Build credibility, confidence: EC Mahbub

    Abrar Hussain of DOT The Election Commission has requested root level election officers to “build credibility and confidence” among the voters and candidates for the upcoming general election, reports The Daily Star. “Don’t allow any leniency. We don’t want a controversial election,” Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder said at a training session yesterday, adding “Build credibility…

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      5 killed in Gazipur road crash

      Hossen Sohel of DOT At least five men were killed and eight other people injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a Laguna in Gazipur, reports bdnews24.com. The accident occurred around 8am in the Haldoba area, said Gazipur Sadar Police Station SI Md Shaheedul Islam. All of the victims were Laguna passengers, he…

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        Why do vegans have such bad reputations?

        Tani Khara, Consumer insights and strategic planning specialist /Channel NewsAsia In the US, nearly half feel negatively towards vegetarians, according to one study. More and more people are adopting plant-based diets in countries all over the world. But also seemingly on the rise is resentment towards vegans and vegetarians. This can range from ridicule on…

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          HC bins Andalib writ seeking EVM for Bhola-1

          Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The High Court has rejected a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman Andalib Rahman Partho who sought its directives upon the Election Commission for using EVM at his constituency in the next general election. The High Court bench of Justice Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the order…

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            Accept nomination of Rangpur’s Rabbani: HC

            Arafat Hasan of DOT The High Court has ordered local returning officers to accept the candidacy of Golam Rabbani, the Jamaat-e-Islami leader from BNP ticket for Rangpur-5. The High Court bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al Jalil passed the order yesterday afternoon following a writ petition filed by Rabbani. Rabbani’s lawyer Advocate…

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              World Bank promises $200 bn in 2021-25 climate cash

              Hossen Sohel of DOT The World Bank said the move, coinciding with a UN climate summit meeting of some 200 nations in Poland, represented a “significantly ramped up ambition” to tackle climate change, “sending an important signal to the wider global community to do the same”, reports Daily Maverick. Developed countries are committed to lifting…

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