UN wants peaceful, credible polls in Bangladesh
United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres has called upon all stakeholders to ensure an environment free of violence, and coercion before, during and after the general election in Bangladesh, so as to enable a peaceful, credible and inclusive polls.
Fair polls impossible under AL govt: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said holding a fair election under present government was not possible.
Oppositions struggle to survive attacks, police raids
A Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate was stabbed in Pabna during his election campaign while another BNP candidate in Jhenaidah was arrested in Dhaka amid continued electoral violence and intimidation on Wednesday, just three days ahead of December 30 general polls.
JOF flexing muscle sensing sure defeat: PM
Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said sensing their inevitable defeat in the election, the Jatiya Oikya Front has started flexing muscle across the country killing five Awami League leaders and activists and leaving over 400 injured.
No polls boycott, reaffirms Kamal
Expressing doubt about fair polls, Jatiya Oikya Front chief Kamal Hossain on Wednesday said they will not boycott the general election under any circumstances as they will create a strong resistance together with people against any election irregularity.
Ershad likely to return home tonight
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad is expected to return from Singapore to Dhaka tonight following his two-week treatment, says JP presidium member SM Faysal Chisti.
PM to join polls rallies through video-conference
Prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina will join election campaign in three districts through a videoconference on Thursday.
Opposition candidates attacked, campaigners prosecuted
Opposition candidates for the December 30 general election have alleged that without taking any action against continued attacks on them and their electioneering by ruling Awami League activists, the police continue prosecuting their campaigners, including elected representatives, for those incidents.
Gayehswar attacked at Keraniganj
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member and the party’s candidate for Dhaka 3 Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and 30 others were injured in an attack by unidentified criminals during his campaign in Keraniganj on Tuesday evening.
BNP upset over growing polls violence
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday voiced frustration over the growing incidents of electoral violence across the country, even after the army deployment.
