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.
Khaleda's Polls Bid: CJ assigns another HC bench to hear her petitions
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday assigned a High Court bench to hear and dispose of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's writ petitions regarding the cancellation of her nomination papers.
'Embarrassed, saddened' by polls violence
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the commission was “embarrassed and saddened” over election violence, including Tuesday's attack on the motorcade of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Full list of JS election candidates
The Election Commission reveals the full list of the candidates for the 11th parliamentary election scheduled to be held on December 30.
BNP candidate Ashfaq released
BNP candidate for Dhaka-1 constituency Khandakar Abu Ashfaq is released hours after he was picked up by police.
BNP candidates attacked while electioneering in Bogura, Chuadanga, Manikganj
Three BNP candidates claim that their motorcades were attacked when they were electioneering in Bogura, Chuadanga and Manikganj for the upcoming general elections.
1841 candidates to contest JS polls
A total of 1841 candidates from different political parties will contest against 300 seats in the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.
5 Workers Party candidates to use ‘boat’ symbol
Five candidates of Workers Party of Bangladesh, a component of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance, will contest the December 30 election with Awami League’s electoral symbol “boat”.
HC clears way for Hero Alam to contest polls
The High Court clears the way for independent candidate Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alam to contest the December 30 elections from Bogura-4 constituency.
BNP asks EC to give ‘sheaf of paddy’ to 26 alliance candidates
BNP requests the Election Commission (EC) to allocate its ‘sheaf of paddy’ symbol to 26 contenders for contesting in the December 30 national election.
Khaleda’s adviser Muktadir nominated for Sylhet-1
BNP nominates party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Adviser Khandaker Abdul Muktadir from Sylhet-1 constituency to contest the upcoming general elections.