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15 injured in Chandpur election violence
Chandpur, Dec 18 (UNB) – At least 15 people were injured as Awami League supporters allegedly attacked the electioneering of BNP candidate for Chandpur-3 constituency Sheikh Farid Ahmed Manik at Madrasa Road here on Tuesday.
Quader calls BNP’s manifesto a ‘balloon of unrealistic pledges’
Cumilla, Dec 18 (UNB) – Describing BNP’s election manifesto as a colourful balloon full of unrealistic pledges, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said it will implode immediately if the party comes to power.
Woman, grandson killed in Satkhira road crash
Satkhira, Dec 18 (UNB) – A woman and her grandson were killed while her husband sustained severe injuries as the motorcycle they were riding on was hit by a pick-up van on Satkhira-Khulna road at Kumira village in Keshabpur upazila on Tuesday evening.
Miscreants shot Bagerhat Health Complex accountant
Khulna, Dec 18 (UNB) – The accountant of Fakirhat Upazila Health Complex was shot by some unidentified miscreants at Singati village in Fakirhat upazila on Monday night.
2 ‘criminals’ killed in Munshiganj ‘gunfight’
Munshiganj, Dec 18 (UNB) – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Ballalbari in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
53 held in Satkhira
Satkhira, Dec 18 (UNB) – Police in special drives arrested 53 people from eight upazilas of the district from Monday evening to Tuesday morning.
Level-playing field prevails, reiterates CEC
Rangamati, Dec 18 (UNB) - Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday once again claimed that there is a level-playing field for the forthcoming 11th parliamentary elections billed for December 30.
1016 platoons BGB deployed
Dhaka, Dec 18 (UNB)- A total of 1016 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in different parts of the country, including the capital, ahead of the national election slated for December 30.
Upazila health complex staff sustains bullet wound in Bagerhat
Bagerhat, Dec 18 (UNB) – A staff of Fakirhat Upazila Health Complex received bullet wound in an attack by some miscreants in Kundupara area in the upazila headquarters on Monday night.
Turkish national among 2 killed in Rajshahi road crash
Rajshahi, Dec 18 (UNB) – A Turkish national and a pick-up driver were killed in a road crash on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway at Senbhag in Puthia upazila on Monday night.