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Source:Daily Sun
January 07, 2024 06:19 UTC
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Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayA mainly sunny sky. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph..TonightMostly clear skies early will give way to occasional showers later during the night. Winds SE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Source:Daily Sun
January 07, 2024 04:39 UTC
Under the shadow of opposition boycott and violence, Bangladeshis head to polls
The election materials were sent to the polling stations earlier, and the ballot papers will reach the centres by Sunday morning amid strict security measures. The voting will be held at 42,000 centres in 299 out of 300 constituencies from 8am to 4pm. With the BNP staying away from the election for a second time, the results are almost predictable. In two days before the vote, arson attacks were reported in at least 14 polling stations in nine districts. The Awami League and the BNP have blamed each other for the incidents of violence.
Source:bd News24
January 07, 2024 03:38 UTC
Iron spikes on highways to ‘stop vehicles’ in Chattogram’s Sitakunda, Mirsharai
Police removed the spikes after they received reports of several vehicles breaking down on the highway in the middle of the night, said Moniru Islam, an assistant superintendent of police. The law enforcers traced the origin of the spikes back to a workshop in Mirsharai’s Thakurdighi area, he said. They arrested at least one person from the workshop and were looking for the suspected saboteur who ordered the spikes.
Source:bd News24
January 06, 2024 22:10 UTC
BNP carries out terrorist activities to intimidate voters: Biplab Barua
DHAKA, Jan 6, 2023 (BSS) - Awami League (AL) Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua today said that BNP is carrying out terrorist activities intentionally to intimidating the voters who are interested to go to the polling stations. "BNP is carrying out terrorist activities on purpose to intimidate those who want to come to the polling stations to cast their votes," he said. Biplab Barua was talking to the journalists after lodging a complaint about the terrorist activities of BNP at the Election Commission in city's Agargaon area. He said EC received the complaint about the terrorist activities of BNP in the national elections and it will report the matter to the concerned executive department of the government and the home affair ministry. Barua led a delegation of AL that also included party's Legal Affairs Secretary Advocate Najibullah Hiru, Central Working Committee Member Tarana Halim, Deputy Office Secretary Sayem Khan and President of Jubo Mohila League Daisy Sarwar also accompanied Biplab Barua.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 06, 2024 20:37 UTC
13 polling centres set on fire in nine districts in Bangladesh on Friday night
“Posters, electrical boards, wires, and other goods were burnt.”HABIGANJA fire broke out at around midnight at the government primary school polling station adjacent to Lakshmipur market in Chunarughat Upazila. SHARIATPURThe centre at Charmohan Sureshwar Primary School in Naria Upazila's Gharisha Union was set on fire on Friday night. KHULNAFires were set at the Bagmara Government Primary School centre in Rupsha Upazila and also at the Tipna Government Primary School in Dumuria Upazila's Kharnia Union, which was mistaken for a polling centre, on Friday night. "The primary school is not a polling centre," said Sukanta Saha, chief of Dumuria Police Station. Mohammad Shawkat Kabir, chief of Rupsha Police Station, said, "The polling centre at Bagmara Government Primary School was set on fire.
Source:bd News24
January 06, 2024 17:43 UTC
Padma Bridge: A symbol of pride
The Padma Bridge connects Louhajang Upazila of Munshiganj and Zazira Upazila of Shariatpur and a small part of Shibchar Upazila of Madaripur. The Padma Bridge became visible with the installation of the first span on 37th and 38th number pillars on September 30, 2017. The entire structure of the multi-purpose 6.15 kilometer Padma Bridge became visible with installation of its last 41st span on December 10, 2020. But, the prime minister formally laid the foundation stone of the Padma Bridge at Mawa in Munshiganj on July 4 in 2001. After assuming power in 2009 again, the AL government included Padma Bridge construction in the list of highest priority.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 06, 2024 16:36 UTC
Vote without fear, CEC urges citizens on election eve amid boycott, violence
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has urged Bangladeshis to turn up at the polling stations by overcoming fears of violence and concerns of irregularities to cast their vote. Voting will be suspended at centres or constituencies where irregularities will be reported, the CEC warned in an address to the nation broadcast on Saturday evening, the eve of the general election. He expressed concern over recent incidents of violence centring the election. “It is a matter of regret that we can’t say incidents of violence and sabotage are not taking place. “We are concerned over the recent incidents of sabotage and violence.
Source:bd News24
January 06, 2024 14:57 UTC
3 held with cocktail, petrol bombs in city's Jurain
DHAKA, Jan 6, 2024 (BSS) - Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three saboteurs red handed while making bombs, from a house in Jurain Railway Gate area under Shyampur Police Station in the capital on Friday midnight. "On a tip off, a RAB-3 team conducted a raid at a house near Jurain Railway Gate adjacent slum area on Friday midnight and arrested three persons while they were making bombs. 30 cocktails, 28 petrol bombs and 6 tapes were seized from their possession at that time," RAB senior assistant director Md Arifur Rahman said at a press briefing this afternoon. Their aim was to detonate cocktails and petrol bombs in various areas of the capital to create panic among the public," he added. A case has been filed against the arrested persons with Shyampur Police Station and they have been handed over to the police," the RAB-3 official added.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 06, 2024 14:36 UTC
Families conduct desperate search for loved ones after deadly Benapole Express fire
University student Abu Talha was headed by train from Faridpur to Dhaka before he transferred to another train bound for Syedpur. When his father, Abdul Haque, heard of the arson attack on the Benapole Express, he frantically phoned his son. Talha boarded the Benapole Express for Dhaka at Faridpur. He was to transfer onto the 11 pm Panchagarh Express from Dhaka to travel to Syedpur. Upon reaching Kamalapur Railway Station, he heard the bodies of the dead were transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Source:bd News24
January 06, 2024 13:54 UTC
General Daily Insight for January 06, 2024
General Daily Insight for January 06, 2024 Staying grounded is easier said than done today. The confident Sun squares sore Chiron at 3:35 am EST, making us particularly nervous and sensitive, as we’re more likely to feel out of our depth. The sensitive Moon then disagrees with Chiron in a less intense way, but still invoking disappointment or emotional discomfort. On top of this, you might receive some disappointing news that further fractures your hopes for such a bright future. Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Present events probably feel more dramatic than they actually are.
Source:Daily Sun
January 06, 2024 12:27 UTC
Bangladesh Railway suspends 32 local trains ahead of election day
The Bangladesh Railway has suspended 32 local train routes across the country on Saturday and Sunday for the general election. However, rail authorities said all inter-city trains will still be running. The decision was made due to the low passenger turnout during elections, said Md Quamrul Ahsan, director general of Bangladesh Railway, at the Kamalapur Railway Station on Saturday. “We are suspending trips on some local train routes,” he said. “As local movement is limited during elections, we have closed nearly 20 routes in the eastern region and 12 routes in the western region on Saturday and Sunday.
Source:bd News24
January 06, 2024 10:18 UTC
Rescuers watch in horror as man is burnt alive in train after arson attack
The Fire Service and Civil Defence pulled out four bodies from three burnt coaches of the train. Masud Rana, a resident of Gopibagh, said he was asleep and woke up after another person called to tell him that the train caught fire near his home. “We broke the window glass, but that person said: ‘My child and wife have been burnt. He said he threw his child through the window and rescuers caught the child. “The policeman said the train caught fire.
Source:bd News24
January 06, 2024 04:42 UTC
AL holds meeting with Commonwealth election observer team
DHAKA, Jan 5, 2024 (BSS) - The ruling Awami League today held a meeting with Commonwealth Election observer team over the 12th parliamentary elections to be held on Sunday. The meeting was held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city this morning. Former Jamaican Prime Minister Orette Bruce Golding led the 15-member Commonwealth election observer team while Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader led the Awami League delegation. Welcoming the Commonwealth election observation team, the Awami League delegation reiterated its commitment to making the January 7 election free, fair and acceptable. Awami League International Affairs Sub-Committee Chairman former Ambassador Mohammad Jamir, Prime Minister's special envoy on environment and climate change Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Awami League office secretary Biplob Barua, Information and Research affairs secretary Dr Selim Mahmood, Finance Affairs Secretary Wasika Ayesha Khan, Deputy Minister for Education Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury and executive committee member Mohammad A Arafat, among others, were present in the meeting.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
January 06, 2024 03:30 UTC