Two polling centres posted a hundred percent voter turnout each in Sunday’s election, while two others recorded a 98 percent turnout, according to Election Commission’s centre-wise data.
Five Canadian MPs, who are members of the Canada-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group, have congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on winning a fifth term in office
All the candidates who won from their respective constituencies in the 12th national election on January 7 have completed taking their oath of office as members of parliament today
Canada has expressed its disappointment that the electoral process in the January 7 parliamentary election has fallen short of the principles of democracy and freedom upon which Bangladesh was founded
Newly elected MPs of the ruling Awami League took the oath of office this morning
Bangladesh has to maintain a balanced relationship with all five major centres from a trade point of view.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may bank on her party’s core ranks while forming the new cabinet tomorrow evening.
EU High Representative Josep Borrell, on behalf of the EU, in a statement today said they welcome the agreement of the Bangladesh authorities to make public the upcoming report and recommendations of the EU Election Expert Mission
The BNP today said the general election held on January 7 was a "black day for the people of the country", claiming that 95 percent of voters gave a "red card" to the Awami League
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina directed party leaders and activists not to bring out any victory processions after the declaration of election results.
This election was very difficult for the people to comprehend, said election observer Sharmeen Murshid.
In some constituencies, the voter turnout in the afternoon was supposedly four and a half times that of the morning but it could not go passed 40 percent.
BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday claimed the party’s call for boycotting the 12th parliamentary election was “successful”.
The Jatiya Party suffered a debacle in yesterday’s national polls as it won only 11 seats, sources at the party chairman’s office said.
It was 3:12pm and the voting was well underway at Model High School and College in Jatrabari’s Dania area.
Clashes, attacks on rival camps and crude bomb blasts left one person killed, 50 others injured, marring the 12th national election yesterday.
As predicted, Awami League has won a record fourth straight term in an election that saw the second lowest voter turnout since the restoration of democracy in 1991.
Around 1:50pm, a group of youths were seen forming an orderly queue to enter the polling centre in Segunbagicha High School under Dhaka-8 constituency to cast their votes.
The final minutes of voting in Dhaka as seen by two journalists
