DHAKA: Adarsha Dhaka Andalan, a pro-BNP organization, demanded the cancellation of Tuesday’s city corporation elections and resignation of all Election Commission (EC) officials.The organization’s member secretary Shawkat Mahmud read the writing statement placing the demands at a

DHAKA: The 23 eminent personalities submitted their written explanations before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on a rule why punitive actions would not be taken against them for the contempt of court by issuing statement against its order.The three-member ICT-2, headed by

SATKHIRA: Police arrested at least 95 persons including eight BNP-Jamaat men in overnight drives in Satkhira and Jessore districts.The drives were conducted from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday morning in different parts of the districts.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Satkhira

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) said that nearly 44 percent votes were cast in the Tuesday’s city corporations polls in Dhaka and Chittagong.According to the EC data, the lowest turnout was counted in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) while the highest was in Dhaka South City

SATKHIRA: Police arrested at least 54 persons including five BNP-Jamaat men in overnight drives in Satkhira.The drives were conducted from Tuesday midnight to Wednesday 10:30am in different parts of the district.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Satkhira district police special branch

DHAKA: The unofficial results of all 36 wards in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls have been declared early Wednesday.According to the unofficial results of 889 voting centers, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidates won 20 councilor posts.While BNP-backed candidates got only

DHAKA: The Election Commission unofficially has declared ruling Awami League-backed Annisul Huq mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Wednesday.According to unofficial results of DNCC polls, Annisul Huq (table clock symbol) bagged 460,117 votes while BNP-supported Tabith

DHAKA: Awami League-endorsed Sayeed Khokon was elected the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Wednesday, beating BNP-backed candidate Mirza Abbas by a margin of 241,005 votes.According to unofficial results of the Tuesday’s DSCC polls, Sayeed Khokon (Ilish symbol) secured

DHAKA: The counting of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to the banglanews news room Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from 60 centers out of 889 centers, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidate Sayeed Khokon

DHAKA: The counting of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to banglanews newsroom Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from 68 poll centers out of 1,093, ruling Awami League (AL)-supported candidate Anisul Haque with

CHITTAGONG: Amid boycott of BNP-backed candidate, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidate AJM Nasir Uddin has been elected the new mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) on Wednesday.According to unofficial results of the CCC polls, Nasir Uddin’s (elephant symbol) bagged 475,361

DHAKA: The counting of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to banglanews newsroom Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from Kalachandpur poll center in city’s Baridhara area, ruling Awami League (AL)-supported

DHAKA: The counting of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to banglanews newsroom Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from six poll centers, ruling Awami League (AL)-supported candidate Anisul Haque with the symbol

CHITTAGONG: The counting of the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to the banglanews newsroom Tuesday night.According to the unofficial results from 512 out of 719 voting centers, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidate AJM

DHAKA: The counting of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to the banglanews news room Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from fifteen centers out of 889 centers, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidate Sayeed

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said the polls in three city corporations of Dhaka and Chittagong has been held fairly and peacefully except some stray incidents.The CEC was addressing a post-poll press conference in the city on Tuesday afternoon.Rakibuddin

FROM MAHANAGAR NATYAMANCHA: A group of candidates of mayoral, councilor and reserved female councilor posts reached the office of Returning Officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in Mahanagar Natyamancha in city with complaints of irregularities.At least 30 complaints were

DHAKA: At least 19 people were injured in clashes in different areas of Dhaka North and South city corporations during election hours on Tuesday.The injured were admitted at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).DMCH emergency department ticket counter in-charge Mohammad Abdul Baten

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) joint secretary general Mahbubul Alam Hanif remarked that BNP is trying to make an issue by boycotting the city corporation polls.He came up with this opinion at a press conference in AL president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi

DHAKA: Six people, including a four-year-old boy, were injured when supporters of two councilor candidates locked into clashes at Kamalapur High School center of Dhaka South City Corporation on Tuesday.The injured -- Mukul, 37, Sumon, 28, Shafikul, 35, Saiful, 30, Sabbir, 30 an Arafat, 4