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BGB directed not to use lethal weapons during polls duty

BGB directed not to use lethal weapons during polls duty

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been directed not to use lethal weapons while performing security duties during the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and the referendum slated for February 12. Dhaka Sector Commander of BGB Colonel ASM Abul Ehsan made the remarks while talking to journali

Ex-state minister Farhad arrested over ‘corruption’

Ex-state minister Farhad arrested over ‘corruption’

Former state minister for public administration Farhad Hossain has been shown arrested in a graft case initiated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz made the decision on Sunday following a plea by the investigating officer in the case. ACC

No scope for vote rigging in expatriate voting process: EC

No scope for vote rigging in expatriate voting process: EC

Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Sunday said there is no scope for irregularities in the expatriate voting process. “Live verification has been made mandatory and intelligence agency members will be deployed to ensure ballot security,” he said a

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