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BNP on Thursday (4 January) called a 48-hour nationwide hartal from Saturday (6 January) morning to protest the 12th parliamentary election to be held on Sunday (7 January). With the announcement of the fresh programme of BNP, the 12th parliamentary election will be held amid the shutdown. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the announcement at a virtual press briefing.

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Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday (4 January) said and their party chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not care about visa policy or any foreign sanction. “Sheikh Hasina does not care about threat or warning from any foreign power. She is only afraid of God. She loves the people of Bangladesh,” he said while addressing an event marking the 76th founding anniversary

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Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will address the nation at 7pm on Thursday (4 December) ahead of the 12th national parliamentary election slated for January 7. "In her address, she will announce her party`s election manifesto before the nation, said a press release signed by AL Office Secretary Barrister Biplob Barua last night. The address will be aired simultaneously by Bangladesh Television

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The number of voters across the country stands at 11.96 crores and of them, new voters are 1.54 crore, according to the Election Commission. The EC published the final list of voters on Thursday (4 January) at the Agargaon Election Commission office ahead of the Janaury-7 national election. Of the total voters-6.76 crores are male, 5.89 crores female voters and 849 are transgender people.

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Tarikat Federation chairman and incumbent MP Syed Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari has withdrawn his candidacy from Chattogram-2 (Fatikchhari) constituency in the upcoming 12th Parliamentary Election slated for January 7. He withdrew from the election today by announcing his support for the "boat" symbol at a press conference held at Fatikchhari Maizbhandar Sharif Rahman Manzil.

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Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) were disrupted for seven and a half hours today due to dense fog. Thirteen flights that failed to land at Dhaka airport were diverted to Kolkata, Hyderabad, Sylhet, and Chattogram international airports, Executive Director of HSIA, Group Captain Mohammad Kamrul Islam, told media. He said flights could not operate normally from

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Jyoti Talukdar, 70 (pseudonym), is a voter from Habiganj-3 Constituency. In the last 2018 national election, Jyoti had to return from the polling station at the government high school center in Habiganj town. Jyoti Talukdar expressed her experience at the time, saying, "I went there and saw some polling agents of a political party standing in front of the polling station. They stopped me from entering the polling

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Farmers in Kurigram district are celebrating a successful cultivation of early variety potatoes in the current Robi season, reaping the rewards of their hard work as they harvest and sell their produce in local markets at satisfactory prices. The majority of farmers in the district chose to cultivate potatoes immediately after the Aman harvest on the same land. They dedicated themselves to

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Several private banks in the country have given incentives to their officers and employees in the new year although these banks are at present grappling with an acute liquidity crisis, leading to a situation where they are seeking financial assistance from Bangladesh Bank (BB) without providing any collateral. Sources in banking sector revealed that the banks in question provided incentives to their staff at the onset of 2024.

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National Bank Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pinata Air International Limited, a subsidiary of the Sheltech Group. The MoU signing ceremony took at the head office of Pinata Air International Limited place on January 3. The agreement documents were signed by Sheikh Akhter Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director & CEO (current charge) of National Bank Limited and SK. Bashir Ahmed Mamun, Vice Chairman of the Sheltech Group on behalf of respective organizations.

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Actor Arifin Shuvoo and producer Liton Haider have been allotted plots by Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha). The Purbachal New Town Project Officer sent a letter to both of them, confirming the plot allotment on December 31. According to Rajuk sources, during the 18th board meeting of Rajuk on November 27, it was decided to allot a plot to actor Arifin Shuvoo and producer Liton Haider. Shuvoo has been

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Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that she wants the January 7 national election to be free, fair, and neutral, setting a milestone in the country’s democratic history. “People will cast votes for their favourite candidates and make them victorious. That is our target,” she said. Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, was delivering her introductory speech through videoconferencing at the party’s campaign rallies in five districts and one upazila from Awami League office of Dhaka District Unit.

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The government has confirmed that the notification circulating on Facebook announcing a holiday across the country from 5 to 8 January for the general election is fake. The Ministry of Public Administration in a notification on Wednesday said that a general holiday has been declared on 7 January to facilitate the exercise of voting rights and voting. "But it has been noticed that a fake notification declaring 5-8 January as a holiday for the 12th parliamentary election is circulating on various social media platforms, which is not issued by the Public Administration Ministry," the notification said.

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