Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials
The fluttering red and green never fails to inspire pride and joy.
The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.
With an almost decimated opposition and farcical elections, a party nomination from the ruling Awami League was as good as a seat in the parliament.
The government on around a dozen occasions has backtracked on its decisions during its two months in office, casting doubts about its resolve.
Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.
An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.
The Awami League has instructed its grassroots leaders and activists to be on high alert on the voting day to thwart any attempt to foil tomorrow's election.
The ruling Awami League's election manifesto will make promises of strengthening democracy, rule of law and ridding the country of corruption under the tagline “Bangladesh on the March of Prosperity”.
The ruling Awami League is yet to finalise its seat-sharing with electoral allies despite having a series of meetings with several of them yesterday. The ruling party could not reach a consensus with its ally Jatiya Party, a major component of the grand alliance that won a landslide in the 2008 polls, insiders said.
SM Shahjada Saju, nephew of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, has been primarily selected as the ruling Awami League's nominee for Patuakhali-3 in the upcoming election, multiple party sources said.
Some incumbent Awami League lawmakers and top leaders are unlikely to get party nomination this time, as the ruling party has decided to part with controversial and unpopular candidates, multiple sources have said.
The Awami League is willing to offer its 14-party allies 15 seats -- the number of constituencies they currently hold -- against their demand for 120, said one of the alliance leaders.
Clean image, popularity and acceptability -- these are the key selection criteria the ruling Awami League has set for candidates in the December 30 national election.
Awami League nomination-seekers are in a fierce competition among themselves to get the much-coveted ticket to run in the election, with dozens of aspirants lobbying ministers and influential leaders hard for their blessings.
As many as 52 nomination seekers are in a race to win Awami League's ticket to contest the 11th parliamentary polls from Barguna-1.
Dr Kamal Hossain found no specific solution in prime minister's speech. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party was not satisfied with how the talks went. JSD President ASM Abdur Rab said their movement would continue to realise their seven-point demand. And Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said they would not go beyond the constitution.
