Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said the Election Commission is deeply shocked and embarrassed over the election violence that took place in several districts on Tuesday.
Category: Election
PM starts AL campaign, seeks chance to maintain dev pace
Tungipara (Gopalganj), Dec 12 – Terming the forthcoming general election crucial, Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought another chance to take the country forward keeping its head high in the world arena and continue its…
Dr Kamal launches Oikya Front’s polls campaign from Sylhet
Sylhet, Dec 12 – Jatiya Oikya Front, a major opposition alliance led by Dr Kamal Hossain, formally flagged off its election campaign here on Wednesday through offering fateha at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R).
Hasina launches AL polls campaign seeking vote for ‘Boat’
Terming the forthcoming general election crucial, Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought another chance to take the country forward keeping its head high in the world arena and continue its ongoing development pace.
CEC embarrassed by attacks on polls campaigns across country
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said they were embarrassed and saddened for the attacks in the election campaign in different parts of the country including the onslaught on the motorcade of Bangladesh Nationalist Party…
EC, police, admin under full control of govt: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) and police and civil administration are working under the full control of the government.
Election-campaign violence leaves 2 dead, 62 injured
Two Awami League men were killed and 72 people were injured in pre-election violence in Noakhali, Faridpur, Thakurgaon, Manikganj, Bogura and Jhalakathi districts on Tuesday, the second day of electioneering for the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
HC issues rule why appointment of DCs, ROs not illegal
Dhaka, Dec 12 – The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain why the appointment of divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners as returning officers by the Election Commission for the upcoming election should not be…
CJ forms new bench to hear plea on Khaleda’s candidature
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday formed a new bench to hear the petition over BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s candidature in all the three constituencies she submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming national election.
Afroza Abbas’ campaign convoy ‘attacked twice’ in city
The campaign convoy of BNP’s Dhaka-9 seat candidate Afroza Abbas reportedly came under attack twice at Kamalapur and Madartek in the city by ruling party followers on Wednesday, leaving five people injured.
BNP candidate’s motorcade attacked in Chandpur 1 area
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Chandpur-1 ( Kochua) Constituency’s BNP candidate Mosharraf Hossain’s maiden motorcade came under sudden attack near Sachar Bazar -a burgeoning commercial hub in Kochua Upazila at around 4 pm on Wednesday.
Don’t respond to provocations, Fakhrul to BNP men
In the wake of some pre-election violence, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged their party leaders and activists to carry out electioneering peacefully instead of responding to any provocative acts by their opponents.
SC stay ends Tuku, Dulu legal battle to contest election
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a High Court order that had overturned an Election Commission’s decision barring BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul QuddusTalukder Dulu from contesting the 11th parliamentary elections.
Attacks to be resisted along with people, warns BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Tuesday warned that they will put up a strong resistance together with people against attacks on their candidates and activists across the country.
Congress beats BJP in India’s heartland states
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has suffered an embarrassing defeat in three state elections in its Hindu stronghold just months before national elections.
PM on way to Gopalganj to start election campaign
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for Gopalganj on Wednesday to kick off her party’s election campaign.
BNP leader Dulu held in city
Detectives arrested BNP leader Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu from his residence in the city’s Gulshan area on Wednesday.
Opposition Jatiya Oikya Front decries attacks on candidates
Dhaka, Dec 11 – Leaders of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front have expressed their concern over carrying out attacks on their candidates and followers allegedly by the ruling party activists and called upon the government and the Election Commission to…
BNP-led alliance candidates gear up electioneering in Dhaka
The candidates of BNP and its alliance partners for the 11th parliamentary elections launched their election campaign in the capital on Tuesday.
SC defers BNP leaders Tuku, Ruhul’s appeal hearing
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on the appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court order that cleared the way for BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu to contest the 11th parliamentary election.
Bagura-5 BNP aspirant Siraj’s motorcade attacked
At least twelve people were injured when the motorcade of BNP aspirant Golam Mohammad Siraj for Bagura-5 constituency came under attack in Dhanut upazila headquarters here on Tuesday.
HC delivers split order on Khaleda’s candidature
Dhaka, Dec 11 – The High Court on Tuesday issued a split order on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s candidature in all the three constituencies she submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming national election.
Candidates hit campaign trail after getting election symbols
Dhaka, Dec 11 – With the allocation of election symbols, the candidates of the 11th parliamentary elections hit the campaign trail on Monday to woo voters, just 20 days before the national election.
Unity can ensure win for Jatiya Oikta Front: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Dec 10 – Jatiya Oikya Front chief Kamal Hossain on Monday said no one will be able to deprive people of their ownership of the country if they get organised and cast their votes.
BNP contesting polls as part of anti-govt movement: Moyeen
The BNP is participating in the December 30 election as part of its movement against the incumbent government, the party’s standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan said Monday.
Contempt rule against CEC, 5 others on newest party’s plea
The High Court on Monday issued a contempt of court rule against the Chief Election Commissioner, four commissioners and the EC secretary for declaring Oikyaboddha Nagorik Andolon invalid for polls and rejecting the nomination papers of the party’s candidates disobeying…
Voters await high-voltage campaign for Dec 30 election
Major political parties are set to launch their high-octane election campaign after the allocation of electoral symbols among their candidates as only 20 days are left for the nation to go to the general election to choose its new Parliament.
Refrain from violence, ensure credible polls: EU diplomats
Heads of Mission of the European Union (EU) and the heads of Mission of Norway and Switzerland here on Monday urged all the political parties to meet their democratic responsibilities and refrain from election violence.
Hasina to launch polls campaign from Tungipara on Dec 12
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Awami League, will formally inaugurate the election campaign of the ruling party from Tungipara on December 12.
HC decision on Khaleda’s candidacy Tuesday
The High Court will decide on Tuesday whether jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can participate in the upcoming general election.