Foreigners say nothing about caretaker govt, claims Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said BNP's condition for participating in the next general election is unconstitutional, reports UNB."Foreigners have said nothing about the caretaker government or the party's one-point agenda," the minister said while briefing reporters at Setu Bhaban in...
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Fair polls not possible without neutral govt, BNP tells UK envoy
BNP on Thursday told British High Commissioner in Bangladesh Sarah Cooke that a fair election is not possible here without a neutral government as the current regime has been moving ahead with its scheme of rigging votes, reports UNB."Though the election is six months away, the scheme of stealing votes...
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BNP rally in city protesting killing
BNP vice-chairman Barkatullah Bulu on Thursday warned that no general election would be held under the incumbent government."All political parties are united now. We're in a movement to restore democracy by ousting the government and holding a free, fair and participatory election under a poll-time caretaker government."Mr Bulu made the...
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Hero Alam won't join any polls under AL govt
Independent candidate Ashraful Alam, better known as Hero Alam, who contested the Dhaka-17 by-elections held on July 17, said that he would not join any more election under the ruling Awami League (AL) in future, reports UNB. "I became a victim of beating for a third time as an independent...
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Foreign missions' statement a clear violation of Vienna Convention: Hasan
The statement made by foreign missions in Dhaka over the attack on a candidate of Dhaka-17 by-election is clear violation of the Vienna Convention, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday, reports UNB.He said this while replying to questions from journalists after unveiling the cover of a...
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