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Highly risky areas across Dhaka
Highly risky areas across Dhaka
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Highly risky areas across Dhaka

Dhaka, home to about 20 million people, is now a highly risky city regarding earthquakes. Because the Madhupur Fault of the tectonic plate, which is within 60 kilometers of this city, has become active again where pressure has been building up for about 400 years. The sub-plates near this plate are also within 20 kilometers of Dhaka city. If a massive earthquake occurs when the strong pressure of these plates is released, a terrible disaster will befall the capital Dhaka. However, the damage will not be the same in all areas of city. Some areas will see much more and some areas will have relatively less damage. The Earthquake Observation and Research Center of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has reported this information.

How long will it take for the final settlement of Hasina's case?
How long will it take for the final settlement of Hasina's case?
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How long will it take for the final settlement of Hasina's case?

The International Crimes Tribunal is set to deliver its verdict against Sheikh Hasina and three other accused on Monday (November 17) in the case of crimes against humanity committed during the July mass movement. Whether the verdict convicts or acquits the accused, it will not be considered a final judgment immediately. After going through various trial procedures, we will have to wait a long time for the final verdict from the Supreme Court. This is what legal experts have said.

Government decision coming after a week, but how legal is it?
Government decision coming after a week, but how legal is it?
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Government decision coming after a week, but how legal is it?

The interim government had given political parties a week to resolve their differences over the implementation of the July Charter and the date of the referendum. The deadline given on November 3 expired on November 10. However, the political parties have not expressed any opinion on the issue of resolving their differences and reaching a consensus within the stipulated time. Most parties are still adamant on their previous position. In this situation, it is known that the Chief Adviser will take his final decision on November 13. However, legal experts have opined that taking such a unilateral decision in this regard would not be constitutional.

‘We have no muscle power, hunger strike is our only language of protest’
‘We have no muscle power, hunger strike is our only language of protest’
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‘We have no muscle power, hunger strike is our only language of protest’

With tear stains dried beneath his eyes, his voice weak and strength fading, Tarique Rahman, General Secretary of the unregistered political party Amjonotar Dal, was seen sitting under the open sky in front of the Election Commission building in Dhaka, receiving saline. In a frail voice, he murmured, “We have no muscle power. That’s why the EC unjustly denied our party registration. I will continue protesting against this injustice until my death.”

Unprecedented amendment to RPO heats up poll season
Unprecedented amendment to RPO heats up poll season
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Unprecedented amendment to RPO heats up poll season

Some amendments to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) were made before the 7th national elections. But the amendments made by the interim government this time are unprecedented. Especially, the amendments to Section 21 of the RPO, which were widely made by accepting the proposals of Jamaat-e-Islami and NCP and rejecting the proposals of some other parties including BNP, are making the election season hot. Several political parties, including the BNP, are angry over the cancellation of the long-standing alliance system of elections under a single party symbol.

Northern winds herald winter’s arrival
Northern winds herald winter’s arrival
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Northern winds herald winter’s arrival

'With the winter breeze, a dance begins on every branch of the Amlaki tree, the leaves shiver and fall in rhythm.' In the rhythm of this poem by the revered poet Rabindranath Tagore, winter is arriving a little early this year in Bangladesh, the abode of natural beauty. In this land of six seasons, each season appears with its own distinct characteristics.

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