Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday expressed displeasure against foreign diplomats for what he said interference in Bangladesh’s domestic affairs saying they should follow the code of conduct and apply their sense of responsibility.
Tag: Election
Diplomats look forward to seeing democracy in action
Diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Thursday expressed their hope to see democracy in action in polling centres across the city on February 1. “We look forward to seeing democracy in action in polling centres across the city,” they said in…
UK High Commissioner hopes peaceful Dhaka city election
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Thursday hoped that the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations will be held in a peaceful and festive manner.
Dhaka City Election: 75 platoons BGB deployed
Dhaka, 30 Dec – Seventy-five platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the capital on Thursday ahead of the Dhaka city election scheduled for February 1.
AL mayor candidate Taposh airs 30-year Dhaka master plan
Dhaka, Jan 29 – Awami League mayoral candidate for the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election, Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has announced a 30-year master plan and five points working plans in his election manifesto.
Taposh pledges well-governed, developed Dhaka in election manifesto
Awami League mayoral candidate for the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday unveiled a 5-point election manifesto promising to work for building developed and well-governed Dhaka city.
Ishraque unveils manifesto, pledges ‘world class metropolis’
BNP’s mayoral candidate for the upcoming Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls Engineer Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday announced his manifesto promising to work for building Dhaka as a ‘world class metropolis’.
A few incidents cannot make city elections questionable: CEC
Dhaka, Jan 27 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the Dhaka City Corporation polls cannot be made questionable by a few isolated incidents.
Manifesto: Tabith Awal to make Dhaka an intelligent city
Dhaka Jan 27 – BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation election Tabith Awal on Monday announced his poll manifesto giving emphasis to turn the capital city of Dhaka into an intelligent city by controlling the mosquito menace, curbing…
Stay alert against intimidation, tricks: Ishraque to EC
BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls Ishraque Hossain on Monday feared that a move is on to make the field empty before the February-1 voting as a case was filed against his supporters in connection with…
HC clears way for BNP nominee Tabith to be in race
The High Court Monday turned down a petition seeking cancellation of BNP’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Tabith Awal’s nomination, clearing the way for Tabith’s participation in the upcoming election.
BNP briefs foreign diplomats on the issues of election code of conduct
Dhaka, Jan 27 – The opposition BNP on Sunday briefed foreign diplomats based in Dhaka on various issues including violation of election code of conducts by the ruling Awami League.
দুর্নীতি ও দূষণে মৃতপ্রায় ঢাকাকে বাঁচাতে হাতপাখা -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ঢাকা উত্তরে হাতপাখার প্রার্থী মাওলানা মাসউদের পক্ষে প্রচারণায় পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম, পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেন, আমরা নীতি-আদর্শের রাজনীতি করি। সে আদর্শ হলো ইসলাম। ইসলাম প্রতিষ্ঠিত হলে মানুষ তো বটে, একটি পিপীলিকাও…
দেশের অগ্রযাত্রা ও স্থিতিশীল গণতান্ত্রিক ব্যবস্থার স্বার্থে গ্রহণযোগ্য নির্বাচন করুন।
সম্মিলিত সামাজিক আন্দোলনের সভাপতি জিয়াউদ্দিন তারেক আলী ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক সালেহ আহমেদ এক বিবৃতিতে আসন্ন ঢাকা সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচনে দেশের অগ্রযাত্রার বিষয়টি বিবেচনায় নিয়ে গণতান্ত্রিক ব্যবস্থার স্থিতিশীলতার স্বার্থে সকল ধরনের শঙ্কামুক্ত গ্রহণযোগ্য নির্বাচন উপহার দেয়ার জন্য নির্বাচন কমিশনের প্রতি আহ্বান…
Mayor candidates of AL, BNP to declare election manifestoes
Dhaka, Jan 24 – Mayoral candidates both the Awami League and the BNP for Dhaka North and South city corporations polls are going to place their electoral manifestoes separately through press conferences this week to disclose their plan of action…
HC to hear Sunday a writ for staying Dhaka city polls
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The High Court will hear on Sunday a writ petition filed seeking a stay on the upcoming Dhaka City corporations polls slated to be held on February 1.
AL nominees on door to door visit BNP men sensing conspiracy
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The Awami League mayoral candidates for Dhaka North and South city corporation elections are wooing votes from door to door making attractive pledges for the people in their respective city while the opposition BNP candidates sensing…
Go for ballot; defer polls again, if necessary: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to defer the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations again, if necessary, for holding it with ballot papers instead of EVMs.
Ward-level BCL committees to support AL nominees in capital
Dhaka, Jan 22 – Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has formed ward-level committees to campaign for Awami League (AL) mayoral candidates contesting Dhaka city polls.
BNP mayor candidate Tabith Awal comes under attack in city
BNP’s mayoral candidate of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) election Tabith Awal came under attack during electioneering in the city’s Gabtoli area on Tuesday.
Try to get over confidence crisis: Mahbub to EC
Dhaka, Jan 20 – Mentioning that the activities of executive magistrates against the violations of the electoral code of conduct in the upcoming polls to the two Dhaka city corporations are not visible, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder has urged the…
নতুন ওয়ার্ডসমূহে একশ দিনের মধ্যে নাগরিক সুবিধা নিশ্চিত হবে
ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচনে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মেয়রপ্রার্থী অধ্যক্ষ হাফেজ মাওলানা শেখ ফজলে বারী মাসউদ বলেন, সিটি করপোরেশনে যুক্ত হওয়া নতুন ওয়ার্ডগুলোর জনগণ নূন্যতম নাগরিক সুবিধা হতে বঞ্চিত। মশকনিধনের কোন ব্যবস্থা নেই। ৮০ শতাংশ এলাকায় ড্রেনেজ ব্যবস্থা নেই। বেশিরভাগ…
53.66 lakh new BD voters set to be enrolled: EC
Bangladesh has got 53.66 lakh new voters after its 2018 general election, according to the draft updated electoral rolls revealed by the Election Commission on Monday.
Mass wave in favour of ‘Sheaf of Paddy’: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday carried out electioneering in favour of Tabith Awal, their party’s mayoral candidate in the elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), saying that a mass wave has been created in favour…
BNP mayor candidates happy at deferment of polls
BNP’s mayoral candidates in the elections to Dhaka’s two city corporations on Saturday said they were content with the Election Commission’s decision to give in to the demand from a number of quarters and delay the election.
Election date uproar exposes EC’s incompetence: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the problem over the date of elections to two Dhaka city corporations was created due to the incompetence of the Election Commission (EC).
EVM use can’t be allowed, says Oikyafront
Dhaka, Jan 18 – Describing the electronic voting machine (EVM) as a new method of rigging votes, Jatiya Oikyafront on Saturday warned that it will not allow the Election Commission (EC) to use it in the elections to two Dhaka…
Minority bodies announce week-long demo for deferring polls
Thirty-one organisations of minority communities on Saturday declared that they will go on a weeklong countrywide protest from Monday demanding deferment of polls to two Dhaka city corporations slated for January 30 that coincide with Saraswati Puja.
Trump stands trial at the start of an election year
Washington, AP/UNB, Jan 17 – The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a quiet ceremony Thursday — senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of “impartial justice” as jurors, House prosecutors formally reciting…
Oikyafront extends support to BNP mayoral candidates
Dhaka, Han 08 – Jatiya Oikyafront on Wednesday extended its support to BNP’s two mayoral candidates in the upcoming elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations billed for January 30.