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One third polling centres �risky�

One third polling centres ‘risky’
A third of the polling centres for the municipality elections scheduled on December 30 have been identified as ‘risky’, according to Election Commission (EC) sources. The EC has identified 1,184 out of 3,403 polling centres across the 233 municipalities as ‘important’. Most of these are in Khulna Division, where 195 out of the 471 centres (41.4%) have been deemed ‘important’. As many as 348 out of the 991 centres have been deemed ‘important’ in Dhaka Division, 118 out of the 304 centres in Rangpur, 195 out of the 471 centres in Rajshahi, 45 out of the 189 centres in Sylhet, 63 out of the 167 centres in Barisal, and 169 out of the 480 centres in Chittagong. The EC has marked ‘important’…

Authorities turn blind eye

Authorities turn blind eye

Although prohibited by law, nearly 200 tonnes of human excreta, including faeces and urine, is being discharged daily into inland rivers, thereby polluting river water and the environment. As a result, people living along river banks depending on these rivers as a major source of drinking water are…
DSCC terms 2016 a year of cleanliness

DSCC terms 2016 a year of cleanliness

Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon on Wednesday announced 2016 as the year of cleanliness for Dhaka city through taking a number of initiatives to make the city clean. “It’s true that some of the politicians and police officials are involved in establishing infrastructures…
Damaged Turkish-Russian relations may negatively affect Ankara’s ties beyond Moscow

Damaged Turkish-Russian relations may negatively affect Ankara�s ties beyond Moscow

The current crisis between Ankara and Moscow is not expected to escalate into a military conflict, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin calling the incident a “stab in the back.” Apart from the economic sanctions Moscow has announced, it appears Turkey may stumble upon problems at international…
The changing concepts of security

The changing concepts of security

The traditional concepts of security have undergone sea changes . Previously, security for a state was identified mainly with military security and this fallacy was gradually proved to nation states by developments at the international, regional and local levels during the last three decade or so. For…
4 held with 125 gold bars at Shahjalal Airport

4 held with 125 gold bars at Shahjalal Airport

Customs Intelligence officials recovered 125 gold bars worth Tk 7 crore and arrested four people, including two women, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Anwara Begum, 30, Nahida Farzana, 25, Anwar Pervez, 25 and Osman Sohel, 29. Director…
CPD unhappy with WTO-MC 
10, COP 21 outcomes

CPD unhappy with WTO-MC 10, COP 21 outcomes

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has expressed frustration over the outcome of the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference 10 (WTO-MC 10) and COP 21 in Paris. “The discussion at WTO-MC 10 was not inclusive. Basically, five countries dominated the conference,” said distinguished…
Iraq forces in final push to retake Ramadi

Iraq forces in final push to retake Ramadi

Iraqi forces closed in on the Islamic State group's last redoubts in central Ramadi Wednesday to retake the city they lost in May and further shrink the jihadists' "caliphate", reports AFP. A day after punching deep into the city centre, forces led by the elite counter-terrorism service…
Curtain falls on event thru screening of ‘Mrittika Maya’ at BSA today

Curtain falls on event thru screening of �Mrittika Maya� at BSA today

A National Film Award-winning full-length Bangladeshi feature film titled ‘Mrittika Maya’, directed by Gazi Rakayet, will be screened today at 6pm as a part of the 15-day event titled ‘Bangladesh Film Festival 2015’ at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy,…
Bangladesh start SAFF campaign today

Bangladesh start SAFF campaign today

Bangladesh will face an acid test in their opener in the eleventh edition of SAFF Suzuki Championship when they will take on the reigning champions and also one of the top contenders Afghanistan today at the Trivandrum Stadium, Kerala. The match will start at 7pm (BST). The first match for Bangladesh…
Sale of warm clothes picks up in dists

Sale of warm clothes picks up in dists

Sale of worm clothes has picked up at road side makeshift shops and different hawker markets in Jessore and Noakhali districts as the mercury has plummeted in the region intensifying the wintry chill over the last few days . In Jessore, people, particularly from low and fixed income groups are crowding…
Fate of death row convicts hangs in balance

Fate of death row convicts hangs in balance

As many as 998 convicts are languishing in condemned cells across the country because hundreds of death reference cases are awaiting disposal by the High Court. HC sources said 407 death reference cases, including one dating back to 2005, were pending before the court as on December 1. The HC usually…
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