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UZ polls vital for grassroots' socio-economic dev: Nasim

SIRAJGANJ, Feb 11 (BSS): Awami League (AL) presidium member and spokesperson of 14-party alliance Mohammad Nasim said on Monday upazila (UZ) parishad election is a must for the socio-economic development of the grassroots people."The upazila election is very important to gear up the development activities of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina....

BNP wants credible DUCSU election, says Nazrul

BNP said on Monday it does not want the elections to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) to be held the way the national and local body ones were held, reports UNB."We don't want the Ducsu elections to be held like the national and local body polls. It's a big...

Opposition MP to lead JS body for first time

The parliamentary standing committee on public accounts will for the first time be headed by an MP from the official opposition, reports bdnews24.com.The Jatiya Party (JP)'s Rustum Ali Faraji has been picked as chairman of the committee which examines accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by the House for...

AL's DNCC mayoral hopeful Atiqul kicks off electioneering

Atiqul Islam, Awami League (AL) mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), has launched his election campaign in the city's Uttarkhan area, reports bdnews24.com.Atiq, who is contesting the polls with boat symbol, visited the shrine of Shah Kabir accompanied by local leaders and activists from the AL around...

Four JP aspirants file nominations for reserved seats

Four Jatiya Party (JP) MP candidates, nominated for the reserved seats for women in the 11th parliament, submitted their nomination forms to the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, reports UNB.The four candidates together with JP senior leaders went to the EC secretariat at noon and submitted their nomination papers to...

AL submits list of candidates for reserved seats to EC

Awami League (AL) submitted on Monday the list of 43 nominated women candidates for the election to the reserved seats in the 11th parliament, report agencies.A party delegation led by AL general secretary Obaidul Quader submitted the list to the returning officer at the Election Commission Secretariat at Agargaon in...

BNP gets president, AL GS in Ctg Bar Association polls

The candidates backed by BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami League bagged equal seats in the Chattogram Bar Association elections, reports bdnews24.com.Candidates from the two panels secured nine positions apiece in the race for 19 positions on Sunday. The remaining post was taken by a candidate of the Samomona Ainjibi Sangsad. Chief Election...

Suspected drug trader dies in Rajshahi 'gunfight'

RAJSHAHI, Feb 11 (UNB): A suspected drug trader was killed in a 'gunfight' between two groups of drug traders at Rautha village in Charghat Upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Fazlul Haque alias Fazlu, 48, son of Wahab Munshi and an accused in 10 drug cases.A press release signed...