Dhaka, Dec 29 – The nation goes to the 11th national election on Sunday to elect the next Parliament with the Awami League-led ruling alliance and the BNP-led coalition facing each other after 10 years.
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Commonwealth for fair, participatory polls in Bangladesh
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has called on the government of Bangladesh and the Election Commission to provide a conducive environment for free, fair, inclusive and participatory elections.
Don’t reschedule polls where BNP nominees found invalid: AL
Dhaka, Dec 22 – The Awami League on Saturday demanded that the Election Commission should not reschedule the election in the seats where BNP candidates have been declared ineligible by the court.
Case against Khandker Mosharraf for ‘plan to sabotage polls’
Mohammad Ali Sumon, a retired army major and chairman of Daudkandi Upazila Parishad in Comilla filed a case of an alleged plot to sabotage election against the BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain with the police.
Polls Bangladesh’s internal issue: Shringla
Lengthy talks with B Chowdhury’s Jukta Front leaders on Dhaka-Delhi ties Dhaka, Nov 19 – Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday reiterated India’s position on Bangladesh election saying they have no involvement with the issues related…
Typhoon drenches Japan as country heads to polls
A typhoon has been drenching parts of Japan as the country heads to the polls after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap election in the face of the rising threat from North Korea. Mr Abe called the election amid…