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Opposition campaigners' hide and seek continues in city

FE Report The capital city saw no major change in campaigning by the opposition parties on Monday even after deployment of Army personnel ahead of the December 30 general election.Besides, a series of attacks on opposition candidates and supporters were reported from different parts of the country on the day,...

Probe incidents of spreading false info thru social media

Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday expressed concern over alleged involvement of a quarter linked to the government in spreading false and misleading information through social media. It also urged the government to conduct probe into the incident to bring the culprits to book and make the probe report public....

Police arrest two for 'bribing voters'

Law enforcers arrested two men on Monday for allegedly seeking vote in exchange for money ahead of the country's 11th general election.The detective branch members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested the people-Shaheed, 52, and Mehedi, 45 from Shajahanpur area of the capital. Police also seized Tk 0.4 million from...

Menon turns down BNP's claims of intimidation in polls campaign

Turning down the BNP's accusations that the party is being restricted from carrying out polls campaign by the ruling party men, Grand Alliance candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency Rashed Khan Menon said on Monday the BNP candidates are dubiously repeating such false claims to serve its ulterior motive, reports BSS."BNP candidates...

Nothing to be delighted with army deployment: Quader

FENI, Dec 24 (UNB): Mentioning that army does not belong to any party or alliance, Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Monday there is nothing to be delighted at their deployment ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections."Army has taken positions in districts to discharge their duties for...

Hasina's son-in-law, grandchildren start campaigning for AL

FARIDPUR, Dec 24 (UNB): The son-in-law and grand children of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have joined the election campaign and started electioneering for 'Boat' from Faridpur-3 constituency.Khandaker Mashrur Hossain Mitu, son-in-law of the PM, sought votes for his father Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, the LGRD minister, after joining the election campaign...

ASP's vehicle comes under 'bomb attack' in Chuadanga

CHUADANGA, Dec 23 (UNB): The vehicle of an assistant superintendent of police (ASP) reportedly came under a bomb attack in Damurhuda Upazila on Sunday night.Police shot the alleged attacker in the leg and detained him. ASP Abu Russel along with four constables was returning to his office after visiting an...

Arrest BNP-Jamaat attackers for peaceful polls AL urges EC

The ruling Awami League (AL) urged the Election Commission on Monday to arrest BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami men, involved in attacking its activists, to ensure a peaceful polls atmosphere, reports UNB.A 10-member delegation of AL's Election Conducting Committee, led by M Akhtaruzzaman, submitted the demands in writing to the EC at...

Writ challenges actor Farooque's candidacy

A writ petition was filed challenging the candidacy of Awami League candidate for Dhaka-17 constituency Akbar Hossain Pathan ( Farooque) alleging Farooque is a bank loan defaulter, reports UNB.Farooque's contestant from the same constituency BNP candidate Barrister Andalib Rahman Partha filed the writ petition with High Court (HC) on Monday,...

JaPa looks to retake Rangpur-2 from AL

The Jatiya Party (JaPa) has considered the Rangpur-2 parliamentary constituency as its stronghold since the rule of HM Ershad, reports bdnews24.com.During the fifth and the seventh parliamentary elections, Ershad was Member of Parliament (MP) from the constituency. The JaPa's candidates won the seat in the next two elections.But the party...

KM Nurul Huda exchanging views with election officials

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda exchanging views with election officials while visiting a workshop on EVM use at Dhaka Residential Model School and College in the city on Monday — Focus Bangla