterday.
 
Expats demand reforms in EC
Bangladesh International Expatriate Welfare Association yesterday demanded that the caretaker government (CG) reform the Election Commission (EC) as well as update the voter list to hold a free and fair
 
Unite to resist vote rigging, says Hasina
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday called on all to unite to resist vote rigging in the upcoming general election.
 
Bomb hoax at EC
Against the backdrop of tensed political situation, a bomb-like object, wrapped in red Scotch tape, triggered panic among the employees and visitors at the Election Commission (EC) and the Planning Commission
 
Bus owner shot dead
A bus owner was shot dead by a gang of unidentified criminals at Jatrabari in the city yesterday.
 
Hearing of Ershad's gold smuggling case resumes today
The hearing on the gold smuggling case filed against former president and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad will resume today.
 
PDB chairman, 7 high officials asked to appear before HC
A High Court (HC) division bench yesterday asked the Power Development Board (PDB) Chairman ANM Rezwan and its seven high officials to appear in person before it on December 4 and explain why a contempt
 
HC de-lists contempt case against CEC from hearing
The High Court (HC) yesterday de-listed from hearing a contempt of court case against CEC Justice MA Aziz and three others, including election commissioners Justice Mahfuzur Rahman and SM Zakaria, for
 
Shibir attack on female students condemned
Different organisations yesterday strongly condemned Shibir attack on a procession of the female students of Rangpur Carmichael College.
 
BSF abducts 3 Bangladeshis
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) abducted three Bangladeshi youths from Nawapara frontier of Satkhira yesterday.
 
'Cancel circular'
Teachers of non-government primary schools yesterday urged the caretaker government to cancel the recently issued circular that imposed restrictions on getting salary of the teachers recruited before1992.
 
Deadline for TIB cartoon contest extended
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has extended the deadline till November 20 for submitting cartoons for a contest ahead of the International Anti-corruption Day on December 9, says a pressrelease.
 
MHE admission test postponed
Admission test of Masters in Health Economics (MHE) programme of the Institute of Health Economics, Dhaka University (DU) will be held on November 24 instead of November 10, says a press release.
 
Buet student drowns in pond
Doa mahfil tomorrow
Hamidullah Kausar (Tanim), a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (Buet), drowned in a pond in Comilla on November 4, says a press release.
 

 
   
 
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