PM seeks vote pledging scenic Dhaka
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday solicited votes for Awami League candidates from Dhaka city dwellers in forthcoming national elections to keep the party in power for building a modern capital.
JOF leaders urge voters to wake up
Main opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front top leaders on Friday urged people to wake up for restoration of democracy and release of imprisoned opposition leader Khaleda Zia by exercising their franchise in the 11th parliamentary polls slated for December 30.
Fear deepens as polls near
Apprehension about uncongenial polling environment grows as violence and arrests of opposition activities continue to mar electioneering in the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December 30.
Dr Kamal seeks ‘positive action’ from Delhi
Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front top leader Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday sought ‘positive action’ from India as he said the government was going to hold a ‘farce’ in the name of election on December 30.
PM warns against 2014-like situation
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the ‘evil force’, which had resorted to arson attacks on people in 2014 and 2015, was hatching conspiracies again to repeat such a situation in the country ahead of the December 30 elections.
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
