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EC secretary working for Awami League: BNP

BNP alleged on Tuesday that Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed who is 'working in favour of Awami League' is now running the Commission, reports UNB."You (govt) are now running the Election Commission with a secretary. Helal Uddin was appointed as the EC secretary from the Secretariat in a special...

Candidates get symbols, kick off campaign

SYLHET, July 10 (UNB): The mayoral and councillor candidates in Sylhet City Corporation election, scheduled for July 30, officially launched campaigns after being allocated symbols by the returning officer on Tuesday.Election Commissioner Md Alimuzzaman officially distributed electoral symbols among seven mayoral aspirants, 127 councillor candidates and 62 women aspirants at...

JS election schedule in late October: EC secy

Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said on Tuesday the schedule for the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election will be announced in late October, reports BSS."As per constitution, there is an obligation to hold the national polls between October 30 and January 19 in 2019…We will declare the election...

Spl court extends Khaleda's bail until July 17

A court here on Tuesday again extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till July 17 in Zia Charitable Trust graft case, reports UNB. Judge Md Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judge Court-5 passed the order and fixed the new date.Earlier on June 28, the same court extended her bail...

AL candidate Liton unveils manifesto

RAJSHAHI, July 10 (BSS): Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate AHM Khairuzzaman Liton in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) polls unveiled election manifesto, promising to generate employment opportunities for one lakh people if he is elected.He announced a 14-point election manifesto at a press conference at the party's city office here.In the manifesto,...

'BNP joins city polls to expose govt's ugly face'

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said their party has joined the city polls to expose further the government's 'nasty act of vote rigging', reports UNB."We're there in the city polls to unveil again the government's ugly, undemocratic face before the nation and friendly countries," he said.The BNP...

Clash over land kills AL leader in Naogaon

NAOGAON, July 10 (UNB): A local Awami League leader, who was stabbed on Monday over a land dispute at Aranagar village in Dhamrai upazila, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Moshiur Rahman Babu, 50, president of Aranagar union AL unit of the upazila. Soon after the...

Miscreants hack BCL leader in Bagerhat

BAGERHAT, July 10 (UNB): A local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader was hacked by miscreants at Ariyamardan in Kachua upazila early Tuesday.The victim was identified as Hazra Istiaque Hossain Bahadur, 32, convener of upazila BCL and son of Hazra Abul Basar of the upazila headquarters.Officer-in-charge of Kachua Police Station Md...

BNP expels Sylhet rebel mayoral candidate Selim

BNP expelled on Tuesday its Sylhet city unit general secretary Badruzzaman Selim for contesting the city polls defying the party decision, reports UNB.The party also expelled Mymensingh's Tarakanda upazila unit BNP member Masud Rana Khan for breaching the party discipline.A party press release, signed by BNP assistant office secretary Taiful...

Cops nab two BCL men over Sudipta murder in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, July 10 (UNB): Police arrested two persons for their suspected link to the murder of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Chattogram city unit leader Sudipta Biswas, from Baghona in the city's Khulshi area early Tuesday.The arrestees are Rajibul Islam Rajib, 21, and Mamunur Rahman Rabbi, 20, two activists of BCL.Tipped...