Attack, chase and counter-attack, nearly 120 injured: BNP’s 45th anniversary

Gaibandha Sadar police station BNP member secretary Ilyas Hussain said that the police stopped the procession and resorted to lathicharge without any provocation.Masood Rana, in-charge of Gaibandha police station, told Prothom Alo that BNP men ransacked several shops on Park Road with their procession and created a chaotic situation. Police fired six shells of tear […]

How fruitful will the EC test be?

In the words of the Election Commission, there cannot be ‘coordinated and planned irregularities’ without instigation by supporters of a particular candidate. This would be considered a major failure of this investigation. Nevertheless, the decision of the Election Commission to take action against 134 people accused of irregularities in the Gabandha by-election can be appreciated. […]

Election commission will take action against 134 officers including ADC

The Election Commission is going to take legal action against 134 officials, including a returning officer, for huge irregularities in the Gaibandha-5 by-election. Of these, there is one Additional Deputy Commissioner (Composite), one Executive Magistrate, 126 Presiding Officers and five Sub-Inspectors (SI). Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal confirmed the matter to reporters at Nibchan […]