Pro-liberation forces will surely win: Hasina

    UNB: Voicing confidence over her party’s victory in the 11th national election, Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the pro-liberation forces will surely come out successful. “I believe that people will cast their votes in favour of Awami League to continue the pace of development. The ‘Boat’ will surely win,”…

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      Curtain falls on seasoned artist Syed Jahangir

      DOT Desk Wherever I met him, Jahangir bhai used to warmly receive me and inquire after my writings, reports The Daily Observer. Several times I visited his apartment-cum-studio in Sir Syed Road, Mohammadpur; talked about his paintings of several decades, styles, use of medium and overall contemporary art of the country. The adda lingered into…

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        Jamuna TV station taken off air for election day

        DOT Desk:Bangladeshi news channel Jamuna Tv has been taken off the air, officials said Sunday as the country votes for a new government amid allegations of a media crackdown. The private Jamuna TV said the action was taken late Saturday. “Cable operators took Jamuna TV off air without giving us any explanation,” Fahim Ahmed, the station’s…

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          Dr Kamal demands reelection under caretaker government

          UNB: Rejecting the results of the national election, Jaitya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday demanded reelection under a nonparty caretaker government. He made the demand while speaking at a press conference at his Bailey Road residence after a meeting of Oikyafront leaders. Dr Kamal said the news of ‘vote robbery’ in a similar fashion…

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            How a Guy With a Camera Outsmarted the United States

            James Ball, Writer and journalist based in London/The Atlantic It’s no longer spy versus spy. It’s spy versus tweeter, plane spotter, criminal, activist, bored person on the internet, and who knows who else. On the morning of December 26, Alan Meloy stood on the front porch of his home in northern England and noticed that…

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              NBR moves to refund income tax paid in excess

              DOT Desk National Board of Revenue has in principle decided to give cash refund of income tax paid in excess amount by taxpayers to build up taxpayers’ confidence in the tax authorities, reports The New Age. Officials said that NBR would initially speed up the process of refund in small amount to cover the large…

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                Indian EC team lauds Bangladesh EC’s ‘meticulous planning’

                UNB: The Election Commission of India on Sunday appreciated the role of Bangladesh Election Commission saying it was “meticulous planning and organization” by the Bangladesh Election Commission. “….a lot of gaiety was visible. Whatever we’ve perceived I think it was very meticulous planning and meticulous organisation by the Bangladesh Election Commission,” Ariz Aftab, Chief Electoral…

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