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AL-led grand alliance takes lead

The 11th parliamentary elections ended on Sunday, with sporadic violence and boycott by around 50 opposition candidates halfway through the polling. At least 16 people, including an Ansar member, were killed in election-related violence in different districts on the day.The ruling Awami league hailed the Election Commission for holding what...

Pro-liberation forces to win, says Hasina after casting her vote

Voicing confidence over her party's victory in the 11th national election, Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday the pro-liberation forces will surely come out successful, reports UNB."I believe that people will cast their votes in favour of Awami League to continue the pace of development....

JOF rejects results, demands fresh polls

Flatly rejecting the 'so-called' results of Sunday's general election, the Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF) has demanded fresh polls under a non-party government immediately.News of vote rigging came pouring in from almost all the constituencies and over 100 candidates of different parties boycotted the polls, it said."We call upon the Election...

Voters face hassle over EVM use

Electronic voting system encountered a wide range of complications, triggering immense sufferings to voters in the capital on Sunday.Most of voters under Dhaka-13 constituency, where EVM (electronic voting machine) was used, were seen moving one room to another to find appropriate booths.Those who managed to get into their respective booths...

Most city polling centres see no JOF agents

Most of the voting centres in Dhaka city and Narayanganj city corporation areas hardly saw any polling agents of BNP-led Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF) during the eleventh parliamentary election held on Sunday.In contrast, agents of the Awami League-led grand alliance were found present at all the polling centres in the...

Mobile Internet service back to normal

Mobile Internet was restored across the country on Sunday evening, about 18 hours after the service was suspended. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) instructed the mobile operators to restore data services, including 2G, 3G and 4G, at around 6:00pm on Sunday.The instruction came two hours after the voting in...

News Watch- (31-12-2018)

Hasina wins Gopalganj-3GOPALGANJ, Dec 30: Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was unofficially declared elected in Gopalganj-3 constituency in the 11th general election on Sunday. Sheikh Hasina bagged 229,539 votes while her nearest rival SM Jilani of BNP polled 123. Returning officer Mokhledsur Rahman Sarkar announced the unofficial...