Khulna Division

Khulna, Rajshahi mayors-elect resign party posts

Oath-taking ceremony on Sep 11Staff Correspondent]Khulna and Rajshahi mayors-elect Talukder Abdul Khaleque and AHM Khairuzzaman Liton resigned their Awami League posts on Thursday ahead of their oath-taking ceremony to...

Ballot paper, counterfoils on Khulna road

Probe onOur CorrespondentPolice on Sunday night recovered 78 counterfoils and one unused ballot paper allegedly used and meant for use respectively in the recent Khulna City Corporation election.The papers were recovered from...

Heroin worth Tk 1.80 crore seized in Dinajpur

BSS, DinajpurMembers of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), in a raid, recovered 1.8 kilograms (1 kg 800 grams) heroin from a compartment of a inter-city train 'Shimanta Express' on Thursday.The value of the drug is about Taka 1.80...

City, Municipality Polls primarily a success

Election under CGThe polls to four city corporations and nine pourasabhas were held peacefully marking the completion of the first phase of the electoral process under this government. The most important aspect of these is that...

Khaleque, Hiron show early lead

Barisal, Khulna mayoral raceStaff CorrespondentTalukder Abdul Khaleque in Khulna and Shawkat Hossain Hiron in Barisal scored a lead in one polling centre each in the mayoral race, according to unofficial estimates.Khaleque...

Candidates, residents express satisfaction

Polls held 'free and fair'Our CorrespondentCasting ended amid tight security and a less than festive mood in Khulna city corporation area Monday, though candidates alongside citizens casting votes in 239 centres expressed...

City, pourashava polls held peacefully under emergency

Staff ReporterBarring some stray incidents, elections to four city corporations and nine pourasabhas were held yesterday amid enthusiasm and in a peaceful manner under the state of emergency with heavy turnout of voters.No...

Over 6000 observers to monitor Aug 4 poura polls

Rafiqul Islam AzadOver six thousand watchers including more than one hundred foreigners would monitor the ensuing local government elections to four city corporations and nine pourasabhas.Sources in the Election Commission (EC)...

BBC Bangla crewman dies in road crash

Our CorrespondentA BBC Bangla crew member died and 12 others were injured Wednesday night after their microbuses crashed on the Jessore-Khulna highway, a BBC official said Thursday.The dead crewman Saiful Islam Russel was an...

Children's Deaths Linked to Poultry?

BANGLADESH - Two children have died in the last week in Khulna district in the south-west of the country, and 44 children are now receiving treatment. The two victims were named by the authorities as as six-year-old Faisal...

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