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Habibur Rashid Habib, BNP candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency and Nasiruddin Patwary, NCP candidate for Dhaka-8, conducting election campaign

(Left): Habibur Rashid Habib, BNP candidate for the Dhaka-9 constituency, carrying out mass contact ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election in the capital's Basabo area; and (right): Nasiruddin Patwary, National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate for Dhaka-8, conducting an election campaign after offering munajat at Osman Hadi's grave on the...

Code breaches rising as election edging nearer

Reports of violations of the electoral code of conduct keep escalating from various corners of the country, as the 13th national parliament election is drawing closer.According to an official consolidated statement, executive magistrates imposed fines amounting to Tk12,24,300 for breaches of election rules between January 8 and January 28, through...

EC Sanaullah expects spontaneous voter participation in polls

PATUAKHALI, Jan 30 (UNB): Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Muhammad Sanaullah has expressed optimism about the upcoming polls, saying he expects spontaneous and active participation from citizens, reflecting a vibrant democracy."There are only 12 days left for the election. I am very satisfied with the preparations for the Patuakhali election. I...

1971 persecutors return to contest polls: Salahuddin

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 30 (UNB): BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said those who persecuted the country's Hindu community during the 1971 Liberation War have returned in a new form to contest elections, raising concerns about the safety of all citizens in Bangladesh.Speaking at an interaction meeting with Hindu...

US Embassy warns citizens of possible pre-poll violence

The US Embassy in Dhaka has warned its citizens of potential violence before the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and the referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter, report agencies.The embassy issued a security alert on Friday.Bangladesh will hold votes simultaneously on Febriary 12."During the election period, political violence...

10 hurt in BNP-NCP clash in Hatia

At least 10 people have been injured in clashes between activists of the BNP and the National Citizen Party (NCP) during the inauguration of a ferry service in Hatia, an island upazila of Noakhali, report agencies.The confrontation broke out at around 3:30pm on Friday at the Nalchira Ferry Terminal, centring...

16 countries to send 57 observers for Feb 12 election

At least 16 countries have accepted Bangladesh's invitations to send a total of 57 election observers for the country's 13th general election and the referendum on the July Charter, both scheduled for February 12, report agencies.These observers will join several hundred international observers from the European Union, the Commonwealth, and...

Hasnat Abdullah pledges crackdown on extortionists, if elected

CUMILLA, Jan 30 (BSS): Hasnat Abdullah, the chief organiser of the National Citizens' Party (NCP) Southern Region and the 11-party alliance candidate for the Cumilla-4 constituency, has pledged to crack down on extortionists, drug dealers, and loan defaulters if elected in the forthcoming parliamentary election. Addressing an election rally at...

Missing ex-BCL leader found dead in Narsingdi

Police have recovered the body of a former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader from a sack three days after he went missing in Narsingdi's Belabo Upazila, report agencies.The body was recovered from a pond in the upazila's Nager Bazar area around 8:0 pm on Thursday, said Belabo Police Station Inspector...

BNP's Sirajganj-3 candidate hospitalised

Ainul Haque, BNP candidate for the Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj-Tarash) constituency in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad polls, has been hospitalised in Dhaka for heart treatment, reports bdnews24.com.He underwent a procedure at Evercare Hospital on Thursday in which two stents were inserted into his heart, according to Khandaker Selim Jahangir, former chief of...