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PM to Rangpur Rally: Cast Your Vote for the ‘Boat’
Awami League President, Sheikh Hasina, appealed to voters on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, urging them to head to the polling centers early in the morning and cast their votes for the ‘boat’ symbol, emblematic of the Awami League. Addressing a public rally at Taraganj Degree College, she emphasized the historical significance of the boat symbol, comparing it to the vessel of Prophet Nuh that saved humanity during the Great Flood.
During the rally, Sheikh Hasina introduced the Awami League’s nominated candidate for the Rangpur-2 constituency, Abul Kalam Mohammad Ahasanul Huq Chowdhury (Duke), and urged attendees to support him. The Prime Minister highlighted the development programs implemented by the government over the past 15 years, attributing their success to the continuous support of the people.
She expressed the government’s commitment to completing the remaining development initiatives to fulfill the vision of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, aiming to create a country free from homelessness and poverty. Sheikh Hasina underscored the goal of providing a better life for all citizens, emphasizing that no one would be neglected in the country of Bangabandhu.
Sheikh Hasina stated that the progress achieved, including Bangladesh’s status as a developing country, could only continue with the ‘boat’ symbol in power. She emphasized her personal commitment to the well-being of the people, highlighting her lack of personal gain or loss and the overarching objective of ensuring a beautiful life for future generations.
The rally was presided over by Taraganj Upazila Awami League President Alhaj Atia Rahman, and Awami League nominated candidate Abul Kalam Mohammad Ahasanul Huq Chowdhury (Duke) also addressed the gathering.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
