BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday failed to hold back tears while handing over the nomination letters of party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
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National ICT Day to be observed as ‘Digital Bangladesh Day’
Dhaka, Nov 26 –The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for observing the ‘National ICT Day’ as the ‘Digital Bangladesh Day’.
SC Bar slams EC for its ‘unilateral’ decision to use EVM
Dhaka, Nov 26 – The Bd Supreme Court Bar Association on Monday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has violated the constitution by unilaterally taking the decision to use EVM in the next parliamentary elections.
Ex-AL MPs: Golam Maula Rony joins BNP, Abu Sayeed joins GF
Dhaka, Nov 26 – Former Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony formally joined BNP on Monday.
Partisan slogans from govt letterheads must go: Oikya Front
Dhaka, Nov 26 – Jatiya Oikya Front on Monday urged the Election Commission to remove all the partisan slogans like ‘Democracy of development, the main mantra of Sheikh Hasina’ from the letterheads used for writing government letters.
Writ filed challenging recruitment of Election Commission
Dhaka, Nov 26 – A writ petition was filed on Sunday with the High Court challenging the legality of the appointment of the chief election commissioner and four other commissioners claiming that no specific rules were formulated for their appointment.
BNP picks 118 candidates in 67 seats as precaution
Dhaka, Nov 26– The BNP on Monday nominated 118 candidates for 67 seats under Barishal, Rangpur, Khulna and Rajshahi divisions to contest the forthcoming national election billed for December 30.
Dr Kamal seeks qualitative change in state craft
Underlining the importance of a participatory democracy, Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said there should be a qualitative change in how the state will be run.
EVMs for Dhaka-6, 13, Ctg-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2, Satkhira-2
Electronic voting machines will be used in Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the forthcoming general election as picked by the Election Commission.
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.
Writ challenges recruitment of Bd CEC, 4 commissioners
A writ has been filed with High Court challenging the legality of the recruitment of the Chief Election Commissioners and four commissioners.
BNP leader Rafiqul Islam’s sentence challenged in HC
Dhaka, Nov 26 – BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah filed an appeal on Monday against a lower court order that sentenced him to three years imprisonment in a graft case.
BNP leader held as Minister’s ‘distorted’ photos on Facebook
Faridpur, Nov 25 – Police arrested a BNP leader over an allegation of posting distorting photos of different ministers on social media site Facebook.
Police still on ‘arrest business’, opposition BNP tells EC
Dhaka, Nov 25 – The BNP on Sunday raised a complaint with Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda that police are still arresting their leaders and activists across the country ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections.
Set up polling stations at neutral places: EC tells admin
Dhaka, Nov 25 – The Election Commission (EC) has asked the returning officers not to set up any polling station in a place which is under the grip of any particular candidate in the parliamentary elections slated for December 30.
AL names 230 candidates: 70 for partners. Nanak, Muhith axed
Dhaka, Nov 25 – The ruling Awami League has distributed of its party tickets among the selected candidates who will contest the upcoming general elections slated for December 30.
Mashrafe receives AL nomination to contest election
Dhaka – Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has received Awami League nomination to contest the 11th parliamentary elections from Narail-2 constituency with “Boat” symbol.
Opposition Oikya Front to finalise candidates by Wednesday
Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will finalise its candidates for all 300 constituencies before Wednesday based on consensus of all of its alliance partners.
HC rejects Bd opposition plea to probe ‘fictitious’ cases
The High Court on Sunday rejected the petition filed seeking formation of an independent probe panel to look into the ‘fictitious’ cases filed against leaders and activists of BNP and other political parties.
Bd opposition front chief Dr Kamal wants CEC replaced
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday demanded the replacement of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda with a credible person for holding a free and fair national election.
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.
‘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.
Ex-AL leader Gen AMSA Amin joins Gano Forum
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections, former Kurigram Awami League leader Maj Gen (retd) AMSA Amin joined Dr Kamal Hossain-led Gano Forum on Saturday.
BNP submits list of its 21 arrested leaders to EC
Dhaka, Nov 24 – BNP on Saturday submitted a list of 21 leaders to the Election Commission, including a nomination seeker, who have been arrested by law enforcement agencies since November 22 ‘defying the EC’s directives’.
Democracy disrupted after Bangabandhu’s murder: PM
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the march forward of democracy in the country was disrupted after the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
EVM to be used in all polling centres of six constituencies
Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmad on Saturday said electoral voting machines (EVMs) will be used in all the polling centres of six constituencies in the country’s city corporation areas during the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Oikya Front prefers silence over neutral election-time govt
Though they had long been on a movement seeking restoration of an election-time neutral government, BNP and its new alliance Jatiya Oikyafront are unlikely to come up with a promise in their upcoming election manifesto to revive the system if…
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.
No unnecessary arrest being made by Bd police: CEC
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Saturday said police are not arresting anyone without any reason going beyond the directives of the Election Commission as they are now under his commission’s control.