bangladesh elections 2024
Message from Donald Lu’s visit: Reset, rebuild, and strengthen
Although Donald Lu had visited Bangladesh more than once before the general election, this was his first visit after the polls.
UN chief, 8 more nations congratulate Hasina
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and leaders of eight more countries have congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as prime minister of Bangladesh for the fourth straight term.
‘A setback for US-Bangladesh relations’
The Awami League has been playing this game for a long time now.
Ctg clash: Gun-toting man identified as BCL activist, say police
The man, who brandished a firearm during a clash near a polling centre in Chattogram's Khulshi area today, has been identified as Shamim Azad, an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, police said
Voter turnout 27.15pc till 3:00pm: EC
Till 3:00pm, the voter turnout is 27.15 percent, EC secretary Jahangir Alam told journalists in a media briefing at the EC secretariat
Voters allege slow vote casting process in Narayanganj-1
Nurjahan Begum, a 58-year-old voter, has been waiting behind 30 women in a long queue for more than one hour until 1:00pm to cast her vote at Baniadi Government Primary School polling centre in Narayanganj-1 constituency
'Vote rigging': JP, Gonoforum candidates boycott polls in Sylhet-2
Two candidates of the Sylhet-2 constituency have boycotted the election bringing allegations of vote rigging against the Awami League candidate
Two suffer bullet wounds in clash near Ctg polling centre
Two people suffered bullet wounds as two groups clashed near a polling centre in Chattogram’s Khulshi area this morning
People boycotting those who boycotted polls: Quader
People are boycotting those who boycotted the 12th National Parliamentary Election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today
18.5pc votes cast till 12:10pm: EC
The percentage of votes cast in the 12th parliamentary election till 12:10pm was 18.5 percent.
Turnout still low in many centres at halfway stage
The pace of voting in many centres across the country has not improved significantly from a slow start in the morning
Gazipur’s assistant presiding officer dies of cardiac arrest
An assistant presiding officer of a polling centre under Gazipur-2 constituency died of cardiac arrest this morning
EC Anisur optimistic of seeing over 50pc turnout
Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman expressed his optimism that more than 50 percent of votes would be cast in the 12th parliamentary election
Shakib casts vote, hopeful of winning in Magura-1
Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, the Awami League candidate from Magura-1, cast his vote in the parliamentary election
DU BCL president poses with ballot paper with vote for boat
The Bangladesh Chhatra League president of Dhaka University unit today posted a photo of himself holding a ballot paper displaying his vote on his social media account
Voting at Narsingdi-4 centre cancelled: Police quizzing presiding officer
A presiding officer was detained after voting was cancelled at Ibrahimpur Government Primary School centre in Narsingdi-4 constituency (Monohardi-Belabo) over allegations of vote rigging
‘BCL men’ enter polling booths in DU centre with food for agents
A vehicle carrying supporters of ruling Awami League candidate Bahuddin Nasim stopped in front of the polling centre at the Dhaka University Annex Building around 8:40am
People will go to polls in groups, hartal supporters will have no chance: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun today said he thought that citizens will participate in voting in groups and pro-hartal supporters will be nowhere to be found on January 7
‘Even before the election, there is no question as to who the elected will be.’
By now, it is clear that the election this time around will be a one-sided affair.
