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The BNP on Thursday (16 November) announced a 48-hour hartal across the country starting from Sunday to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission (EC). Party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the announcement at a virtual press briefing on Wednesday evening.

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Bangladesh has been elected to the UNESCO Executive Board at a keenly contested election held during the 42nd General Conference in Paris. This brings Bangladesh back to the board after two years for the term 2023-27. This is the third contested election Bangladesh won at UNESCO in last one and a half years, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday (16 November).

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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday (16 November) upheld a High Court (HC) order that granted bail to Jagannath University student Khadijatul Kubra in two cases under the Digital Security Act (DSA) in 2020. As a result, now there is no legal barrier for Khadiza, who has been in prison since September , 2022, to walk out of the jail.

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Awami League will start selling nomination forms for the 12th parliamentary elections from Saturday (18 November) as the Chief Election Commissioner announced that the national election will be held on January 7. On Friday (17 November), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the process by collecting party nomination form online after the meeting of the governing committee.

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A Dhaka court on Thursday (16 November) again fixed December 19 for submission of the probe report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. With this, the deadline for submission of the probe report in the case was deferred for the 103rd time. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was supposed to submit the report today but as it failed to submit it Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin fixed the fresh date for submitting it.

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To maintain law and order, a total of 229 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country amid the ongoing blockade called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties. Thirty-two BGB platoons have been deployed around garment factories in Dhaka and adjacent areas while the rest 197 platoons were deployed across the country to ensure security during blockade, said Shariful Islam, public relations officer at BGB headquarters.

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The government has declared a minimum wage of Tk 12500, which is a discussion point for all political parties as well as foreign agencies in recent days. The minimum wage is considered according to the Labor Act 2006 of Bangladesh, and it has been revised several times (six times). In Bangladesh, readymade garment (RMG) is a significant industrial sector for remittance and socio-economic development – especially as it brings a gradual change in remote illiterate women to empower them. Besides, its contribution to GDP is remarkable.

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Virat Kohli solidified his reign as the true king of ODI cricket, achieving his 50th century in the format on Wednesday (15 November) in Mumbai. In the first semifinal of the World Cup 2023, India batted first after winning the toss, making a brisk start with the contributions of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill

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Miscreants set a stationary commuter train on fire at Tangail Rail Station on Thursday (16 November) amidst the ongoing 48-hour countrywide road-rail-waterways blockade called by BNP, Jamaat and other like-minded opposition parties. Mohammad Selim, booking master of Tangail Rail Station, said that miscreants set the train on fire around 3 am.

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A chase and counter-chase happened between the BNP supporters and police after the opposition party brought out a torch procession just before announcing the polls schedule by the Election Commission in Sylhet city`s Jindabazar area on Wednesday (15 November) evening. Police, however, detained three BNP men from the spot in this connection and used rubber bullets to bring the situation under control

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Over the past decade, the blockade-strike has become largely ineffective. Despite that, BNP continued this program. People of different classes and professions are wondering why the same program is being continued even knowingly. Meanwhile, the Chief Election Commissioner announced the schedule of the 12th National Election amid the blockade called by BNP. Analysts say that the current government has been able to ignore the BNP because of its failure to increase public participation in its movement.

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Dispelling all uncertainties, the Election Commission (EC) has at long last announced the much-talked-about schedule of the 12th parliamentary polls – with the voting scheduled for January 7. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal made the announcement in an address to the nation broadcast on TV and radio in the evening on Wednesday.

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Total 125 BNP leaders have announced their participation in the upcoming 12th National Assembly elections under the banner of the `Swatantra Ganatantra Mancha,` led by current and former BNP leaders. BNP central executive committee member and Supreme Court lawyer Khandaker Ahsan Habib made this announcement at a press conference at Sky City Hotel Lounge in Malibagh area of the capital on Wednesday (November 15) afternoon

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Violence, or threats of violence, directed at diplomatic personnel is unacceptable and deeply troubling, the US Embassy in Dhaka said on Wednesday (15 November). "We have repeatedly raised our concerns about the threatening rhetoric directed at Ambassador Peter Haas with the Bangladeshi government," US Embassy Spokesperson Stephen Ibelli told media

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