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Awami League will not guarantee victory of any of its allies in the election, said AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday (15 December). Also, there is no scope to leave more than seven seats for the allies, he said at a press briefing at AL president’s political office at Dhanmondi in the capital on Friday afternoon. Independent candidates will give their full effort in the election, he said. There will be a good election in the country, and

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Two people died and six others were injured in a three-way collision in Titpalya Bus Stand area on the Jamalpur-Tangail highway on Friday (15 December) morning. The deceased were identified as Shamsul Haque, 40, of Jamalpur Sadar upazila and Anwar Hossain, 45, of Tangail’s Dhanbari upazila. Mohabbat Kabir, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jamalpur Sadar Police Station, said a Dhaka-bound passenger bus from Jamalpur collided head-on with a

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Researchers and health experts highlighted on Thursday (14 December) that countries relying more on midwives have effectively lowered maternal and child mortality rates. Current statistics indicate a 50 percent delivery rate in health facilities and an equal percentage at home. However, findings reveal a concerning 28 percent occurrence of stillbirths during home deliveries.

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Awami League aspirant in Barishal-4 constituency Shammi Ahmed has crashed out of the upcoming election race as the Election Commission on Friday turned down her appeal against the cancellation of her candidacy by the returning officer. But independent candidate and incumbent lawmaker Pankaj Debnath remained in race in the constituency as the Commission rejected another petition submitted by Shammi Ahmed. The EC turned down the two petitions lodged by Shammi Ahmed

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Progressive Life Insurance Company Limited is conducting business through 75 branches without the requisite approval from the regulator IDRA (Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority). The company has engaged in commission trading by employing 1,406 unlicensed agents, and its financial reports reveal unauthorised management expenses. Furthermore, a special inspection by IDRA has exposed eight types of irregularities committed by the company listed in the capital market, including the non-payment of insurance claims to policyholders.

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Due to the liquidity crisis, the interbank call money rate surged to 9 percent on Thursday, up from 6.56 percent on October 4, following an increase in the policy rate by the Bangladesh Bank (BB). The interbank transaction totaled Tk 2,769 crore on Thursday. However, bankers said that the call money rate skyrocketed, which is the reason for the downturn in interbank lending. Increased liquidity pressures have led to a steady rise in the weighted average call money

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Of late, the 28th session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) concluded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With this, the United Nations Global Conference on Climate Change has come to an end. At COP28, countries for the first time have been called upon to move away from fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. The conference ended a day after the scheduled time with an agreement reached as a sigh of relief at long last. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg participated

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Bashundhara Kings will play former champions Dhaka Abahani Limited in a high voltage 2nd semifinal of the season`s curtain raiser soccer meet, the Independence Cup Football ` 2023 on Friday (15 December). The match will begin at 4 pm at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital. Traditional Dhaka Mohammedan SC will face old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj MFS in the first semifinal at 1.45 pm on Friday at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (14 December) said those who resort to arson attacks, destructions, and removing fishplates from rail lines have no right to do politics in Bangladesh. "They are collaborators of the defeated forces of 1971," she said. The prime minister said this while addressing a discussion at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).

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Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday (14 December) morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,676 this year. During the period, 308 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the DGHS.

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