Oikya Front kicks off election road march towards M'singh
Jatiya Oikya Front senior leaders launched the alliance's first election road march towards Mymensingh region from the capital's Uttara area on Saturday to drum up public support in favour of the candidates of the 'Sheaf of Paddy', reports UNB. Dr Kamal, who was supposed to lead the Oikya Front team,...
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Mirza Abbas, his campaigners come under attack in city
BNP candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency Mirza Abbas and his campaigners came under an attack allegedly by ruling party activists during his election campaign at Segunbagicha in the city on Saturday, reports UNB.A group of 30-40 ruling party activists wielding rod sticks attacked Mirza Abbas and his supporters near Segunbagicha kitchen...
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Cops pick up Ctg BNP leader from rally
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 15 (UNB): Police arrested a BNP leader from an electioneering rally in Kapashgola area of Chawkbazar in the port city on Saturday.The arrestee Sabuktogir Siddiqi Mokki is the vice-president of Chattogram city BNP and former councilor of ward no. 16 (Chawkbazar) of the city corporation.Mokki's younger brother Afzal...
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A procession titled "The Flag of Victory" heading towards the Krishibid Institute in the city
A procession titled "The Flag of Victory" heading towards the Krishibid Institute in the city from the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Saturday — Focus Bangla
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90pc support for 'boat' makes Oikya Front rowdy: Quader
FENI, Dec 15 (BSS): Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Saturday massive public support for 'boat', the election symbol of Awami League, made Jatiya Oikya Front and BNP leaders reckless."Witnessing 90 per cent support for 'Nouka' (boat), the leaders of Jatiya Oika Front and BNP have become...
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Dr Kamal makes unrealistic remarks, says Tofail
BHOLA, Dec 15 (BSS): Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Member Tofail Ahmed alleged on Saturday that Dr Kamal Hossain makes a lot of unrealistic remarks."He gets angry abruptly. He uttered to the journalists 'Khamosh' (shut up). The people are condemning him as he has no morality," he said, replying to...
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AL removes female leader over assault on rickshaw-puller
The Awami League (AL) has removed Sweeti Akter, a ward-level leader in Dhaka's Rupnagar, after a video of her assaulting a rickshaw-puller went viral on the social media, bdnews24.com. Sweeti, the women affairs secretary to ward-7 unit of the ruling party in the area, has been facing intense criticism after...
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Take action against attackers of Oikya Front leaders, BNP to EC
BNP demanded on Saturday the Election Commission take punitive actions against those attacked Jatiya Oikya Front's top leaders, including its chief Dr Kamal Hossain, in the city on Friday, reports UNB."We strongly demand immediate measures for identifying the terrorists and their patrons, and meting out exemplary punishment to them following...
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GD against Dr Kamal for 'threatening' journalists
A general dairy (GD) was lodged with Islamic University Police Station in Kushtia on Friday against Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain for 'threatening' journalists, reports UNB. Acting Editor of Bangla daily Bangladesh Shomoy Mostafizur Rahman, and also a professor of Folklore Studies Department of Islamic University, filed the...
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Stay alert against vote rigging
Local election observers will work impartially and avoid interacting with the media during the December 30 polls, speakers at a workshop for the election observers expressed this expectation, reports UNB.At 'Election observers' training workshop', the speakers also urged them to remain alert against vote rigging.Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md...
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Want to serve the people: Tonmoy
BAGERHAT, Dec 15 (UNB): Awami League candidate Sheikh Sarhan Naser Tonmoy said on Saturday his ambition was to serve the people instead of becoming a political leader."I am a minor activist of Awami League's Bagerhat municipality unit. I want to work with the people," the Bagerhat-2 constituency aspirant told a...
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