The mayor-elect of Gazipur City Corporation talks to The Daily Star about her future plans
It all happened quietly. There were hardly any polling agents for Zaida Khatun. Even her supporters could barely be seen in the largest city corporation of the country. Even during the campaign, her posters were rarely seen.
Former Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in publishing of election results to the Gazipur City Corporation
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said they are satisfied with the way the election was held in Gazipur City Corporation today.
Voting in the Gazipur City Corporation election ended after eight hours, during which there was no report of violence. .Counting of votes began shortly after balloting ended at 4:00pm.However, the presence of the ruling Awami League was overwhelming inside and outside some polling ce
Two people were arrested for influencing voting by entering the "secret voting area" at two different centres during the Gazipur City Corporation polls.
The presence of the ruling Awami League was overwhelming inside and outside some polling centres in the first four hours of voting in the Gazipur City Corporation election today
Awami League mayoral candidate Azmat Ullah Khan expressed his hope to triumph Gazipur City Corporation polls.
Voting in the Gazipur City Corporation election has been going on peacefully in the first first two and a half hours of polling, said Election Commissioner Md Alamgir
The time for electioneering in the Gazipur City Corporation election ended at midnight with very little campaigning done by candidates running for the mayor’s office.
If a person travels to Gazipur city, he or she may not realise that the election to the largest city in Bangladesh is on Thursday.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today declined to comment on former Gazipur City AL General Secretary Zahangir Alam's actions surrounding the Gazipur city polls until the party takes a decision in this regard.
Ruling Awami League President Sheikh Hasina said the wins of Awami League candidates in the recently concluded Gazipur City Corporation election is showing the path for the party's victory in polls.
It was around 7:30am on Tuesday, barely half an hour before the start of voting in the Gazipur City Corporation election.
A month and a half after sudden stay on polls, the election campaign of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) starts formally again.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda holds a meeting with the Superintend of Police in Gazipur Harun-ur-Rashid and Dhaka range Deputy Inspector General Abdullah Al Mamun at Nirbachan Bhaban.
Election Commission sets June 26 for Gazipur City Corporation election.
The Election Commission files a petition with the Supreme Court challenging a High Court order the that stayed the process for holding Gazipur City Corporation election.
The Supreme Court defers for a day the hearing on the petitions seeking stay on the HC order that halted the process for holding Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election.
