Matia Chaudhary was also the Deputy Leader of the House in the 11th Parliament. Furthermore, the AL Parliamentary Board also decided to elect the current Speaker Shireen Sharmin Chaudhary as the Speaker of the 12th Parliament. The AL Parliamentary Board also decided to elect outgoing Deputy Chairman Shamsul Haq Tuku as the Deputy Chairman and […]
According to the Representation of the People Order, a contesting candidate is required to deposit Taka 20,000 in favor of the Election Commission during the submission of nomination, and failing to secure at least one-eighth of the total votes polled in a constituency, the candidate is disqualified. The money deposited by will be confiscated. Analysis […]
The swearing-in of the Cabinet will take place at Banga Bhavan, the official residence of the President, at 7 pm on Thursday. President of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad, Shirin Sharmin Choudhary, has already administered oath to the newly elected MPs on Wednesday morning itself. Earlier, the Election Commission (EC) had approved the publication of the […]
The EU welcomed the authorities’ agreement to make public the upcoming report and recommendations of the EU election expert mission and urged the Bangladeshi authorities to ensure a full investigation of all reported election irregularities. “…We call on the relevant authorities to ensure a timely and thorough investigation of all reported election irregularities.” The European […]
Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) protested at Bijoy 71 intersection in the capital on Tuesday afternoon and termed the recent so-called elections as ridiculous, unbalanced and a Potemkin exercise in which not more than 5-7 per cent voting took place. According to a press release, party leaders said that fake political parties, dummy candidates and […]
“I think Bangladesh’s partnership with all countries will continue with the new government also. He expressed hope that everyone will accept the new government and continue their cooperation with it. Abdul Momen further said, “We are very happy that we could conduct free, fair, acceptable and violence-free elections. The public has given its verdict, that […]
The Law Minister expressed hope that after the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, independent candidates will convey their views to the government. Responding to a question, Anisul Haq said that he (independent candidate) belongs to Awami League but he has not been selected as AL candidate. Rather, he was elected as an independent member of Parliament […]
The Election Commission (EC) will not comment on the statements of the United States and the United Kingdom regarding the 12th National Parliament election of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, it has been learned that the Election Commission has given its approval to the gazette related to the winners of 298 seats in the parliamentary elections. Today, when […]
