11th Bangladesh national election
Vote Robbery: CEC remark proves BNP's claim true
The BNP has claimed that its allegation of “vote robbery” in the December 30 national election has now been proved to be true with the CEC's comment that the use of EVMs can prevent stuffing of ballot boxes the night before an election.
HARD TO BELIEVE
Tara Mia finds it difficult to even move his right arm deformed since birth. A bit tall and scrawny, the man from Sunamganj's Jamalganj upazila uses his left hand to have meals.
Western powers denounce polls day violence
Strongly denouncing the election-day violence in Bangladesh, Western powers have said there are “credible” reports that polls irregularities marred the voting on December 30.
Hasina may spring cabinet surprise
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who led her party to a landslide victory in the national election, may come up with a surprise by inducting new faces into the cabinet, likely to be formed on Sunday.
Most of the JP MPs-elect for joining govt
Most of the lawmakers-elect of the Jatiya Party yesterday said the party should join the Awami League-led new government.
'A glowing example for other democracies'
A group of foreign and local election observers, who monitored the December 30 parliamentary election, has termed the election free, fair, peaceful and on a par with major democratic countries in the world.
Hasina will brief today
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will brief foreign journalists and observers who came to Bangladesh to monitor the 11th national election held yesterday.
Fakhrul wins Bogura-6 constituency, defeated in Thakurgaon-1
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is elected unofficially from Bogura-6 constituency in the 11th parliamentary elections held on Sunday.
Polls-violence: Injured AL man dies in Rajshahi
An activist of ruling Awami League (AL), who was injured in an attack allegedly by BNP men at a Rajshahi polling centre on election day, succumbs.
Voting suspended at 22 centres: EC secy
Voting was suspended at 22 polling centres throughout the country, Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed says.
Will accept people’s mandate, says Hasina after casting vote
After casting her ballot at Dhaka City College centre, Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she believes in democracy and will accept the people’s mandate.
Dhaka sees peace; violence elsewhere
Voting for the 11th parliamentary election ended peacefully in Dhaka; but was tainted with violence elsewhere across the country and cost the lives of at least a dozen people.
Road to the 11th Parliamentary Election
On December 7, 1970, after 23 years of existence, Pakistan witnessed its first general election. People from West and the then East Pakistan voted in 300 parliamentary constituencies to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan. The outcome of the election was a landslide win by the Awami League, which won 160 seats in the National Assembly.
PARTICIPATORY polls, for sure
After ten years, Bangladesh is back to a participatory election of sorts. Parties of all hue and colour are contesting the polls that is going to be held today. But the buck stops here.
How to know your polling centre online?
Bangladeshi voters can very easily find the polling centres at which they are going to cast their vote on December 30. Follow these simple steps to find your polling centre.
Kishoreganj: Where sons of three presidents contesting
Three sons of presidents are running for parliament from Kishoreganj and people are saying it's the district of the VIPs.
Rajshahi-3: Intimidation, fear grip BNP supporters
Anarul Islam, a rickshaw-van puller, parked his vehicle in front of Sumon's grocery shop in Ramchandrapur village of Rajshahi's Paba upazila in Rajshahi-3 constituency yesterday noon while two Awami League activists were describing their party's dominance in the area to this correspondent sitting inside the shop.
Fear that won't ever go away
The arson attack on Hindu houses in Banshkahli's Muhuripara area nearly six years ago still haunts the villagers.
Election special: Chattogram and Sylhet Division
Chattogram division consists of 11 districts – Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Bandarban, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur