11th Bangladesh national 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.
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
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.
Modi greets Hasina on re-election
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and extended his heartfelt congratulations to her on securing her party’s absolute majority in the 11th...
11th general polls a ‘bright example’ in nat’l life: EC Secy
Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed says the 11th parliamentary election will remain as a ‘bright example’ in national life.
Election was peaceful
After visiting several polling centres in Dhaka, a team of foreign and local election observers find voting are taking place smoothly and peacefully.
3 journalists beaten up
At least three journalists, including a photojournalist of this paper, were assaulted during parliamentary polls in Dhaka and Chattogram yesterday, while a number of journalists covering polls for...
EVM proves prone to abuse
The Election Commission touted the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) as a foolproof alternative to the traditional method of ballot paper, but that too fell prey to sweeping abuse yesterday.
ANFREL gets flak from foreign affairs ministry
The foreign ministry has described the joint statement of ANFREL-affiliated organisations, issued on Saturday, as "premature" and criticised it for comments based on "misinformation...
Voting in Lalmonirhat-3: First 3 hours peaceful, then come AL men
The first three hours were peaceful, even festive at times as people came in to cast their vote at the polling centres in the Lalmonirhat 3 constituency since early morning.