Asks for voters’ security in upazilla polls..
Bolstered by the success in holding last month’s credible parliamentary poll, the Election Commission (EC) is now ready for the upcoming upazila parishad polls, as it ordered all law enforcing agencies yesterday to ensure peace by any means during the local government elections.
“We’ve taken all preparations. We’ve decided to [...]
Dhaka, Jan 1 (bdnews24.com) – BNP appeared to have conceded defeat on Thursday night in this week’s election, relieving fears that it might call supporters into the streets after its earlier rejection of the results.
BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain said, “Let [Awami League] form government. Let them run the country since they have had [...]
A calculation of the votes cast in Monday’s election showed that Awami League (AL) bagged about 25 percent more votes in this election than it had in 2001.
It secured 40.13 percent of popular votes in 2001, which got jacked up to 49.02 percent this time around.
On the other hand, the number of popular votes cast [...]
2:36pm: Results announced in 299 constituencies of 299
Nineteen prominent citizens today called upon people not to vote for corrupt people, terrorists, extortionists, loan and bill defaulters and war criminals in the national election on Monday.
In a joint statement, they also urged people to refrain from casting vote for black money holders, land grabbers and persons who use religion for political gains.
Voting for [...]
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today said the grand alliance would free the country from bribe, corruption, militancy and terrorism if voted to power.
Addressing the grand election rally at Paltan Maidan in the city this evening, Hasina also pledged to establish economic freedom and restore democracy in the country.
She reiterated her promises to bring [...]
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday ruled out any possibility of pulling out of the December 29 election race.
“We shall surely contest the December 29 parliamentary polls. I believe that BNP and its allies will form the next government getting people’s mandate as we did in the last election,” Khaleda Zia said while addressing a rally [...]
As many as 142 candidates from 40 constituencies spent on average about Tk 3.04 lakh each for campaigns before electioneering was allowed as per electoral laws, says Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
The candidates from Awami League, BNP and Jamaat along with independent ones had already spent about Tk 4.32 crore by the time campaigning was allowed [...]
