Opposition claiming vote fraud to forget their sorrow: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the opposition parties' allegations of vote rigging have no substance, report agencies. The opposition parties are making claims of election fraud to forget their 'sorrow at their loss', he said.The Jatiya Oikya Front alliance, of which the BNP is part, has alleged that...
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AL meets with Dhaka, nearby dists' leaders today
Awami League will sit with its leaders and public representatives from Dhaka and its five nearby districts today (Sunday), reports UNB.The joint meeting will begin at 11am at AL's central office in the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue, said a party press release on Saturday.The five nearby districts are Gazipur, Narayanganj, Munshiganj,...
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BNP criticises govt for being irresponsive to dialogue call
BNP on Saturday alleged that the ruling party is unwilling to sit in talks with opposition parties as it has no answer to defend 'huge fake votes cast during the December-30 election', reports UNB."The ruling party leaders are bragging shamelessly over an election of massive fake votes." Can it be...
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Nayapaltan 'arsonist' confesses to vandalising Mirpur AL polls camp
The youth, who allegedly torched a police vehicle during violence in front of BNP's Nayapaltan Central office on November 14 last year, gave confessional statement in a case filed for vandalising Awami League election campaign office in Pallabi, reports UNB.Wasim, 28, gave confessional statement before Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim Uddin...
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BNP, Oikya Front now begging foreign masters for help: Joy
Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said on Saturday BNP and Oikya Front, having been thoroughly rejected by voters, have started begging their foreign masters for help, reports UNB."They're on an international lobbying and PR blitz to try to prove that our elections were rigged. The fact is that...
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Five contestants get electoral symbols
GAIBANDHA, Jan 12 (BSS): A total of five candidates got electoral symbols and a copy of the electoral code of conduct on Friday to contest the upcoming parliamentary polls slated for January 27 from Gaibandha-3 (Sadullapur-Palashbari) constituency of the district, reports BSS.Returning Officer Abdul Matin, also the deputy commissioner (DC)...
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