Desk Report, 300 seat boundary redrawing: Seats increased in Gazipur, decreased in Bagerhat The Election Commission (EC) has published a gazette redrawing the boundaries of 300 parliamentary seats for the 13th National Parliament elections. Of these, one seat has been increased in Gazipur and one seat has been reduced in Bagerhat. 300 seat boundary redrawing: Seats increased in Gazipur, decreased in Bagerhat Senior Secretary of the EC, Akhtar Ahmed, told Prothom Alo on Thursday evening that the gazette has been published redrawing the boundaries of 300 seats. Earlier in the…
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Netrakona rural electricity officials and employees declare mass strike, fear of power outage
Desk Report, Netrakona rural electricity officials and employees declare mass strike, fear of power outage Netrokona Rural Electricity Association Assistant General Manager (AGM, Administration) Md. Rashedul Alam Khandaker and four other officials and employees have been declared a public holiday by the district’s officials and employees. They declared a public holiday and left their workplaces from 2 pm on Thursday. This has created fears of power outages in 10 upazilas of the district as well as Dharmapasha and Madhyanagar upazilas of neighboring Sunamganj. Netrakona rural electricity officials and employees declare…
Read MoreWinning at Daksu is not necessary, I just want to stay alive: Abdul Qader.
International Desk: Winning at Daksu is not necessary, I just want to stay alive: Abdul Qader. Abdul Kader, the vice president candidate of the anti-discrimination student council panel, has become apprehensive about the misinformation surrounding the Dhaka University Central Student Union (Daksu) elections. In a Facebook post on Thursday afternoon, he stated, ‘I don’t want to win in Daksu, I just want to stay alive.’ Abdul Kader became known as the coordinator during the July mass uprising by announcing a 9-point agenda. Last year, during the anti-government protests, when seven…
Read MoreGoogle is not going bankrupt, but its business model needs to change
Google is not going bankrupt, but its business model needs to change A US federal court recently ruled that Google does not have to sell its Chrome browser or Android operating system. This is a big relief for Google, because the US Justice Department wanted Google to sell Chrome to reduce its dominance. But Google can be said to have survived this court ruling. Immediately after this ruling, the share price of Google’s parent company Alphabet increased by more than 8 percent. However, an important aspect of the ruling is…
Read MoreACC letter seeking Interpol red alert against Hasina-Joy
ACC letter seeking Interpol red alert against Hasina-Joy (ACC) has sent a letter to issue an Interpol red alert against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. The investigation officers of the plot fraud case sent this letter on Thursday. In the letter, the Police Headquarters was informed to take necessary steps to issue this red alert against Sheikh Hasina and her son Joy, the accused in the corruption case. The letter said that Sheikh Hasina and her son have fled abroad. In the interest of…
Read MoreBangladesh-Netherlands third T20 abandoned due to rain
Bangladesh-Netherlands third T20 abandoned due to rain The third and final T20 of the three-match series has been abandoned due to rain. Bangladesh’s batters got a chance to bat, but the Netherlands did not get a chance to bat. The Netherlands had to play at least 5 overs for the result of the DL method match. The rain did not give even that time. So the match was abandoned in the end. However, the Tigers had already secured the series win by winning both matches. Bangladesh scored 164 runs for…
Read MoreTigers batting with the aim of a whitewash, 5 changes in the XI
Tigers batting with the aim of a whitewash, 5 changes in the XI Bangladesh have already secured a three-match T20 series win against the Netherlands by winning the first two matches. As a result, Bangladesh have an opportunity to whitewash the Dutch. With that goal in mind, the Tigers will bat after losing the toss in the third and final match of the series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh has made five changes in the last match. Two openers Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanjid Hasan, two experienced pacers…
Read MoreTraining in preparing SSC and Dakhil exam question papers, urgent instructions for heads of educational institutions
Desk Report, Training in preparing SSC and Dakhil exam question papers, urgent instructions for heads of educational institutions Instructions have been given to send a list of names to train the subject-based teachers nominated by their respective education boards to participate in the training program on preparation and correction of SSC and Dakhil examination questions. The training program will be conducted by the Bangladesh Examination Development Unit, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Dhaka under the supervision of the Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee. The program has been issued by…
Read MoreThere will be no more elections in the country in a Bakshali style: Rizvi
Desk Report, There will be no more elections in the country in a Bakshali style: Rizvi BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that a group is conspiring against BNP and trying to stop the elections. There will be no more elections in the country in a blatant manner. He said these things while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting on the 47th founding anniversary of BNP in Doha, Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon. There will be no more elections in the country in a Bakshali…
Read MoreGoogle doesn’t have to sell Chrome browser, US court rules
Desk Report, Google doesn’t have to sell Chrome browser, US court rules Google does not have to sell the Chrome browser to online search engine. But what it has to do is share information with competitors. A US federal judge has ordered this. Google doesn’t have to sell Chrome browser, US court rules The US Department of Justice wanted Google to sell Chrome. But the court said that the company can keep this browser as its own, but it cannot make exclusive agreements anymore. Along with that, it must share…
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