The Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote yesterday urged the Election Commission to ban the use of religion in election campaigns and ensure a peaceful voting atmosphere along with the safety of minority communities during the upcoming 13th national election.

A 37-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in the Kuwaish Chalitatali area in Chattogram yesterday afternoon.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said there are “systemic obstacles” preventing expatriates from casting their votes. He said his party has submitted recommendations to the government to remove these barriers.

Ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, the Election Commission has registered 66 local observer organisations, the EC said in a circular last night.

The Chattogram Customs House has seized around 25 tonnes of poppy seeds, valued at about Tk 6.5 crore, imported illegally through the port under false declaration.

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has begun constructing a ward office occupying the footpath and a part of the Pragati Sarani near Baridhara point without assessing its impact on traffic and pedestrian movement.

A committee of Bangladesh Medical University has found unregistered medicines in prescriptions issued by some physicians of the university.

Students and teachers from four major public universities yesterday staged simultaneous demonstrations protesting the government’s decision to scrap music and physical education (PE) teacher posts in government primary schools.

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