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Survey finds 248 seats for AL-led Grand Alliance

Over 60 per cent of voters in an opinion poll have expressed their support for the Awami League (AL)-led Grand Alliance in the upcoming general election slated for December 30, while only 22 per cent supported the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Jatiya Oikyafront, according to a survey report released yesterday. In the opinion poll, only 4 per cent of voters expressed their support for the Jatiya Party (JP). The survey estimated that the AL-led Grand Alliance would secure 248 seats out of 300, while the BNP-led Jatiya Oikyafront would get 49 seats. Others and Independent candidates would manage to get only three seats. The survey, jointly commissioned by The Independent and Independent Television, was conducted on 2,249 voters of 51…

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Oikyafront flexing muscles sensing sure defeat: PM

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said sensing their inevitable defeat…

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News

Be aware of fraudsters posing as army officers

The military PR organisation, Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR), has claimed that some fraudsters, posing as military officers of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or above, are demanding money from MP candidates. Issuing a press release, ISPR assistant director Mohammad Rez-Ul-Karim Shammi yesterday…

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Metro

‘Expand quality in higher edn’

A day-long national workshop on the achievements of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) was held at a city hotel yesterday. University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh, implementing agency of the largest project in higher education sector of Bangladesh, organised the workshop to…

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Editorial

EC should allow carrying cell phone while voting

The Election Commission (EC) should on a positive note allow the voters to take their mobile phones when they would enter the polling centre for casting their votes, urgently dispelling confusion over the matter among the public. Recently, two contradictory statements came from the two election commissioners.…

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Op-ed

Financial literacy is the need of the hour

If I assume that every family is a mini-state then a question arises about budget. This family budget may be yearly or half yearly for a person. If I am the head of the family, I have to make a budget of my family of yearly/half-yearly considering with total of my income and expenditure, source of income,…

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Business

10 development projects worth Tk 7,783cr implemented

The west zone of Bangladesh Railway (BR) has implemented more than 10 development projects involving around Tk 7,783.84 crore to infuse dynamism into railway transportation along with boosting quality of services. “We have implemented diversified infrastructural uplift works like construction…

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Worldwide

Syria air defences confront Israeli missiles: State media

Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday, local state media reported, while Israel said it was protecting itself from anti-aircraft fire. The official Syrian news agency SANA said air defences “intercepted hostile missiles launched by the Israeli warplanes”…

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Dhakalive

Syed Shamsul Haque’s 83rd birth anniversary today

The 83rd birth anniversary of versatile Bengali poet Syed Shamsul Haque is being observed today in a befitting manner. To mark the day, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) will hold a discussion at 7pm today and later a drama of the poet named ‘Payer Awaaz Pauya Jay’ will be staged at its…

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Sports

Bashundhara lift title on maiden appearance

Bashundhara Kings made a history when they emerged champions at their first appearance in the top level of the country’s soccer as they defeated experienced Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 2-1 in the final of the Walton Independence Cup Football at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.…

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Nationwide

Election campaign reaches peak

Leaders and workers of political parties are busy campaigning in the five constituencies of the district. With the next national polls due in only three days, the candidates and their workers are trying their best to reach every voter without losing any valuable moment. A total of 30 candidates of 13…

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Country gets first digital herbarium

The crop botany department at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMARU) has developed the country’s first and biggest digital herbarium in the form of a crop database to disseminate the knowledge of crop science to learners at a convenient way. The descriptions and high-quality…

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