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Landslide victory for JP

Jatiya Party (JP) scripted a crushing defeat for its political ally Awami League in the Rangpur mayoral elections with a landslide victory. Traditionally, Rangpur has been a stronghold for JP chief HM Ershad. As per unofficial results, JP mayor candidate Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa bagged 160,489 votes with party symbol ‘plough’, beating his nearest rival Awami League candidate Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu by 98,089 votes. Jhantu managed 62,400 votes with ‘boat’ symbol. Another heavyweight, BNP’s Kawsar Zaman Babla, finished third with 35,136 votes for party symbol 'paddy sheaf'. Returning Officer Subhash Chandra Sarkar announced the results and declared Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa elelcted unofficially around 12:15am.…

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Communications go haywire

Heavy fog continues to take its toll on communications across the country as delays were reported in…

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News

Over 2cr children to be fed vitamin A plus capsule

National Vitamin-A Plus campaign would be observed on December 23 across the country to feed vitamin-A Plus capsule to over 2.21 crore children aged between six months to 59 months to prevent childhood blindness and reduce child mortality, reports BSS. Under the campaign, children aged between six months…

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Metro

CDA to revise project plan for solving waterlogging

The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has decided to revise its project plan to prevent waterlogging in the port city after experts said it was “flawed”. The earlier plan recommended the extension, renovation, and development of only 36 canals, but the revised plan will reportedly include…

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Editorial

Environment polluting tanneries

Though the tanneries were moved from Hazaribagh at the heart of Dhaka to Savar with the sole purpose of saving the Buriganaga from being polluted by effluent, it appears that the same sad tale is being repeated with Dhaleshwari River becoming the current victim. As it is, the relocation of the…

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Op-ed

The law courts of Bangladesh: standing up to the test of time

There is a vast library of reports, written by countless reputable experts and organisations, describing how dysfunctional the criminal justice system in Bangladesh is; how corrupt, how slow, and how inefficient it is. No report fails to fret over the millions of pending cases in ‘the backlog’.…

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Business

Export earnings spurt by over 6pc in Nov riding on RMG products

Export earnings in November increased by 6.22 per cent and reached US$ 3.05 billion, thanks to a strong rebound generated by the higher shipments of apparel products, which logged a growth of 7.46 per cent in the first five months of the 2017–18 financial year. According to the Export Promotion…

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Worldwide

Cholera cases reach 1m in Yemen

SANAA: The number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has reached one million, the International Committee of the Red Cross said yesterday, reports AFP. “Yemen suspected cholera cases has reached the threshold of one million, amplifying the suffering of the country caught up in a brutal war,”…

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Dhakalive

Two-day ‘Shuddha Sangeet Utsab’ underway at Chhayanaut

Cultural organisation Chhayanaut has organised a two-day ‘Shuddha Sangeet Utsab’ at its main auditorium Dhanmondi in the capital. Comprising two sessions, the festival has begun yesterday evening and will end tomorrow morning. Noted music exponent and Guru Manjusree Roy Choudhury from Rajshahi…

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Sports

Bangladesh rout India in first phase

Bangladesh team finished the league phase on high in the SAFF Under-15 Women’s Football Championship when they blanked their Indian counterparts by 3-0 yesterday at the Brishreshta Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the capital. As both the Bangladesh and India have already confirmed their final clash,…

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Nationwide

Jamalpur hopefuls prepare for national polls

Politicians hopeful of getting an election ticket in Jamalpur district have already started gearing up for the national polls scheduled to be held next year. These election hopefuls have started visiting their respective areas as part of their poll campaign. Some leaders have even declared their candidature…

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Women migrants not fully protected in Middle East

Hundreds of thousands of women migrant workers from South Asian countries in the Middle East have signed employment contracts that they do not understand or do not adequately protect them against discrimination and abuse, says a new report. The study was carried out by UN Women and the International…

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