Gazipur city polls
Newly elected Barishal, Khulna and Gazipur city mayors take oath
Newly elected mayors of three city corporations -- Abul Khair Abdullah of Barishal, Talukder Abdul Khaleque of Khulna and Jayeda Khatun of Gazipur -- took oath this morning
Time for AL to do some soul-searching
Infighting within the party has grown over the years, leading to the Awami League becoming its own rival at the grassroots level.
3 reasons why Zaida won Gazipur polls
Development activities carried out by suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam, his close ties with the local Awami League leaders and activists and the voters’ sympathy for him were the main reasons for his mother’s victory in the mayoral polls, said voters.
A strong message for ruling party
Azmat Ullah Khan’s defeat to a 62-year-old woman with no political background has dealt the Awami League a major blow, sending a message to the ruling party about rifts in its grassroots.
EC’s role in Gazipur laudable
It must also ensure fair campaign in the lead-up to elections
AL loses in its bastion
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.
AL presence dominant inside and outside polling centres
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
Gazipur city polls in frames
A total of 11,79,476 voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the Gazipur City Corporation election today. The voting started at 8:00am and will continue until 4:00pm without any break.
Voting underway in Gazipur City Corporation polls
The voting started at 8:00am and will continue until 4:00pm without any break
The man behind GCC polls stay
It was quite a surprise for everyone when TV channels yesterday broke the news that Gazipur city polls had been stayed for three months.
3-month stay on Gazipur city polls
Just 10 days before the voting day, the High Court yesterday stayed the Gazipur City Corporation election for three months with the Election Commission entirely in the dark about the development.
Level-playing field yet to be ensured in Gazipur, Khulna: BNP
BNP blames the Election Commission for its utter failures in creating level-playing field in Gazipur and Khulna city corporation elections scheduled to be held on May 15.
Gazipur, Khulna City Polls: AL, BNP seek win to boost their morale
The ruling Awami League and its arch-rival BNP have taken the Khulna and Gazipur city polls seriously as it will be a crucial test of their popularity ahead of the next national election slated for December.
BNP urges CEC to deploy army in Khulna, Gazipur city polls
BNP meets the chief election commissioner and requests for deployment of the military in the city corporation elections to Khulna and Gazipur to ensure free and fair polls.