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Case filed against Tangail AL leader for threatening voters
A case has been filed against a local Awami League leader today (June 13, 2022) for allegedly threatening voters in Tangail’s Madhupur upazila.
145 killed in ‘ghoulish’ UP polls: Shujan
The country saw loss of 145 lives in violence throughout the six phases of partisan union parishad elections, a civil body platform says.
UP polls: Clashes halt voting at 5 centres
Voting at five polling centres are suspended due to violence in two districts and 13 BNP chairman candidates boycotted polls in three districts during the fifth phase of union parishad election.
5th UP polls: Vote counting begins
Vote counting begins in the fifth phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections held in 717 unions of 47 districts.
6 shot in Munshiganj pre-polls violence
At least six people have been bullet-hit in a pre-election violence in Munshiganj’s Sadar upazila ahead of union parishad election this Saturday.
Newly elected UP member held with pistol in Natore
A newly elected member of a union parishad was detained with a pistol and five bullets in Naldanga upazila of Natore.
UP chairman candidate stabbed in Rajshahi
An Awami League (AL) rebel chairman candidate is stabbed at Kismat Gonokoir union of Durgapur upazila in Rajshahi.
Plan to double size of Dhaka city okayed
The authorities approve a proposal to double the size of Dhaka city by adding eight more unions to both the north and south city corporations.
UP polls: Violence claims 5 lives in 4 districts
Four persons, including a 17-year-old, have been killed during clash among supporters of Union Parishad election candidates and police in Rajshahi, Thakurgaon and Comilla districts while a sexagenarian man was killed in Narsingdi by alleged supporters of a pro-Awami League candidate as he protested casting of his vote by others.
Vote rigging at Comilla station, polling suspended
Voting at a polling station in Comilla suspended for stamping ballot papers in favour of Awami League candidate hours before the fourth phase of union parishad election started.
4th UP polls: Vote counting begins
Vote counting begins in the fourth phase of union parishad elections in 703 unions of 47 districts today.
BNP-Jamaat nexus behind killings: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accuses the BNP-Jamaat clique of carrying out killings like Kalabagan double murder saying they are doing this to destabilise the country.
Violence lessens, not irregularities
The election to 614 union parishads in the third phase of UP polls yesterday saw some stray incidents of violence and electoral
Third-phase polls 'fairer'
The Election Commission and the ruling Awami League claimed that the third phase Union Parishad elections were free and fair while
Third phase of Union Parishad elections today
Around 620 union parishads (UPs) in 46 districts go to polls in the third phase today amid tension and fear of violence, as elections in
EC asks AL leaders to keep grassroots men from violence
The Election Commission asks some central leaders of ruling Awami League (AL) to issue directives to the party’s grassroots leaders and activists to refrain from committing violence and irregularities during the next phases of union parishad (UP) polls.
Breaching of polls rules, violence on
Breaching of electoral code of conduct and spates of violence continue in different districts, leaving one person dead, as the third phase of Union Parishad (UP) polls starts on day after tomorrow.
How shall we find our way back?
For argument's sake, let's assume this country suddenly wakes up and wants to fix things. Who is going to do it? Who will decide what is right or wrong, sinful or virtuous, wise or stupid, and useful or useless?
