BNP on Monday alleged that the nominations of its nearly 50 leading candidates have been revoked as the Election Commission (EC) is working like a puppet and the government is pulling the strings from behind.
Category: Conflicts
Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2, Bagura-7 have no BNP candidate
Dhaka, Dec 2 – Neither BNP nor its any alliance partners have any candidate to contest the December-30 national election from Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2 and Bagura-7 seats as the nominations of all the candidates of the party were cancelled during scrutiny…
Case filed over Tabligh Jamaat’s factional clashes
Gazipur, Dec 3 – A case has been filed for obstructing police from performing their duties and attacking them during clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday.
Debris covers Paris streets after riot; 133 hurt, 412 held
Paris police said Sunday that 133 people had been injured and 412 had been arrested as protesters trashed the streets of the capital during France’s worst urban riot in years.
Rejection of Khaleda’s nomination part of govt blueprint: Rizvi
BNP on Sunday alleged that its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s nomination paper has been cancelled as part of government blueprint to hold a lopsided election.
Nominations rejected in questioning Fakhrul’s signature: BNP
BNP on Sunday alleged that the Returning Officer rejected the nomination papers of its aspirants in Manikganj district questioning the authenticity of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s signatures during the scrutiny.
Minister for rally against BNP from V-Day Dec 16 till polls
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim called upon the people to form ‘Bijoy Mancha’ in every district and upazila of the country after Victory Day on December 16th to stop the BNP-Jamaat axis in the elections.
Govt launched ‘ugly cyber war’ against BNP: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the government has initiated an ‘ugly cyber war’ against their party with public money ahead of the December-30 national election.
One killed, 200 injured in Tabligh’Jamaat factional clash
One person was killed and over 200 people were injured in a series of clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat for establishing control over Ijtema Maidan on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday.
People owner of state must guard polling stations: Dr Kamal
Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday renewed his call to the people of the country to guard the polling stations so that the parliamentary elections on December 30 are held in a free and fair manner.
Tabligh Jamaat factional clash jams Dhaka’s airport road
The vehicular movement on the western side of the busy Airport Road remained halted from Airport Crossing to Abdullahpur since Saturday morning following a clash between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat.
BNP criticises PM for electoral code ‘violation’
BNP on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself creating barriers towards ensuring a level-playing field by ‘violating’ the electoral code of conduct.
BNP not to allow war criminals to contest polls
BNP on Thursday said it will not allow any war criminal to contest the 11th parliamentary elections with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, the party’s electoral symbol.
BNP dysfunctional without Jamaat: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said BNP cannot run without Jamaat-e-Islami which is the big patron of communalism.
BNP not to allow war criminals to contest polls
BNP on Thursday said it will not allow any war criminal to contest the 11th parliamentary elections with the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, the party’s electoral symbol.
Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Poroshenko urges Nato to send ships
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has urged Nato to send ships to the Sea of Azov following a naval confrontation with Russia off Crimea.
PM Hasina hits out at Dr Kamal for joining hands with BNP
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday came down heavily on Dr Kamal Hossain and his associates for joining hands with BNP and wanted to know about their intention where they actually want to take the country to.
Seat-sharing issue to be settled after scrutiny: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Nov 27 – The BNP, on strategic grounds, will formally disclose its candidates’ name on December 10, the date for allocating poll symbols, after resolving seat sharing with partners of two of its alliances-Jatiya Oikyafront and 20-party alliance.
Parties choosing nominees separately to adjust later: Kamal
Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said they are initially giving nominations to their candidates based on parties, not the alliance, due to time constraint.
Khaleda cannot join polls even if sentence revoked: AG
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was convicted and sentenced in two corruption cases, cannot contest the election even if she is relieved through appeal.
Eight ‘militants’ indicted in Holey Artisan café attack case
The trial in the sensational Holey Artisan café attack case is set to begin on December 3 as a tribunal here on Monday framed charges against eight ‘militants’ in the case.
BNP demands CEC’s removal over his nephew’s nomination
BNP on Monday alleged that Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has lost the moral ground to stay in office after Awami League nominated his nephew as its candidate for Patuakhali-3 seat.
Two suspects killed in Kushtia, Cox’ Bazar ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Nov 25 – A suspected robber and an alleged top drug trader were killed in different reported gunfights in Kushtia and Cox’s Bazar districts early Sunday.
Indian security forces kill 4 suspected rebels in Kashmir
Indian security forces killed four suspected insurgents in the Indian portion of disputed Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
A short history of US meddling in foreign elections
By Mehdi Hasan Meddling in foreign elections is bad. I think we can all agree on that. And almost everyone — bar Donald Trump — seems to believe that the Russian government meddled in the 2016 election. So that should…
AL’s election manifesto after symbol allocation: Razzak
The ruling Awami League will announce its election manifesto after allocation of symbols, said its presidium member Abdur Razzak on Saturday.
Clash in wedding party leaves 10 injured in Manikganj
Manikganj, Nov 24 – At least 10 people were injured in a clash over a trifling matter at a wedding party in Dehgram area of Sadar Upazila on Saturday.
‘Partisan’ police, admin officials plotting for AL’s win: BNP
BNP on Saturday alleged that ‘partisan’ and ‘controversial’ officials of the police and civil administrations are regularly holding ‘clandestine’ meetings to ensure Awami League candidates’ win in the upcoming general election.
Oli urges FFs to get united for ‘vote revolution’
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Oil Ahmed on Saturday called upon freedom fighters to get united and engage in a ‘fight of vote’ on the national election day to ‘restore’ democracy and people’s rights.
AL, allies tell EC: Don’t reshuffle admin as per BNP’s will
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance on Friday urged the Election Commission not to make any reshuffle in the civil and police administrations without any specific allegation.