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EC decides to withdraw Habiganj DC

The election commission (EC) on Monday (December 25) decided to withdraw Habiganj District Commissioner (DC) Debi Chando. A letter in this regard was sent to the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Home Affairs today. According to the letter, EC decided to withdraw her to conduct the 12th National Assembly elections in a fair and impartial manner. Additional ...

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2,500 blankets distributed in Moulvibazar

Around 2,500 blankets were distributed among needy people at Srimangal upazila in Moulvibazar district on Sunday. The blankets were distributed in Sabuj Bagh area of the town and Lakhai Tea Garden under Kalighat union in the afternoon on behalf of Shahjalal Islami Bank director Akhtaruzzaman initiated by Fakir Group. At that time, Fakir Group Assistant General Manager Mahfuzul Islam, Manager ...

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EC Anisur: Around 2,000 applications submitted for election monitoring

Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman on Sunday said around 2,000 local and foreign observers have submitted applications to monitor Bangladesh’s upcoming national parliamentary election. A large number of foreign observers are coming here to monitor the polls, the commissioner said at a views-exchange meeting at Hasan Raja auditorium of Sunamganj Shilpakala Academy. Most observers will be granted on-arrival visas, said ...

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Freight train derails in Habiganj

A freight train from Akhaura derailed near Montola Railway Station at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj district on Sunday. The oil-laden Sreemangal-bound train derailed at around 9.15am on Sunday. However, the train link between the Sylhet and country’s other parts remained normal, said Montola Railway Station master Ataur Rahmna Khadem. A salvage train from Akhaura has been sent to the accident ...

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Awami League will win all seats in Sylhet, Momen predicts

Awami League nominated candidate for Sylhet-1 constituency, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, on Saturday predicted that Awami League-nominated candidates will win all the seats in Sylhet in the upcoming 12th Parliamentary Election. “There is no scope to underestimate any candidate; no election is easy. All seats will be contested. People will vote in a festive atmosphere,” he told journalists ...

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Two BNP, Juba Dal leaders arrested in Sylhet

Police arrested two leaders of BNP and its associate organisation Juba Dal from Bondor Bazar area of Sylhet city on Saturday afternoon. The arrestees are Sylhet city unit BNP general secretary Emdad Hossain Chowdhury, and Muminul Islam Mumin, president of the Sylhet district unit of Juba Dal. Police in plainclothes arrested them at around 4.30pm while they were distributing leaflets ...

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Youth killed in Moulvibazar road crash

A youth was killed and another injured in road accident on the Beanibazar-Barlekha regional highway at Komalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Friday evening. The accident took place at around 6pm in Daserbazar area in the upazila. The deceased  was identified as Kamrul Islam, 24, son of Monojjir Ali, a resident of Nizbahadurpur union in the upazila while the injured ...

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AL supporters accused of attacking JaPa office in Moulvibazar, 5 injured

Moulvibazar Correspondent : At least five people were injured when Awami League supporters allegedly attacked and vandalized the Jatiya Party’s headquarters in Moulvibazar-3 (Sadar-Rajnagar) constituency on Thursday night. The injured are Moulvibazar Jatiya Party Joint General Secretary Jewel Ahmed, Khaled Chowdhury, Shahajan Mia, Md Hanif, and Kayes Chowdhury. Among them, Jewel Ahmed was seriously injured. Moulvibazar Jatiya Party General Secretary ...

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If US raises hourly wage from $15 to $45, we can follow them: FM Dr. Momen

Sylhet Office : Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the hourly wage in New York $15. If they raise it to $45 and create an example, the we will also follow them. Americans are suffering due to high inflation. Eight US Congressmen have recently sent a letter to US-based Stephen Lamar, president and CEO of American Apparel & Footwear ...

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Vote for the Awami League candidates: PM tells huge rally in Sylhet

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday launched her party’s election campaign with a clarion call to the people to vote for the ruling Awami League candidates so they win to serve the common people. The prime minister, who heads the Awami League, was addressing a huge public meeting at Sylhet Government Alia Madrasa Ground organised by local unit of the ...

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