Arab News : Pakistan’s Supreme Court has summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister and several other suspects in connection with a money laundering case. Friday’s development was the latest blow to Zardari, who along with 171 others was placed on no-fly list by the government a day earlier amid accusations of concealing assets…
Arafat Hasan of DOT The Election Commission has allowed carrying mobile phones in voting centers, but on condition that they will not be in use it inside. “Voters can enter polling centre along with their mobile phone set,” the commission’s Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed announced in a press briefing yesterday evening at Nirbachan Bhaban in…
DOT Desk The prices of both chicken and egg increased further last week which traders attributed to a rising demand of the commodities ahead of the national election and New Year, reports The Financial Express. The prices of some varieties of rice also went up at wholesale levels in the last two days, ending on…
BSS Genia Sarkar, a 40-year-old, runs her family with her husband and two daughters. But her mood remains always pettish. Her elder daughter was born blind and she spends almost of the day with this daughter. At the beginning, Genia’s husband thought that her wife’s mood always remains snappish as she has to spend her…
UNB Election materials, including translucent ballot boxes and ballot papers, and election officials were airlifted to two remote and inaccessible polling centres in Laxmichhari upazila on Friday. A Bangladesh Army helicopter was used to send the election materials and officials, including presiding officers and assistant presiding officers, to Shuknachhari Govt Primary School and Kutyachhari Govt…
Arab News The Army is looking for a few good robots. These robots won’t be designed to fight, but to help the men and women who do by defusing bombs and scouting enemy positions. Though the robots aren’t expected to take up arms, the companies making them have waged a different kind of battle. At…
UNB : Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote at the Dhaka City College centre on Sunday morning. “Dhaka City College is the polling centre of the AL chief,” PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Ashraful Alam Khokan told UNB over phone. PMO sources say Sheikh Hasina will go to the polling…
DOT Desk Boro paddy cultivation has started in all the four districts of Sylhet division as farmers began transplanting seedlings in the main cropland from seedbeds, reports The Financial Express. An official at the DAE Sylhet divisional office informed this correspondent on Thursday that already 54,256 hectares of land in four districts have been brought…
Hossen Sohel of DOT BNP yesterday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is not allowing army personnel in discharging their duties to improve the law and order situation, reports The Daily Star. “The Election Commission is not allowing the army personnel to work independently,” BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed said while addressing a press…
Banglanews24 Popular Bangladeshi pop-fusion band Chirkutt is all set for performing in Bangla Utshab 2019 at Nazrul Mancha of Kolkata. The three-day long festival will kick off on Jan 4, with the theme “Dui Bangla: Seemana Bhule, Ek Sur-e.” Chitkutt will perform on the night of Jan 5. Vocal Sharmin Sultana Sumi confirmed the matter…