Push for PR system means delaying election: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the people of the country will not accept the proportional representation (PR) voting system, as some parties are pushing for it to delay the election and hinder the restoration of democratic order, reports UNB.Speaking at a memorial discussion, he also...
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Prioritise workers' rights, welfare, social protection in election manifestos
The RMG Working Group Core Committee (WGCC) has called on all political parties to prioritise workers' rights, welfare, and social protection in their upcoming election manifestos, emphasising that the garment sector's four million workers deserve stronger legal, social, and economic safeguards.Speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club...
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Next election will be fully transparent, says CEC
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 12 (BSS): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said the commission's is committed to conduct a transparent and accountable election."It will be a transparent election, nothing will be secret," he told journalists after a meeting with the officials of the administration and law enforcement agencies at the...
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Court cancels bail plea of Asaduzzaman Noor in graft case
A Dhaka court on Sunday cancelled a plea of former minister Asaduzzaman Noor in a case lodged by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing illegal wealth, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz passed the order as Noor's counsel moved the plea before the court.According to the case documents,...
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Jamaat seeks Germany's cooperation for fair polls
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday urged Germany to extend cooperation and technical assistance to help ensure a free, fair and credible national election, underscoring the significance of it for the country's future, reports BSS.Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman made the call when German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Rdiger Lotz paid a...
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Police arrest 7, including AL leaders
Detective police of the DMP arrested seven individuals, mostly leaders and activists of banned Awami League and its affiliated bodies, from different places of the capital in the 24 hours until Sunday morning.The arrestees are Nizam Uddin (37), president of Swechchasebak League of south Surma unit of Sylhet city corporation;...
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