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BFUJ, DUJ condemn attack on journalists
Dhaka, Dec 25 (UNB) – Two organisations of journalists on Tuesday condemned attack on newsmen in Nawabganj on Monday.
Raheed elected DCAB president, Hasib GS
Dhaka, Dec 25 (UNB) - Daily Prothom Alo special correspondent Raheed Ejaz and bdnews24.com senior correspondent Nurul Islam Hasib have been elected president and general secretary of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) respectively for the year of 2019.
Exercise your voting rights, President urges people
Dhaka, Dec 25 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday called upon all to exercise their voting rights to keep up the trend of development in the country.
The President made the call while exchanging greetings with members of the Christian community at Bangabhaban at noon, marking Christmas Day.
President Hamid said, “Bangladesh is a place of peace and prosperity. The relentless labour and continuous efforts of everyone, irrespective of religion and caste, is behind it. The positive contribution of communal harmony to our development and progress is undeniable.”
He went on saying, “The 11th parliamentary elections will be held after four days. I hope all the people, regardless of their religion and caste, will take forward the trend of development in the country by exercising their franchise.”
He also called upon all to play an effective role from their respective positions in upholding the country’s glorious tradition of communal harmony and brightening it further.
Mentioning that the people of all religions here are tied with mutual love and affection, the President urged all to work together for building a happy, prosperous and non-communal Bangladesh.
Terming Jesus Christ an ambassador of emancipation and beacon, he said Jesus Christ had preached the sermons of peace in the world as his philosophy was to establish a peaceful society with full love, services, forgiveness, compassion and justice.
Mentioning that Jesus Christ gave importance to unity, sacrifice, self-restraint and charity than that of comfort of the worldly life, he said, “I think, the teachings and ideals of Jesus Christ are very rational to establish peace, harmony and unity in nation-to-nation of this problematic world.”
Hamid said, “The Father of the Nation had dreamt of building a happy, prosperous and non-communal Bangladesh. I call upon all to work together to form a non-communal Bangladesh to fulfill the dreams of the Father of the Nation.”
Man’s bullet-hit body recovered in Cumilla
Cumilla, Dec 25 (UNB) – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of an unidentified young man from an embankment along the Gomti river in Debidwar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Christmas day being celebrated
Dhaka, Dec 25 (UNB) - The Christian community is celebrating the Christmas Day in the country, as elsewhere across the world, on Tuesday, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Daughters in the spotlight for JOF candidates barred from polling
Dhaka, Dec 20 (UNB) – Participation of women candidates have been always limited in previous parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. The scenario has changed in forthcoming 11th parliamentary election. Women candidates from all the major parties are expected to play a big part to bag a seat in parliament of the country.
Election will be free, fair and participatory: Muhith
Dhaka, Dec 24,2018 (UNB): Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today said that the 11the national elections will be free, fair and participatory.
Army deployment across country on election duty completed
Dhaka, Dec 24 (UNB) – The mammoth deployment of soldiers across the country was completed on Monday morning to help the Election Commission and civil administration ensure the law and order before, during and after the general election billed for December 30.
REB, DPDC sign power purchase agreement with PDB
Dhaka, Dec 24(UNB) - Two distribution entities—Rural Electrification Board (REB) and Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) on Monday formally signed power purchase agreement (PPA) with the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) to supply electricity to their consumers.
31 institutions awarded for best annual reports
Dhaka, Dec 24 (UNB) – Thirty-one financial institutions received the 18th ICAB National Award on Monday for their annual reports in 2017.