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At least four people were killed in three separate road accidents in Khilgaon, Khilkhet and Tejgaon areas of Dhaka city on Monday night. In Khilgaon, two persons died, and several others were injured when a bus full of passengers skidded off Nakdar Parh Bridge into a ditch around 11:30 pm, police said. The bodies of the two deceased were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), Sub-Inspector Bachchu Mia of the police camp said. One of the deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 32, according to UNB report. Khilgaon Police Station Sub-Inspector Khairuzzaman said he heard a Demra-bound bus of Swadhin Paribahan fell off the bridge, causing 'some' casualties, according to bdnews24.com.  Another person died after being hit by a bus while crossing the street in front of Le Méridien Hotel in Khilkhet. Bachchu Mia said the victim had been identified as Abu Bakr Siddiqui Niloy, 22, a private university student who was also working in an insurance firm. The SI said he was brought to the hospital around 8:30 pm, but the doctors declared him dead. He also said a speeding bus heading towards Mohakhali ran over three persons at seven-road roundabout at around 9:30 pm. One of them, pick-up van driver Robiul Islam, 40, was declared dead when the three were brought to the hospital. The two other victims, identified as rickshaw-puller 'Jafar', 30, and one 'Ismail', have been admitted to the hospital, Bachchu Mia said.....

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Voting in the election to Tangail parliamentary seat (Kalihati), which fell vacant after former Awami League minister Latif Siddique resigned, began on Tuesday morning. The parliamentary seat remains vacant since September 1, 2015 as sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique quit his parliament membership on the same date. Sources said polls opened at 8:00am and end at 4:00pm without any break across the 107 centers in the Tangail-4 constituency. According to the district election office, a total of 290,055 voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the by-election. Three candidates -- Mohammad Hasan Iman Khan of Awami League, Ataur Rahman Khan of BNF and Imrul Kayes of NPP-- are in the polls race. The former Posts and Telecommunications Minister was dropped from the cabinet and stripped off his membership of the ruling Awami League in October, 2014. He was dropped from the ministry amid a wave of criticisms following his derogatory remarks on hajj and Tabligh Jamaat in the USA on September 28, 2014. Krishak Sramik Janata League president Kader Siddique submitted the nomination paper but after a scrutiny, the returning officer on October 13, 2015, cancelled his nomination paper on charges of loan default. The Krishak Shramik Janata League leader appealed to the Election Commission against the decision, but the commission rejected his plea on October 18. Later, he filed a writ petition with the High Court against the Commission's decision. The HC then directed the Commission on October 21 to accept his candidacy and asked it and the government to explain why the cancellation of his candidature should not be declared illegal.  On February 4, 2016, the HC rejected a writ petition filed by Kader Siddique challenging the legality of the cancellation of his candidature by the Election Commission.  On February 25, 2016, he filed a leave-to-appeal petition with the SC against the High Court order. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the High Court order rejecting Krishak Sramik Janata League president Kader Siddique's plea for participating in the Tangail-4 by-election, according to UNB report.....

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Three local leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in a knife attack at Tilagar in the city on Monday night, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Rajon Chowdhury, a former BCL leader and president of 'Shapla Sangha', a local social organisation, and two BCL activists-- Mabrur and Tanim. A gang of masked miscreants attacked the trio while they were hanging out at Tilagar around 9.30pm and stabbed them indiscriminately, leaving them critically injured, said Shahjalal Munshi, officer-in-charge of Shahporan Police Station. The injured were taken to local hospital.....

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Canadian police on Monday charged a French-Canadian student over the fatal shooting of six Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Quebec. Alexandre Bissonnette faces six counts of first-degree murder and five of attempted murder, reports BBC. The 27-year-old briefly appeared in a Quebec City court over Sunday evening's attack, during evening prayers at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre. Vigils have been held across Canada to commemorate those killed and injured. More than 50 people were at the mosque when the shooting erupted just before 20:00 on Sunday. Nineteen people were wounded - all men - and of five people still in hospital, two were in a critical condition. A man of Moroccan heritage who was also arrested after the attack, Mohamed Khadir, is now being treated as a witness. Bissonnette did not enter a plea as he appeared in court on Monday, wearing a white prison-issue jump suit, his hands and feet shackled. The suspect was arrested in his car on a bridge leading from Quebec City to Ile d'Orleans, where he called police to say he wanted to cooperate with the authorities. According to local media, Bissonnette studied political science and anthropology at Laval University, whose campus is about 3km (two miles) away from the mosque. The Montreal Gazette reports that the suspect dressed up as the Grim Reaper for Halloween, according to his Facebook page, which has now been taken offline. On the social network, he also reportedly "liked" US President Donald Trump and French National Front leader Marine Le Pen. Francois Deschamps, an official with an advocacy group, Welcome to Refugees, said the suspect was known for his far-right views. "It's with pain and anger that we learn the identity of terrorist Alexandre Bissonnette, unfortunately known to many activists in Quebec for taking nationalist, pro-Le Pen and anti-feminist positions at Laval University and on social media," Deschamps wrote on organisation's Facebook page.....

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The earning performance of listed companies will act as the greatest catalyst in improving the stock market conditions in 2017, said 42.1 per cent respondents in a recent survey conducted by LankaBangla Securities. A total of 31.8 per cent respondents, however, opined that the weak regulatory framework will be responsible as a risk factor for the capital market in this year. The survey titled ‘Bangladesh Capital Market Sentiment Survey 2017’ was conducted from January 4, 2017 to January 15, 2017 to derive opinion against queries on the passing year’s market performance, macroeconomic performances and expectations, general issues about the capital market, and expectation for the next year on investment avenues. Some 107 respondents replied to the survey questionnaire served by the LankaBangla Securities. A total of 32.7 per cent of the respondents feel stable economic growth will have a positive impact on the capital market of Bangladesh in 2017. “However, optimism about the market is seen because 57.9 per cent participants feel that the market may become moderately bullish in 2017,” the survey said. According to the survey, 86.9 per cent of respondents feel that the Bangladesh capital market will be better in 2017 than 2016. “Most respondents (44.9 percent) used mid-term stock investment management in 2016,” the survey said, adding that 47.7 percent think that lack of corporate governance is liable for low participation by foreign investors. 57 per cent of the respondents feel that the DSE broad index DSEX will close above 5500 at 31 December 2017, whereas 43 per cent participants hope that the average daily market turnover will be more than Tk 10 billion in 2017. While answering to queries on sector-wise performance, 52.3 per cent respondents were ambitious about the pharmaceuticals sector in 2016, followed by Fuel and Power 47.7 percent, Cement 45.8 percent and Banks 44.9 percent. In terms of asset class, 58.9 per cent participants opine that equity stocks will outperform in 2017. “65 per cent think that demutualisation has been able to make the market more transparent and vibrant.” However, 43.9 percent respondents think that the country’s capital market is too immature to absorb derivatives. Some 41.1 percent respondents opined that the capital market performance in 2016 was moderate due to decreased interest rate However, 45.8 per cent respondents opine lack in investor’s trust and confidence was the most prominent feature of capital market in 2016. -mufa//rmc//          ....

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