Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the absolute win of Awami League in the January 7 election was the victory of Bangladesh, its people, and continuation of democracy and development
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that Awami League has the support of people from all over the country which is evident by the election result
Awami League bagged less votes in the January 7 national polls compared to the previous two general elections, according to Election Commission data.
The challenges before the new government are political, economic and diplomatic, said Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today
Five Canadian MPs, who are members of the Canada-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group, have congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on winning a fifth term in office
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the newly elected members of parliament that among all of their responsibilities, their duty towards the people was the most important
Canada has expressed its disappointment that the electoral process in the January 7 parliamentary election has fallen short of the principles of democracy and freedom upon which Bangladesh was founded
Bangladesh has to maintain a balanced relationship with all five major centres from a trade point of view.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may bank on her party’s core ranks while forming the new cabinet tomorrow evening.
The Jatiya Party suffered a debacle in yesterday’s national polls as it won only 11 seats, sources at the party chairman’s office said.
It was 3:12pm and the voting was well underway at Model High School and College in Jatrabari’s Dania area.
Clashes, attacks on rival camps and crude bomb blasts left one person killed, 50 others injured, marring the 12th national election yesterday.
As predicted, Awami League has won a record fourth straight term in an election that saw the second lowest voter turnout since the restoration of democracy in 1991.
Around 1:50pm, a group of youths were seen forming an orderly queue to enter the polling centre in Segunbagicha High School under Dhaka-8 constituency to cast their votes.
The final minutes of voting in Dhaka as seen by two journalists
Noor bagged 1,19,339 votes while his nearest rival independent candidate Joynal Abedin secured 15,684 votes
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has been elected unofficially from Rangpur 6 constituency.
The opposition leader of the parliament got 81,861 with plough symbol. His nearest rival independent candidate Anwara Islam Rani with eagle symbol got 23,326 votes
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today congratulated the voters for boycotting the national elections
