11th Bangladesh national elections

Dec 30 polls challenged in High Court

Seven BNP candidates yesterday filed separate election petitions with the High Court challenging the legality of the December 30 national election to their constituencies, citing widespread irregularities.

AL, admin now enemy of people

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that people's voting rights were snatched again during the December 30 parliamentary polls.

Polls Violence: UN rights body voice concern

The UN Human Rights Office yesterday expressed concern over the allegations of violence in Bangladesh centring the election and called for immediate investigation into the incidents.

World leaders keep greeting Sheikh Hasina

The UAE president, vice president and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi yesterday congratulated Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on securing landslide victory in the 11th national election.

Violence subsides as campaign ends

At least 15 people were injured and 13 others arrested over violence in two districts yesterday, two days before the 11th parliamentary polls.

Electioneering: Violence taints last day too

Even the last day of electioneering was marred by attacks on three aspirants from BNP and Jatiya Party yesterday, leaving at least 15 people injured.

Now local observers even fewer

The number of local observers in the December 30 election decreased significantly as the NGO Affairs Bureau has not granted the No Objection Certificate to 15 Election Working Group members until yesterday.

Campaign Ends Tomorrow: AL dominant, BNP hamstrung

With the 17-day electoral campaigns ending tomorrow morning, the Awami League-led alliance candidates are campaigning at full throttle while contenders from the BNP-led combines are struggling due to “arrests, police harassment and attacks by opponents”.

From campaign trail: Lalmonirhat / BNP wants to plant flag on JP stronghold

Though Lalmonirhat-3 has been a stronghold of the Jatiya Party, a partner in the Awami League-led grand alliance, since 1991, the Jatiya Oikyafront, led by the BNP and several other parties, is eyeing a win this time.

December 27, 2018
December 27, 2018

Campaign Ends Tomorrow: AL dominant, BNP hamstrung

With the 17-day electoral campaigns ending tomorrow morning, the Awami League-led alliance candidates are campaigning at full throttle while contenders from the BNP-led combines are struggling due to “arrests, police harassment and attacks by opponents”.

December 26, 2018
December 26, 2018

Voters' hope of tough race fading away

Voters in Netrokona-4 had high hopes for a tough race as three women with graduate degrees were running for parliament from there.

December 26, 2018
December 26, 2018

A new kind of first-time voters

Abdul Awal, 58, cannot hold back his excitement as for the first time in his life he would be voting in the 11th parliamentary polls on December 30.

December 22, 2018
December 22, 2018

OC 'seeks vote', clip goes viral

The officer-in-charge of Kolaroa Police Station in Satkhira allegedly sought vote for Awami League's electoral symbol “Boat,” violating the electoral code of conduct.

December 22, 2018
December 22, 2018

Job, transport, education

Currently, people's top priority is employment, followed by transport and education, finds a Brac survey ahead of the December 30 polls.

December 21, 2018
December 21, 2018

Horror haunts Malopara still

Children in Jashore's Malopara village still have nightmares of people coming to attack them. And with the election on the horizon, panic has spread even among the adults.

December 20, 2018
December 20, 2018

Jhalakathi: BNP campaign hurt by attacks

Picking a comparatively new face for Jhalakathi-2 and attacks on the candidate have hampered the BNP's election campaign in the constituency, comprising Sadar and Nalchity upazilas.

December 19, 2018
December 19, 2018

Sayedee's son puts local BNP in a tight spot

Nomination of Shameem Sayedee, son of convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee, for Pirojpur-1 has left local BNP leaders in a tight corner and made their fight against archrival Awami League tough.

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