Hossen Sohel of DOT The Election Commission has imposed restrictions on the use of helicopters on Saturday and Sunday because of the 11th parliamentary election, reports bdnews24.com. Helicopters may only be used to transport patients to hospitals for health reasons and to transport medicines and other emergency products during this time. The Election Commission had…
BDnews24: Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has instructed law-enforcement agencies to maintain law and order strictly to create a peaceful election atmosphere. His instruction came at a media briefing on Saturday, hours before 11th parliamentary election. Campaigning by candidates ended at 8am on Friday after weeks of clashes and accusations between the rival political…
DOT Desk The third two-day Peace Summit ended at Dhanmondi, Dhaka yesterday. Preneur Lab, a tech-based organisation, hosted the summit in association with Facebook South Asia Policy Team and EMK Center at the latter’s office. Topics discussed at the event include “Impact of General Election 2018 in Bangladesh Economy and Opportunities for Young People” and…
Raj Ahmed of DOT Army chief Gen. Aziz Ahmed has called on voters to go to polling stations without fear. During an inspection of a temporary military camp in Azimpur yesterday, he urged the roughly 104 million voters to go the polls center today to cast their ballots for the 299 parliamentary seats. He added…
Arab News: Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in disputed Kashmir on Saturday after a gunbattle between militants and government forces killed four rebels, police and residents said. The fighting comes as the region is already reeling under the deadliest bloodshed in a decade in which over 500 people have been killed. According to rights groups,…
UNB Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a young man from a beach of the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Hanif, 28, son of late Siddique Ahmed of Sabrang union. Locals spotted the body at Baharchharar Noakhalipara beach in the morning and informed police, said…
Science Alert Electric car maker Tesla will expand its network of Superchargers to provide service for all of Europe by the end of 2019, CEO Elon Musk tweeted Wednesday. If the plans come to fruition, the vast expansion will represent not just a coup for Tesla but also for the growing global infrastructure that supports…
DOT Desk Mobile phone operator Banglalink will launch a new number series with 014 prefix yesterday. The official launch of the new number series will be held at the Banglalink headquarters in Dhaka in presence of its chief executive officer Erik Aas and senior officials from telecom regulator Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission, reports The…
CNBC: If President Donald Trump follows up on his threat to close the southern border, it could potentially result in millions of dollars in losses to local businesses in regions such as San Diego County. A border closure also could disrupt thousands of truckloads of fresh produce, parts and other products that flow back and…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has arrested eight people for circulating ‘provocative videos and rumours’ on the social media, including Facebook, on the topic of the 11th national parliamentary election, reports bdnews24.com. They were arrested in separate operations in the capital’s Moghbazar and Mouchak areas on Friday night, said Mizanur…