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With the 11th parliamentary elections just 22 days ahead, BNP today allocated 15 seats to Jamaat-e-Islami, the key component of the 20-party alliance, and five seats to Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

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Jamaat has been given Dhaka-15, Sirajganj-4, Khulna-5, 6, Cumilla-11, Chattogram-7, Cox’s Bazar-2, Thakurgaon-2, Dinajpur-1,6, Nilphamari-3, Gaibandha-1, Satkhira-2,4, and Pirojpur-1

LDP

LDP was given Chattogram-14, Chattogram-7, Cumilla-7, Laxmipur-1 and Mymensingh-10.

The nominated LDP candidates are: Col (Retd) Oli Ahmed (Chattogram-14), Nurul Alam (Chattogram-7), Redwan Ahmed (Cumilla-7), Shahadat Hossain Selim (Laxmipur-1) and Adv Morshed Alam (Mymensingh-10).

Earlier, BNP nominated 25 leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, a key component of the 20-party alliance, to contest the upcoming parliamentary polls.

In another development, the party allocated 17 seats among its Jatiya Oikyafront alliance partners--Gonoforum, Nagorik Oikya and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab).

WHEN IS THE ELECTION?

The 11th general election will be held on December 30. It was deferred once by the Election Commission upon demands from the opposition political parties.

As per the polls schedule, the deadline for filing the nomination papers was November 28. Since then, the commission has been engaged in hearing appeals of rejected candidates.

After December 9, the last date for nomination withdrawal, the commission will allot polls symbols to contestant and open the field for campaigning.

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President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed today urged the government to take steps for the formation of a national government comprising honest and experienced politicians of the country.

"Though we demanded reelection rejecting the election results, the President and the Prime Minister called for a nation unity. So, I would like to call for taking immediate steps to form a national government with the country's honest and experienced politicians," he said.

Speaking at a press conference at LDP's East-Panthapath office, Oli also warned the government that it may not be possible for it to move forward much based on 'lies'.

He alleged that a drama was staged in the name of election on December 30 as ballots were stuffed at night before the voting.

Oli, also the chief coordinator of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, alleged that nearly 80 percent ballots were stuffed without the signatures of the presiding officers. "Voters didn't see ballot papers visiting 95 percent polling stations."

He urged the MPs-elect of BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront not to take oath. "We hope they won't betray the country's 16 crore people. If they take oath they'll be treated as traitors."

The LDP chief also claimed to have obtained information that many from the opposition parties contested the election taking money from the government's intelligence agencies after December 10 last.

He said the candidates of the 20-party alliance will not file any case with the High Court's election tribunal as he thinks it will not bring any good results since the judiciary is under the government's control.

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BNP-led 20-party alliance partner Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Col (Rtd) Oli Ahmed today called upon the opposition political parties to be restrained ahead of the next general election.

At the same time, Oli Ahmed also urged the government to be more flexible to avert chaos to hold the next general election in a free, fair and credible manner.

“Otherwise, there will be more bloodshed as the day progresses,” Oli Ahmed came up with the apprehension while addressing a programme at the party’s Dhaka headquarters this afternoon.

Oli Ahmed, who was also one of the key founder members of BNP, called upon the prime minister to avert the possible bloodshed paving the path of holding the next general election in a free, fair and credible manner.           

“No problem will be solved by using abusive words or threatening anyone. Let’s go for talks,” the LDP chief said.

Oli Ahmed urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to create a scope for talks to address the issues on how the level playing field for all political parties would be created ahead of the national polls.

On October 26, 2006, about 102 leaders including 13 lawmakers with a state minister, a deputy minister and an adviser to the then prime minister resigned from BNP led by its standing committee member Col (retd) Oli Ahmad. The defection en masse came protesting 'record corruption' and 'dynasty' in the party.

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The Awami League wants to “grab state power” again by ousting its main political opponent from the electoral battle ahead of on the next general election, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chief Col (Retd) Oli Ahmed said today.

"Awami League wants to grab the state power again by confining BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in connection with the politically motivated case," Oli Ahmed said while addressing a programme in Segunbagicha area of Dhaka this noon.

Citing the BNP Chairperson as a popular leader in Bangladesh, the LDP chief said fund of the Zia Orphanage Trust did not misappropriate by Khaleda Zia or her son Tarique Rahman.

"The whole money is in a bank now and the amount rose to Tk six crore," Oli Ahmed also a component of the BNP-led 20-party alliance said.

The government has done its own harm by sending Khaleda Zia to jail. Khaleda and Tarique have become “victims of politics of vengeance”, he said.  

Accusing the ruling Awami League of killing the country's hard-earned democracy, Oli Ahmed said the country is passing through a critical time due to the “misdeeds and mismanagement of the government”.

He also criticised the government for not taking any action to stop the menace of question paper leak in public examinations.

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Airport police have detained Redwan Ahmed, secretary general of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), for carrying bullets at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Seven rounds of bullets were seized from his luggage which he was carrying without the airport authority’s permission, Noor-e-Alam Siddiqi, director of Aviation Security (AVSEC) at the Dhaka airport, told The Daily Star.

The bullets were detected while Redwan Ahmed was going through security screening for boarding his flight from Dhaka to Chattogram at 7:30am, the security official added.

As per the airport rules, the LDP leader did not inform the airport authority or handed over the bullets. The authority has handed him over to the airport police, Noor-e-Alam said.

Redwan Ahmed told the airport authority that he was not aware of the fact that the bullets were in his bag.

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To counter the BNP and Oikya Prokriya's programmes in October, the Awami League-led 14-party alliance would hold rallies in Dhaka and three other districts.

The alliance leaders also termed the greater unity a conspiracy against the government.

The alliance Convener Mohammed Nasim yesterday said the rallies would start from October 9 to warm-up the voters ahead of the national polls likely in December.

“We have heard that they [BNP, Jatiya Oikya Prokriya and Juktofront] will take to the streets in October. But that October will never come,” he told a meeting of activists of the AL-led alliance in the capital's Mohanagar Natya Mancha.

The health minister also said a “grand rally” would be held in the capital in October and its date would be announced later.

Rallies will be held in Rajshahi on October 9, Natore on 10 and Khulna on 13, he added.

Similar events will be organised across the country in the coming days, he said.

“We will hold a grand rally in Dhaka in October ensuring Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's consent and presence.”

On September 22, Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, held a citizen's rally at Mohanagar Natya Mancha. The event was attended by several top BNP leaders, Juktofront Chief Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and several leaders of different political parties.

Dr Kamal issued an ultimatum to the government to meet three-point demands, including formation of a polls-time neutral government by today.

Jatiya Oikya Prokriya also announced rallies at different parts of the country from October 1.

Political leaders, who attended the event, stressed the need for forging greater national unity with the demand for a free, fair and inclusive election.

At yesterday's meeting of the AL-led alliance, party leaders slammed Dr Kamal and B Chowdhury for forging the greater national unity.

Conspiracy against Sheikh Hasina has started, Nasim said.

They also termed the unity a fresh conspiracy against the government ahead of the national election.

He called upon the alliance leaders and activists to be prepared to leave their houses if needed.

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said BNP was sinking as a party and had been trying to survive through forging an alliance.

Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said they have formed the unity to harm the country's independence.

Rashed Khan Menon, Anwar Hossain Manju, Sharif Nurul Ambia, Dilip Barua and Nozibul Bashar among other 14-party leaders spoke.

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