EC sends team to hospitals to register July uprising injured as voters
The Election Commission has sent its officials to hospitals to register those injured during the July uprising as voters. A four-member team from the EC came to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical University Hospital to conduct registrations at 9am. He said that after the July uprising, registration work had already been completed in two hospitals. Today, work is going on for the third day at BSMMU, also known as PG Hospital. Md Isme Azam, who was injured during the July-August uprising, came to register.
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January 21, 2025 07:57 UTC
EC goes to hospitals to register the injured in July uprising as voters
Those receiving treatment at BSMMU will be registered on Tuesday while those at the National Burn Institute and Dhaka Medical will be registered on WednesdayEC goes to hospitals to register the injured in July uprising as votersThe Election Commission has gone to hospitals to register those injured during the July uprising to vote. A four-member team from the EC came to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical University Hospital to conduct registrations at 9am. He said that after the July uprising, registration work had already been completed in two hospitals. He said, "After the July uprising, this work has already been carried out at the Agargaon Eye Hospital and the Pongu Hospital [National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation]. As such, they wanted EC officials to go to hospitals to collect their information and biometric data for registration.
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January 21, 2025 07:34 UTC
World reacts to Trump's plan to withdraw US from Paris climate pact
Trump became the 47th president of the United States in a rare indoor inauguration ceremony. Trump became the 47th president of the United States in a rare indoor inauguration ceremony. Equally important is the need to promote multilateralism as the foundation for addressing climate change and other global challenges. It's critical for the international community to know that climate action will continue in the US Climate Alliance will bring this message to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Brazil (COP30) later this year." Sitting on the sidelines also means the United States will have fewer levers to hold other major economies accountable for living up to their commitments.
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January 21, 2025 03:20 UTC
US renews pledge to support BD
The United States has reiterated its support for the interim government of Bangladesh on different issues, including development and counter-terrorism, reports bdnews24.com. "We are prepared as a nation to support your government on a variety of issues," Jacobson told Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus as she called on the head of the interim government at the State Guest House Jamuna. Regarding the July proclamation, Yunus said that he was expecting the political parties to reach a consensus by early February. The chief advisor said his government was committed to ensuring justice for everyone in the country. During the hour-long meeting, the chief advisor and Jacobson also discussed Dhaka's ties with its neighbours, progress on resolving the Rohingya crisis, and the security situation in Myanmar.
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January 21, 2025 00:14 UTC
Bangladesh calls for 'constructive dialogue' to maintain peace along India border
Bangladesh believes the issue should be resolved to maintain peace along the border, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. However, anxiety persists in the area on Sunday despite a flag meeting being held between the Border Guard Bangladesh, or BGB, and the Indian Border Security Force, or BSF. Shibganj Police Station chief Golam Kibria said the clash had occurred along the frontier between Chowka and Kiranganj BGB border outposts in Binodpur union of the district’s Shibganj Upazila since Saturday afternoon. The Indians then entered the Bangladesh border and cut down several mango trees in the frontier field. Hundreds of people gathered at the Bangladesh border and started protesting against the incident.
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January 20, 2025 19:55 UTC
Bengali-language daily ‘Bhorer Kagoj’ shuts down after 33 years of operation
The closure follows protests over unpaid wages and employee demandsBengali-language daily ‘Bhorer Kagoj’ shuts down after 33 years of operationBhorer Kagoj, a Bengali-language daily newspaper from the early 1990s, has announced its closure. "The authorities of Bhorer Kagoj have decided to close the newspaper's main office from 20-01-2025 under Section 12 of the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, due to reasons beyond the owner's control." Executive Editor of Bhorer Kagoj AK Sarker confirmed the closure of the 33-year-old newspaper. The journalist said, “Bhorer Kagoj declared the implementation of the Eighth Wage Board and received all benefits, including Tk 900 per column inch for advertisements, from the government. “If layoffs occur, all benefits under the Wage Board pay scale, along with any outstanding wages and service benefits, must be provided.
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January 20, 2025 16:57 UTC
ICT sends three policemen to jail over July genocide
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered three policemen to be jailed in connection with charges of crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising. The three policemen are Assistant Commissioner Tanjil Ahmed, Constable Hossain Ali and Constable Akram Hossain. Among them, Tanzil was implicated in the murder of Imam Hossain Taim of Jatrabari, while Akram Hossain faced charges in connection with the killing of an individual named Hridoy in Gazipur’s Konabari. According to Sultan, both of these policemen had earlier been shown arrested in the case brought before the tribunal. “After the hearing in the afternoon, Hossain Ali was shown arrested in the ICT case.
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January 20, 2025 16:44 UTC
Voter list update initiative begins
Voter list update initiative beginsThe programme to update the voter list has begun. The Election Commission kicked off the initiative to collect information regarding those who will be eligible to vote in 2025 and register them on Monday, Jan 20, 2025. A Bangladeshi citizen will be eligible to vote if they were born before January 2008. The initiative will continue until Feb 3, 2025.
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January 20, 2025 12:26 UTC
Factory boiler explosion injures 12 in Gazipur
As many as 12 workers have been injured in a boiler explosion at a garment factory in the Jainabazar area of Sreepur in Gazipur. The incident took place at the HDF Apparels Limited factory around 9am on Monday, according to MR Shipu Chowdhury, the factory’s administrative manager. Eight of the injured workers were identified as Sujan, Rais Uddin, Shukkur, Sonia, Lima, Iqbal, Yasin Ali, and Shahjahan. Dr Alim Biswas of Al Hera Hospital said six of the injured workers were brought in for treatment following the explosion. “The people who operate the boiler installed in the sample room came around 8am and switched it on.
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January 20, 2025 11:55 UTC
EC working to uphold people’s right to vote, says CEC Nasir Uddin
Those born on Jan 1, 2008 or before, and not included in the voter list, will be enlisted while dead voters’ names will be dropped. Those who shifted their residences will be able to change their addresses during the voter list update. Through this programme, the effort to establish people’s right to vote has begun, said CEC Nasir Uddin. “Bengalis know how to fight to uphold their rights.”“Under our leadership, Bangladeshis will unite and fight for their right to vote. “Can’t we all unite to uphold our right and ensure that no one snatches our right to vote, our ballot boxes and take control of the polling centres?
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January 20, 2025 10:20 UTC
Bangladesh approves BGB to use tear gas, sound grenades at border
BGB didn’t use sound grenades or tear gas as they did not have them.”"The BGB only has lethal weapons. They have them [sound grenades, tear gas] in Chapainawabganj but we don't have them. Asked whether lethal weapons will be given to the BGB, the home affairs advisor said, "Lethal weapons are given to them. When lethal weapons are needed… would you ask the army whether they can use lethal weapons during a time of war?”“You have to use them when war breaks out. Circumstances dictate what should be used when.”Asked how India will see the decision on tear gas and sound grenades, Jahangir said: “India has sound grenades.
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January 20, 2025 09:18 UTC
Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on Day One of ceasefire
REUTERSHamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East. Fireworks were launched in celebration as buses carrying the Palestinian prisoners arrived in Ramallah on the West Bank, where thousands of people waited to welcome them. Those freed from Israeli prisons included 69 women and 21 teenage boys from the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to Hamas. They were among more than 250 people abducted and 1,200 killed in a Hamas raid on Israel on Oct 7, 2023, Israel has said. Israel blamed Hamas for being late to deliver the names of hostages it would free, and said it had struck terrorists.
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January 20, 2025 08:44 UTC
Men ‘posing as police’ accost expatriate family in Dhaka
A family of Bangladeshi expatriates living in Dubai say they have been accosted by a group of “robbers dressed as policemen” after their arrival in Dhaka. Monica Sarkar, a member of the family, has received first aid at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after she was beaten by the robbers. “When we stopped our vehicle, men dressed in uniforms like that of the police came up and asked for our identification. Amrito had come from Faridpur to Dhaka in a rented car to meet them and take them home. “Sanjit, his wife Monica, and their two daughters – five and seven years old – were in the car.
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January 20, 2025 07:19 UTC
Salman, Anisul, Inu, Menon, Mamun remanded again
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman made the decision after a hearing on Wednesday morning. Omar Faruq Faruqi, public prosecutor to the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s court, confirmed the information to bdnews24.com. The investigating officers in the two cases petitioned for the suspects to be remanded after bringing them to the court on Monday. Salman, Anisul, Inu, Menon, and Mamun were remanded for five days in the murder case of a man named Jishan. Anisul, Menon, Inu, and Mamun were also remanded for another five days in the murder case of a man named Mehedi Hasan.
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January 20, 2025 06:44 UTC