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Nomination paper submitted

(From right) A delegation, led by BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council member Abdus Salam, on behalf of the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman submitted his nomination form for the Dhaka-17 constituency to Returning Officer Sharif Uddin Ahmed Choudhury at the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner's office in the capital; (middle) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary...

Asif Mahmud joins NCP, skips JS polls

Former Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has joined the National Citizen Party (NCP), with the party announcing his appointment as its spokesperson and head of the election steering committee, report agencies.NCP Convener Nahid Islam made the announcement at an emergency press briefing held at the party's temporary...

People have regained rights to vote: Fakhrul

THAKURGAON, Dec 29 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the people of Bangladesh have regained their voting rights after a long time.Fakhrul made the remarks while talking to reporters after submitting his nomination paper to contest the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election from the Thakurgaon-1...

Arms-smuggling attempts rise ahead of election

Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has acknowledged an increase in attempts to smuggle arms into Bangladesh through border points ahead of the national election, saying law enforcement agencies are regularly intercepting and seizing the weapons, reports UNB."Some weapons are indeed entering through the border. However, these are being seized...

Jara calls for easier process for independent candidates

Tasnim Jara, an independent candidate for Dhaka-9, on Monday urged the Election Commission (EC) to simplify the electoral process for independent contenders, stating that the current requirement of obtaining signatures from one percent of voters is unnecessarily difficult and discriminatory, reports UNB.She called the rule a major barrier to fair...

JnUCSU polls today

The Jagannath University (JnU) administration asked general students to vacate the campus by 3:30pm on Monday for the university's Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) and Hall Students' Union elections.The directive was issued through an emergency notice signed by the university's Acting Registrar Professor Dr Md Sheikh Gias Uddin.According to the notice,...

JaPa wants to stay in polls race

The Jatiya Party (JaPa) is resolved to stay in the general election, provided security, voter rights, and equal treatment in the electoral process are guaranteed, according to Secretary General Shameem Haider Patwary, reports bdnews24.com.On Monday afternoon, after submitting his nomination papers, Shameem said the party will remain in the race...

Over 950,000 register for postal voting

The number of people who registered to vote through the Postal Voting app has exceeded 950,000.An Election Commission (EC) media statement revealed the information on Monday afternoon, report agencies.Expatriate Bangladeshis and its citizens inside, who are eligible for the registration but have not done it yet, have only two days...

Bomb hurled at BNP protest triggers attack on BJP office in Bhola

Bhola town has descended into chaos after crude bombs were hurled at a protest of the BNP demanding justice for its slain student leader Rezwan Amin Sifat, reports bdnews24.com.Police fired blank shots to bring the situation under control after the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) office at Natun Bazar in Bhola...