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Mahbub Talukdar wants EC to have more power

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar said it is necessary to reform local government electoral system and their management to give the Election Commission more power, reports bdnews24.com.He proposed this to ensure greater participation of all parties in the polls and boost voter turnout after the ongoing upazila election lost its lustre.The...

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2nd phase UZ polls peaceful: EC secy

Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said on Monday the second phase of the countrywide election to 116 upazila (UZ) parishads was held in a peaceful and neutral manner, reports UNB."The voting in the second phase was held in a free, fair and peaceful manner," he told a post-election briefing at...

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Bangabandhu’s first dream was to establish democracy: Dr Kamal

Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain has called upon people to put up a strong resistance against those creating obstacles towards implementing Bangabandhu's dreams of establishing democracy and ensuring free and fair elections in the country, reports UNB."Bangabandhu's dreams were written in the constitution. His first dream was to establish...

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ACC seizes DGHS accountant Afzal's 5-storey building

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) attached on Monday the asset of Afzal Hossain, an accountant of Medical Education Department of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), on corruption charges, reports UNB.With this, the Asset Recovery Unit of the national anti-corruption watchdog has launched its formal journey.An ACC team, led by...

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BNP will get ruined unless it shuns polls boycott politics: Nasim

Awami League (AL) presidium member and central 14-party alliance spokesperson Mohammad Nasim said on Monday BNP will cease to exist if the party could not come out from their politics of election boycott, reports BSS.'BNP itself is responsible for the current miserable condition. If BNP continues boycotting polls over and...

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Next hearing in Gatco graft case on Apr 17

A Dhaka court has fixed April 17 for the next hearing in the Gatco corruption case filed against BNP chief Khaleda Zia and others as she could not be produced before the court due to illness, reports BSS.Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of the Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka set...

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Ex-JP leader Mohsen Rashid joins Gono Forum

Former Jatiya Party presidium member Muhammad Mohsen Rashid has joined Gono Forum, reports UNB.Rashid, also the secretary general of South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation in Law (SAARCLAW), formally joined Gono Forum by presenting Dr Kamal a bouquet at a discussion at the Supreme Court Bar Association auditorium in the...

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Next hearing in graft case against Moudud Mar 28

A Dhaka court has set March 28 for the next hearing in case filed against BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed for concealing statement about his assets and amassing illegal wealth, reports BSS.Dhaka special judge court-6 passed the order, accepting a time plea from the defence, a court official said.Anti-Corruption Commission...

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Photo shows no voters

The photo shows no voters at a polling centre at Uttar Para Government Primary School in Gaibandha on Monday during the second phase of upazila parishad election — Focus Bangla

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