BNP rejects KCC election results citing vote rigging
A BNP senior leader rejected on Wednesday the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election results, bringing the allegation of an 'unprecedented vote rigging' and various irregularities, report agencies. The party also demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda for what it said his 'inability' to hold a 'fair...
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DU students protest 'threat' by BCL men to kill quota reform leaders
Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday brought out a protest rally on the campus following an overnight threat allegedly by two Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders to kill two leaders of the ongoing job quota reform movement, report agencies.Two BCL leaders -- central committee vice-president Imtiaz Bulbul Bappi and...
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People will shun BNP in next polls like in Khulna: Quader
Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday the people will reject BNP in the next general elections like in Tuesday's Khulna City Corporation (KCC) polls, report agencies."The KCC polls proved that the votes of Awami League have increased in Khulna region like in other parts of the...
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KCC polls held peacefully, says EWG
The Election Working Group (EWG), a platform of polls observers, said on Wednesday the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election was held peacefully, though amid some stray incidents, reports BSS.The EWG made the preliminary statement on KCC polls at a press conference at the National Press Club in the city.EWG Director...
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Gonotantrik Bam Morcha, an alliance of left-leaning political parties, formed a human chain
Gonotantrik Bam Morcha, an alliance of left-leaning political parties, formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city on Wednesday, protesting US-backed Israeli attacks on Palestinians — Focus Bangla
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