No live telecast from voting booth

    Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has said nobody will be permitted to telecast live from inside the polling stations, but the media can telecast live from their corridors or premises. “No one can use mobile phones inside the voting booth as well,” Huda told reporters yesterday afternoon, reports The Daily…

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      Dr Kamal reckless after seeing AL’s strength: Quader

      Hossen Sohel of DOT Road Transport Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has compared Kamal Hossain’s behaviour with a journalist during a Martyred Intellectuals Day programme with that of a reckless driver, reports bdnews24.com. “Oikya Front leaders have become restless after seeing the nationwide support for the boat,” he said. “Now Dr Kamal…

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        Rajapaksa resigns, Ranil Wickremesinghe likely to take oath

        DNA India Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, resigned Saturday as two crucial Supreme Court decisions made the embattled former strongman’s efforts to cling to premiership untenable. Rajapaksa informed the lawmakers of United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) that he has resigned from the…

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            SUST winter vacation begins Dec 18

            The winter vacation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will begin from December 18 (Tuesday). The academic activities of the university will resume on January 1 while the administrative activities on December 26, said a press releases issued by the university. UNB

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              Lawmen threaten BNP supporters against voting: Fakhrul

              Hossen Sohel of DOT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that various law enforcement agency members are threatening voters who are in favour of “Sheaf of Paddy” against going to polling centres on election day, reports Teh Daily Star. “I am doubtful whether the people’s hopes and expectations will be reflected in…

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                Brazil launches first home-built submarine

                Brazil launched its first domestically built submarine, named Riachuelo, in Rio de Janeiro state under the witness of Brazilian President Michel Temer and President-elect Jair Bolsonaro. “Over the next months, we will carry out port and deck tests, and soon Riachuelo will be a new instrument for the national strategies of defense,” said Brazilian Navy…

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                  AL to announce manifesto on December 18

                  DOT Desk The ruling Awami League will announce its election manifesto on Tuesday , reports The Daily Star. President of Awami League Sheikh Hasina will present the manifesto before the nation at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka around 10:00am, AL’s Assistant Office Secretary Biplob Barua told The Daily Star this afternoon.

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                    Bangladesh highlights health sector success at UN

                    Sayeed Muhammad of DOT: Bangladesh has “outperformed” its many South Asian neighbours in health-related achievements, “convincingly defying the expert view” that economic strength and abundant health resources are the key drivers of better population health, said a Bangladesh envoy. “The Lancet, a renowned British medical journal, called Bangladesh’s success as one of the great mysteries…

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