11th Bangladesh general elction 2018
2 Gonoforum MPs-elect want to take oath
Two Gonoforum lawmakers-elect yesterday wrote to the Speaker expressing their willingness to take oath on March 7.
No stone left unturned to sway polls
The Awami League used party men, police and administration officials to influence the 11th parliamentary polls, BNP-led Jatiya Oikyafront leaders said yesterday at a “mass hearing”.
HC rejects writ challenging MPs’ oath-taking
The High Court (HC) rejects a writ petition that challenged the legality of oath taking by lawmakers elected in the December 30 general election.
TIB Study on Irregularities in Nat'l Polls / Cause for heartburn for both govt and EC: Rizvi
BNP yesterday lauded the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) study over irregularities in the December 30 national election and said it was a “cause for heartburn” for both the government and the Election Commission.
Election orchestrated, say leftists
Leftists reject the recent election of Bangladesh alleging that state mechanisms were orchestrated to pull a victory of the Awami League.
High price for 'loyalty to BNP'
The national election of December 30 has turned the life of Mofiz Uddin upside down -- and all for supporting BNP.
New ministers get personal secretaries
The government has appointed personal secretaries to new ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers.
Parliament of millionaires
Almost 82 percent of the lawmakers for the 11th parliament have assets worth more than Tk 1 crore, civil society platform Shushashoner Jonnoy Nagorik (Shujan) said in a report yesterday.
Ershad wants 'deputy prime minister' status
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who declared himself the leader of the opposition in parliament, now wants the status of a deputy prime minister. But such a post does not exist.
Fast Unto Death: Latif Siddiqui falls sick
Abdul Latif Siddiqui, an independent candidate for Tangail-4, yesterday fell sick as he continued his fast unto death for the second consecutive day protesting the attack on his motorcade on Sunday.
Bomb blast at Inu's campaign in Kushtia: JSD
At least 12 activists of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal were injured after a crude bomb explodes at a rally of Hasanul Haque Inu in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia.
45 BNP men held in Satkhira
Police arrest 45 leaders and activists of BNP from an electoral camp of BNP candidate Shahidul Alam in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira.
BNP candidate calls CEC to see Barishal’s ‘field status’
Alleging that there is no level-playing field for the December 30 election, Jahiruddin Swapan, a BNP candidate for Barishal-1 constituency, has urged the chief election commissioner (CEC) to visit Barishal and observe the ongoing situation there.
Paramilitary force deployed amid spate of attacks
Paramilitary forces have been dispatched across Bangladesh in purview of a spate of attacks upon opposition activists ahead of the national election.
SC puts bar on candidacies of Luna, Jahangir
Another candidate of the BNP, Tahsin Rushdir Luna, had her hopes of running in the elections dashed at the Supreme Court.
BNP Manifesto: Nat'l commission to end politics of vengeance
Standing against the politics of vengeance and revenge, the BNP wants to form a “National Commission” to reach a social agreement among all on this matter and introduce a new political culture.
Attack On Motorcade in Tangail: Latif starts fast unto death
A day after staging a sit-in on the Tangail returning officer's office premises, Abdul Latif Siddiqui yesterday began a fast unto death demanding the withdrawal of Kalihati Police Station's officer-in-charge and the arrest of those who attacked his motorcade on Sunday.
Re-elect AL to keep up progress
Seeking votes for her party in the upcoming election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Awami League should stay in power at least for five more years so that no one can hamper the country's current pace of progress.
Election Manifesto: Oikyafront pledges truth commission
The Jatiya Oikyafront, if voted to power, will form an all-party truth and reconciliation commission to investigate the extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and false cases of the last 10 years.