NAWABGANJ: Independent candidate from Dhaka-1 (Dohar-Nawabganj) Advocate Salma Islam has boycotted the 11th national elections after raising various allegations. She arranged a press briefing to make the announcement at her Kamarkhola residence in Nawabganj around 12pm on Election Day

FARIDPUR: BNP’s candidate for 11th parliamentary elections from Faridpur-2 Shama Obayed has boycotted the elections after surfacing various allegations.  She made the announcement in the morning. No BNP agent was allowed to enter the polling stations. BNP candidate Shama Obayed

DHAKA: Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront’s Dhaka-17 candidate Andaleeve Rahman Partho has boycotted the 11th national elections after raising several allegations at the noon of Election Day (Dec 30). “(I) have boycotted the elections in context of overall situation,” he told

DHAKA: ICT Affairs Adviser to Awami League President Sheikh Hasina Sajeeb Wazed Joy expressed hope that people of the country will elect AL by casting vote on ‘boat’ symbol in 11th parliamentary elections. “(We) hope the countrymen will vote for ‘boat’, will make ‘boat’

NOAKHALI: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader hoped that the leaders and activists of his party will work for protecting voting rights of the people. “Evil forces could hatch plot. They could even steal votes,” he said. “The security forces remain active so that any

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront top leader Dr Kamal Hossain has alleged that their polling agents have been removed from poling centers in various parts of the country at early hours of the Election Day.  “It is unexpected,” he said “Our security forces including police have

CHATTOGRAM: A person was killed in a clash between two rival groups at Boroitoli in Banshkhali upazila Sunday dawn hours before voting begins in the 11th national election. The deceased was identified as Ahmad Kabir.  Chattogram Additional Police Super (South) Afruzul Haque Tutul

DHAKA: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina cast her vote in the 11th Parliamentary elections on Sunday morning. She cast her vote at Dhaka City College centre at Dhanmondi under Dhaka-10 constituency around 8 am.  Her sister Sheikh Rehana, daughter Saima Wazed Putul and Barrister

DHAKA: The official Facebook page of BNP has been recovered on Friday (Dec 28), two days after it was taken over by unknown hackers. BNP Assistant Office Secretary Muhammad Munir Hossain confirmed the matter in a press release Saturday (Dec 29). Meanwhile, all the distorted posts

PANCHAGARH: The wife of Awami Leaue candidate for the 11th national polls from Panchagarh-2 constituency Advocate Nurul Islam Sujon has died Saturday (Dec 29), on the eve of Election Day. She was 55. Nilufar Islam breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront top leader Dr Kamal Hossain urged the voters to go to the polling stations at early hours in the morning of Election Day and exercise their franchise with no fear.   “A festive atmosphere is supposed to persist in the country as voting will begin after the

DHAKA: Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, senior joint secretary of BNP, claimed that law enforcers arrested over 10,000 of its activists since the announcement of polls schedule on November 8. “Nine BNP activists have been killed in polls violence so far. At least 13,252 activists of Jatiya

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad quit the election race in Dhaka-17 constituency for the ruling party candidate. He declared his decision at an urgent press conference at his Baridhara residence on Thursday (Dec 27) and extended his support to Awami League’s candidate, ex-film

SYLHET: Police detained seven leaders and activists of BNP during an election campaign in Housing Estate area of Sylhet city Thursday (Dec 27). Sylhet district unit Chhatra Dal Vice President Chowdhury Mohammad Sohel was among the detainees. Identities of the rests couldn’t be

KERANIGANJ (DHAKA): Police detained three leaders of Awami League’s associate wings over Tuesday’s attack on BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy during an election rally in Dhaka. They were nabbed in a drive carried out on tip-off on Wednesday (Dec 26) night. South Keraniganj

THAKURGAON: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the attacks were being carried out on his party men and candidates of the 11th national elections with the help of state machinery. Fakhrul made the allegation while talking to the reporters at his Kalibari residence in

TANGAIL: Miscreants vandalized two private vehicles of Jatiya Party candidate for Tangail-5 constituency Shafiullah Al Munir on Wednesday (Dec 26). Four persons sustained injuries in the incident. A group of unidentified miscreants vandalized a SUV and a microbus while one of

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront leaders alleged that the policemen are playing the roles of ruling party’s ‘cadre force’ and carrying out attacks on the candidates of the opposition alliance.  The alliance organized a press briefing at Oikyafront’s central office in Purana Paltan, at

COMILLA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader lambasted at Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain and asked him to resign as a ‘failed’ leader. “Not the CEC (Chief Election Commissioner), you should resign as a failed leader of Oikyafront,” Quader said indicating

BRAHMANBARIA: Joint forces detained 12 persons after conducting a raid in BNP candidate for Brahmanbaria- 3 (Sadar and Bijoynagar) constituency Khaled Hossen Mahbub Shyamal’s residence. The drive, began at 2:30 pm and ended 4 pm, was conducted at Puniaut area of the town on