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418 platoons of BGB deployed

Staff Correspondent: A total of 418 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in the first phase of the upazila parishad elections scheduled to be held today (May

PM urges IOM to raise more funds for Rohingyas

BSS, Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to raise more funds from newer sources for assistance of the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh as

Evaluate economic prospect before taking dev projects: PM

BSS, Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to assess economic possibilities and benefit first before taking any development project. “Before taking any development project with huge

CEC vows to resist ministers- lawmakers’ influence

Swarnomoyee Mostafa Oishy: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said ministers and lawmakers won’t be able to exert influence in the upazila polls. The EC will centrally monitor whether

First phase of upazila parishad polls today

Staff Correspondent: The first phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections in 141 upazilas will be held on Wednesday. Voting will begin at 8:00 am and continue till 4:00 pm.

UP polls: Motorcycle movement banned for 3 days in 150 upazilas

TDS Desk: The Election Commission (EC) has banned the movement of motorcycles for 3 days in 150 upazilas of the country on the occasion of the first phase of the