EC delays disposal of complaints
Most complaints made to the Election Commission by candidates of the opposition Jaitya Oikya Front, its main component Bangladesh Nationalist Party and others have remained unaddressed.
Crackdown on opposition widens
Crackdown on the opposition widened as about 400 opposition candidates, leaders and activists, mostly of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, were arrested Tuesday night and Wednesday while another BNP candidate was sent to jail in Kushtia on Wednesday, 10 days ahead of the December 30 general election.
Bad election to invite bad consequences: Dr Kamal
Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday warned that there would be bad consequences if the 11th parliamentary elections were not held in a fair and credible manner.
Mahbub accuses CEC of hurting commissioner’s existence
Election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar on Wednesday said that chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda hurt the existence of an election commissioner by accusing him of lying for saying that there was hardly any level playing field in the December 30 general election.
Hasina pledges end to graft, apologises for mistakes
AL MANIFESTO HIGHLIGHTS - Actions against fraudulence practices in banks - Zero tolerance for corruption
Hasina unveils AL’s 21-point manifesto
The ruling Awami League on Tuesday unveiled its 21-point election manifesto for the 11th general election scheduled for December 30 with the slogan Bangladesh on the march towards prosperity.
BNP candidates Afroja, Salahuddin’s campaigners attacked
Campaigners of Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate for Dhaka 4 Salahuddin Ahmed and Dhaka 9 Afroja Abbas were attacked reportedly by ruling Awami League activists at Jurain and Goran in Dhaka on Tuesday.
No level playing field exists, says Mahbub Talukder
Election commissioner Mahabub Talukder on Monday said that he did not think anything called level playing field existed and it became a meaningless jargon.
162 hurt in pre-election violence in 9 districts
At least 162 people were injured in pre-election violence in Chattogram, Narsingdi, Bhola, Tangail, Chandpur, Bagerhat, Naokhali, Natore and Rangamati districts on Sunday.
Mirza Abbas attacked at Segunbagicha
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member and party’s candidate for Dhaka 8 Mirza Abbas came under attack when he was electioneering in Shegunbagicha area in Dhaka on Saturday.
