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EC wants 1,904 more executive magistrates in 8 divs

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The Election Commission (EC) has sent a letter to the Ministry of Public Administration asking for 1,904 more executive magistrates in eight divisions to carry out electoral duties.The letter, signed by EC Deputy Secretary Md Atiar Rahman, sent the letter to the ministry, requesting necessary action for the appointment.It mentioned that during the 12th parliamentary ...

One crore jobs will be generated if AL voted to power: Quader

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If Awami League wins the next general election, one crore jobs will be generated in the country in next five years, said the party's general secretary Obaidul Quader. He stated it at a press conference held at Awami League president's political office at Dhanmondi in the capital on Thursday afternoon."We want to pledge to create ...

Metro Rail's Karwan Bazar, Shahbagh stations to open Sunday

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Two more Dhaka metro rail stations -- Karwan Bazar and Shahbagh stations â€“will be open for public from December 31With the inauguration of these stations, all 16 stops along the MRT-6 line will become operational, said Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) managing director MAN Siddique at a press conference at his office at Eskaton ...

36 arrested in anti-drug drives in city

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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in anti-drug drives, arrested 36 people from different areas in the city in the last 24 hours till 6:00 am, Thursday.Additional deputy commissioner of DMP Media and Public Relation KN Roy Niyati confirmed the matter.During the drive, a total of 17,436 Yaba pills, 29 kilograms of hemp and 197.2 grams of ...

BNP leaders Altaf, Hafiz jailed for 21 months in sabotage case

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A court in Dhaka on Thursday sentenced former home minister Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury and Major (retd) Md Hafiz Uddin Ahmed to jail for 21 months in a case filed at Gulshan police station over sabotage.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury pronounced the judgement, said BNP lawyer Zia Uddin Zia.Another accused Major (retd) ...

Mirza Abbas's verdict in 2007 graft case deferred to Jan 24

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The verdict against BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas in a case filed in 2007 by the ACC over amassing wealth illegally and concealing the information has been deferred to January 24.As the verdict was not prepared, Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 Judge Manjurul Imam again set January 24 to deliver its judgment.The arguments between the ...

Dhaka-Ctg rail services resume after two and a half hrs

Lorry overturns on tracks

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Dhaka-Ctg rail services resume after two and a half hrs

Train communication of Dhaka with Chattogram resumed after two and a half hours of suspension after a lorry overturned on the rail tracks in Cumilla on Thursday morning.The incident happened at about 6:45am at Bijoypur level crossing on the Chattogram-Noakhali regional highway in Cumilla's Lalmai upazila."A Noakhali-bound lorry from Cumilla suddenly lost control and turned ...

Metro rail to run on Uttara-Motijheel till night likely from Jan 6

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Passengers may get the Dhaka Metro Rail services on the Uttara-Motijheel-Uttara route from morning to night from January 6.Considering the passengers' demand, the metro rail authorities took the decision.A reliable source of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) informed this to media on Wednesday.Currently, the metro rail service is available between 7.30am and 11.30am ...

3 killed in city's Khilkhet road crash

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Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed after being run over by a reckless car under Khilkhet foot over bridge in the capital on Wednesday night.The accident took place at around 9 pm near Khilkhet Bazar Jatri Chhauni.The deceased were Yasin, 8, Amrina Haque, 27, and Ujjal Pandey, 26.Khilkhet Police Station officer-in-charge ...

4 killed in Cox's Bazar picnic bus-pickup collision

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Four workers were killed in a collision between a picnic bus and a pickup van in Coxâ€™s Bazar on Thursday morning.All the dead were the passengers of the pickup van that got twisted after the accident.The accident happened on the Cox's Bazar-Chattogram highway at Harbang area in Chakaria upazila around 7:45am. At least eight people ...