Elections
UZ Election: 3 hurt in pre-polls violence in Tangail
At least three people were injured early yesterday during separate clashes among the supporters of two vice-chairman candidates competing in tomorrow’s upazila elections in Tangail’s Bhuapur.
Phase 2 UZ Polls: AL working to contain feuds, increase turnout
Shifting focus from its earlier position to keep relatives of its lawmakers from the upazila election, the ruling Awami League now seeks to minimise internal feuds centering on the polls and increase the voter turnout.
More than 57pc aspirants businesspeople
More than 57 percent candidates running in the second phase of the upazila polls are businesspeople, according to the affidavits they submitted to the Election Commission.
Businesspersons dominate 2nd phase of upazila polls
Businesspersons continue to dominate the list of candidates contesting the upazila parishad elections, as more than 57 percent of the total aspirants mentioned business as their profession in their affidavits submitted to the Election Commission
HC declares Chhagalnaiya upazila chairman illegal
The High Court yesterday declared Mejbaul Haider Chowdhury Sohel as Feni's Chhagalnaiya Upazila chairman illegal, as he was declared elected uncontested in 2019 and has been holding the office without official gazette and taking oath.
Jhenidah by-polls / EC seeks action against addl DIG for collecting brother’s nomination
The Election Commission has directed the home ministry to take action against Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police Md Moniruzzaman for participating in election activities on behalf of his younger brother
Complaint filed for cancelling Sreepur upazila chairman aspirant's candidacy
A complaint has been filed seeking cancellation of a chairman aspirant’s candidacy for contesting Sreepur upazila elections scheduled to be held on May 21
Sreepur chairman aspirant's candidacy scrapped
The Election Commission today scrapped the candidacy of Jamil Hasan, an chairman aspirant running for Sreepur upazila of Gazipur, for violating electoral code of conduct
BNP expels 5 more leaders for contesting upazila polls
The BNP has expelled five more of its grassroots leaders for participating in the second phase of upcoming upazila elections by violating the party's decision
3rd phase of upazila polls: 130 withdraw candidacy
One hundred and thirty candidates have withdrawn their candidacy from the third phase Upazila Parishad elections scheduled to be held on May 29, the Election Commission (EC) said today
Attack on journo: Human chain formed demanding arrest of UP chairman
Journalists in Munshiganj formed a human chain today demanding the arrest of a union parishad chairman, who is the prime accused in a case filed for allegedly attacking a journalist in Gazaria upazila of the district on May 8
Upazila Polls: Defeated candidate held for beating winner’s supporter
Police arrested a defeated chairman candidate and his driver on the charge of beating a supporter of an elected chairman in Natore on Thursday night.
A house of representatives!
With his son’s victory in Wednesday’s upazila chairman polls in Subarnachar, local Awami League lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury have further consolidated his grip on politics, said party insiders.
15 ‘hurt’ in Subarnachar post-polls violence
At least 15 people were allegedly injured in post-poll violence in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila yesterday and the night before.
Upazila polls: AL sweeps amid lowest turnout since 2009
The first phase of the upazila parishad polls was an Awami League show, with most other political parties boycotting the election.
36pc turnout in first phase of upazila polls: EC Alamgir
The first phase of upazila elections saw 36 percent voter turnout, Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said this afternoon
Low turnout in local polls too
The usual election-day fervour was missing in the first phase of the upazila parishad polls yesterday, as most of the voting centres across 139 upazilas wore a deserted look, and polling officials and law enforcers were passing idle time.
First phase of upazila polls: 3 injured during clash in Jamalpur
At least three people were injured in a clash between two chairman candidates in Jamalpur's Sadar during the first phase of upazila elections today
