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Category: Politics
Bd’s jailed Khaleda says cases block her workers from polls
Dhaka, Nov 14 – BNP leaders have been subjected to cases through court to prevent them from participating in the upcoming 11th parliamentary polls, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia told the court during a hearing in the Niko graft case yesterday.
Bd minister sees planned attack on police to foil election
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the attack on police at Nayaplatan was carried out in a planned, conspiratorial and motivated way to foil the forthcoming national election.
Bd opposition BNP blames police for Naya Paltan clash
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday blamed police for the clash in front of their Nayapaltan central office and said it will only hamper the election atmosphere.
Work for party candidates, Bd PM Hasina tells aspirants
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the nomination seekers to work for the party-nominated candidates shunning personal conflicts in the coming 11th general election scheduled to be held on December 30.
‘Bd Oikya Front’s part polls dependent on EC, govt attitude’
Dhaka, Nov 14 – Jatiya Oikya Front on Tuesday said their participation in the elections depends on the behaviour of the government and the Election Commission (EC).
BNP workers-police clash as crowd builds for polls tickets
Dhaka, Nov 14 – In a sudden development, the BNP activists on Wednesday got locked in a violent clash with police in front of party central office leaving at least 20 party activists and supporters injured and heating up the country’s…
New faces dominate as BNP sells 3,222 nomination forms
Dhaka, Nov 13 – Amid huge enthusiasm like the previous day, BNP sold 1,896nomination papers on the second day on Tuesday among those old guards and new faces want to contest the 11th parliamentary elections with its tickets.
Charge hearing against Barrister Mainul Nov 29
Dhaka, Nov 13 – Charge hearing against former Caretaker Government Adviser and former Supreme Court Bar Association President Barrister Mainul Hosein will be held at the Cyber Tribunal (Bangladesh), Dhaka on November 29 in the case filed under the Digital…
150 women leaders demand increased nominations in polls
Dhaka, 13 Nov – On Tuesday 150 women political leaders affiliated with Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party demanded nominations as general seat candidates in the national election at a multi-party women’s conference organized by…
Bangladesh’s left alliance to join polls, continue protest
Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) on Tuesday announced to take part in the 11th parliamentary elections as part of its movement for ensuring a fair and neutral election.
New polls date aimed to keep foreign observers at bay: BNP
BNP on Tuesday alleged that the general election date was fixed on December 30 at the behest of the government to rig vote amid the absence of foreign election observers and diplomats due to Christmas and New Year.
BNP submits another list of 1,002 ‘fictitious cases’ to PMO
BNP on Tuesday submitted another list of 1002 ‘fictitious cases’ filed against its leaders and activists to the Prime Ministers’ Office (PMO).
Keep aside 33 pc nominations for women candidates: Leaders
Female leaders of different political parties at a workshop here on Tuesday called for raising the nomination to women candidates by political parties in the forthcoming generation election to 33 percent for their real empowerment.
‘Hasina, A Daughter’s Tale’ documentary release Nov 16
‘Hasina, A Daughter’s Tale’, a 70-minute docu-fiction on the eldest child of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be released in movie houses across the country on November 16.
Dr Kamal-led Bb Opposition to meet EC for deferring polls
A delegation of Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday, seeking deferment of the national election by a month.
Addressing problems of contemporary capitalism
In a forthcoming book, Branko Milanović identifies four ‘troublesome features’ in ‘meritocratic liberal capitalism’ (while retaining full responsibility for these very tentative remarks, I would like to thank Branko Milanović for his feedback on them). These are the rising share…
Hundreds of candidates collect BNP nomination papers
Dhaka, Nov 12 – A festive mood was prevailing at the BNP central office at Naya Paltan in Dhaka city on Monday as hundreds of nominations seekers along with thousands of followers thronged the office since morning until 5:00 pm to…
Shift Khaleda to BSMMU again, Fakhrul urges govt
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday demanded that their party chairperson Khaleda Zia be sent to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) again as she is still very sick.
No scope to retreat from EVM, says CEC Bangladesh
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Monday said there is no scope for the Election Commission to back off from the EVM use and this machine will be used on a limited scale in the national election.
Baby Nazneen, Helal Khan collect BNP nomination paper
Singer Baby Nazneen and film actor Helal Khan collected nomination form on Monday to contest the 11th parliamentary election with BNP ticket.
Bangladesh national election deferred to Dec 30
Amid demand from opposition political parties, the Election Commission on Monday deferred the 11th national election to December 30 from December 23.
Electoral authoritarianism, elective dictatorship
Jair Bolsonaro will be President of Brazil. A homophobic soldier with authoritarian excesses, who has scorned democratic mechanisms and threatened his political rivals, will lead the greatest regional power in Latin America that is now a global giant. In fact,…
BNP gets Khaleda’s blessings for election race
Hours after collecting three party nomination papers for their chairperson, BNP senior leaders on Monday met Khaleda Zia in jail and took her blessings as the party formally started their election journey after long 10 years.
Amir Khosru freed from Chattogram jail on bail
BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has been released on bail from the central jail here in a case filed under the ICT Act.
Bangladesh opposition BNP back to political stage: Experts
BNP’s decision to contest the 11th general election with two alliances in its fold, one spearheaded by Dr Kamal Hossain, is seen by political analysts as its real political revival at a time when its chairperson Khaleda Zia is in…
Why not recognize Gono Sanghati Andolan as Party; HC asks EC
Dhaka, Nov 11 – The High Court yesterday asked the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) to explain in 10 days why it should not be directed to register the Gono Shonghoti Andolon as a political party.
JSD, Tarikat Federation want to use ‘Boat’ symbol
Hasanul Haq Inu-led Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) and Bangladesh Tarikat Federation want to contest the 11th parliamentary elections using Awami League’s electoral symbol ‘Boat’.
HC asks why Mainul not given better treatment in Dhaka
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the concerned authorities why former caretaker government adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein should not be transferred to Dhaka for better treatment.
Bd opposition BNP wants polls deferred sends letter to EC
BNP has formally sent a letter to the Election Commission seeking deferment of the 11th parliamentary elections by one month.