BNP leader Hannan Shah alleged government snatched voter’s rights through massive vote rigging during the city corporation elections. Taking part in a BBC dialogue he also demanded fair and acceptable election immediately. Refuting Hannan Shah’s allegation, Suranjit said “this is…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said BNP might have had a worse intention to claim lives to foil the three city corporation polls but they did not succeed as the law-enforcement agencies carried out an excellent job to this…
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim said on Friday that the April 28 city election was a farce which the government should not have staged. Addressing a May Day rally of the Islami Sramik Andolan at…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday informed US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman about the ‘vote fraud’ in Tuesday’s elections to three major city corporations and provided her with documents in this regard. The BNP chief…
A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the hearing in a case filed against 29 leaders and activists of BNP including its Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to July 30.
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday set August 30 for submission of the compliance report on the arrest of BNP Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation case filed against him for making derogatory remarks against…
Police authorities has given permission to Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, workers front of BNP, to hold its discussion meeting at Institute of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) at Kakrail to mark the May Day on Friday afternoon. Sramik Dal had sought permission…
Terming the Tuesday’s city polls as “mockery and farce”, Bangladesh Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad on Thursday demanded cancellation of the polls and hold fresh elections in the three city corporation in Dhaka and Chittagong. Ruhul Amin Gazi, acting president of the…
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Thursday said that the attack on late President Ziaur Rahman’s mazar at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar was outcome of a conspiracy. He made the comments while talking to reporters after visiting the…
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Makrampur area in Gomastapur upazila on Wednesday.
Terming the Tuesday’s city polls farce, Adarsha Dhaka Andolon, a pro BNP group on Wednesday demanded thaka he cancellation of city polls in Dhaka and Chittagong and resignation of Election Commisison. Prof Emaj Uddin Ahmed, convenor of the organisation made…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said people of Bangladesh would never vote for a party like BNP and in future people of the whole country will reject them like yesterday’s city poll in Dhaka and Chittagong. “Why people will…
Awami League-backed candidates Sayeed Khokon, Annisul Huq and AJM Nasir were unofficially elected mayors of three major city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong in Tuesday’s elections amid boycott by pro-BNP contenders. Before the boycott was announced by the Bnp-backed candidates…
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim on tuesday said that the backbone of the electoral process had been broken and a constitutional body like the Election Commission destroyed and turned into government’s plaything through vote rigging…
Afroza Abbas, wife of BNP-backed mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas for Dhaka South City Corporation, did not cast her vote as she had to rush to different polling stations after receiving complains that many polling agents of Abbas was being ousted…
With the voting period drawing to a close for the Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporation elections, very low turnout has been reported from different areas of the capital. Though no major incident of violence has been reported at…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed candidates announced boycott of the election at about mid-day complaining of vote rigging by government supported activists after expelling their agents and voters in Dhaka and Chittagong. The boycott was announced by Bnp’s standing committee member…
BNP on Monday warned that they will intensify their ongoing movement if the government manipulates the elections. Addressing a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan headquarters, party senior leader Moudud Ahmed also said that the government will be held responsible for…
Police arrested 12 BNP activists from different areas in the capital on Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, on charges of their alleged involvement in trying to buy votes in favour of BNP-supported candidates. Police also recovered a total of Tk…
BNP on Monday alleged that terrorists came from outside are working to ensure the victory of the ruling party-backed mayoral candidate in Tuesday’s city corporation election through capturing polling stations and casting fake votes. BNP’s Chittagong city unit president Amir…
Asking the polling officials to work sincerely and neutrally, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Monday said no one will be spared if found guilty of playing a biased role and being callous in performing his or her duty.…
In the face of alleged threats from rivals, polling agents of BNP-backed mayoral aspirants in Dhaka and Chittagong started refusing to do election duty at the polling booths creating a fresh trouble for them to ensure voting by their supporters,…
Police arrested a leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, the volunteer front of BNP, from Shahjalal Uposhohor area of the city on Sunday on charges of subversive act and vehicle torching.
BNP on Monday alleged that the Election Commission revised its decision of army deployment in the polls as the government did not cooperate with it. “They changed the decision as they did not get the green signal from the government.”…
A Dhaka court on Sunday directed police to interrogate BNP leader Nadim Mostafa at the jail gate in two cases filed in connection with vandalism and arson attack. Magistrate Maruf Hossain of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka…
BNP on Sunday night questioned the legality of approving the highest number of observers of a virtually unknown organisation to monitor Tuesday’s elections to Dhaka south and Dhaka north city corporations. In an emergency press briefing at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her firm belief that people would not vote for terrorists and militants responsible for killing innocent people, hurling petrol bombs and destruction across the country in the name of political movement. “Why will…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday urged the city dwellers of Dhaka and Chittagong to take silent revenge against all the misdeeds of the government by exercising their ballots in the April 28 city polls. “Your vote is a great force…
Police arrested a local Jubo League activist along with a pistol, one magazine and four rounds of bullet from a primary school in Puthia upazila on Saturday morning.
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Sunday termed Election Commissions latest decision about army deployment for the city elections in Dhaka and Chittagong is deceptive snd reiterated her party and alliance demand for deployment of the army to ensure peaceful…