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Voters still in confusion about free, fair election

Despite some positive steps taken recently by the Election Commission (EC), it is still not clear to voters whether arrangements have been made for free, fair and transparent holding of the upcoming 11th national election, speakers said at a seminar on Tuesday.There is still time for the commission to ensure...

SC hears appeals on BNP leaders Tuku, Ruhul's candidacy today

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday deferred the hearing on the appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court order that cleared the way for BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul QuddusTalukder Dulu to contest the 11th parliamentary election, reports UNB. The chamber judge of the Appellate Division Justice...

PM takes over two more ministries

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken the charge of two more ministries on Tuesday after the government accepted the resignation of four technocrat ministers, reports UNB.The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification on Tuesday to this effect. It said the prime minister had distributed four ministries, previously headed by as...

Work neutrally, CEC tells magistrates

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday asked the judicial magistrates, who will be deployed during the upcoming parliamentary polls, to carry out their duties neutrally, reports UNB."With you [magistrates] on the ground, we're optimistic that the election atmosphere will be nice...the heat of the election is spreading. So,...

PM kicks off election campaign from Tungipara today

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will kick off her party's election campaign from Gopalganj today, reports UNB.She will first pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj.Sheikh Hasina will place wreath at the grave of Bangabandhu and...

SC upholds HC order on candidacy of BNP's Ali Azgar

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order canceling BNP leader Ali Azgar's candidature for Mymensingh-1 constituency in the upcoming 11th parliamentary election, reports UNB.The seven-member bench led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after hearing on an appeal filed by the...

Mirza Abbas says he is in a 'state of fear'

BNP and Jatiya Oikya Front candidates from different constituencies, including Mirza Abbas, have started their official campaigns in the capital for the 11th parliamentary election, reports bdnews24.com. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday before leaving for his promotional campaign, Dhaka-9 candidate Mirza Abbas said he and his family were...

Voters facing harassment, alleges Hafizuddin

BNP leader Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission alleging that voters were being intimidated and harassed in his constituency Bhola-3, reports UNB."Voters are being intimidated while repression of BNP leaders and activists has been on the rise," he told reporters at the Nirbachan...

BNP's polling booth vigil a ploy: Qamrul

Food Minister Qamrul Islam on Tuesday said BNP is conspiring to create anarchy in the country in the name of guarding polling booths, reports BSS."We have to take the country forward through a triumph in the month of victory. Our country is marching forward under the leadership of Prime Minister...

Finance Minister AMA Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith after offering fateha at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal ® launched a mass contact for his brother Dr AK Abdul Momen, candidate for the Sylhet-1 constituency on Tuesday — Focus Bangla