(Top row, left to right) Abdus Salam, Shafiqul Islam Khan, and Nazrul Islam Monju; (Bottom row, left to right) Abdul Qayyum Choudhary, Sakhawat Hussain Khan, and Shaukat Hussain Sarkar – newly appointed administrators of Dhaka South, Dhaka North, Khulna, Sylhet, Narayanganj and Ghazipur City Corporation.Collected
Workers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Ghazipur on Saturday after a female employee was crushed by a municipal garbage truck in the morning. According to the police and workers, at around 8 in the morning a group of workers were crossing the road in Kunia Borobari area. Then a garbage truck of the Municipal Corporation […]
An official of an RMG factory in Bhogara area of Ghazipur, on condition of anonymity, said, “We have opened the factory amid some fear. Since the workers have shown enthusiasm, we are hopeful that there will be no problems now. According to Ghazipur Industrial Police sources, the factories reopened on Saturday. He said workers joined […]
A press conference was held at his house in Chhoydana area of Ghazipur at around 11 pm in protest against the attack and vandalism on his convoy during the election campaign in Purba Baubazar area of Tongi, Ghazipur on Saturday afternoon. Jahangir Alam, son of Zaida Khatoon, who is the former mayor of the Municipal […]
The press conference was organized in view of the attack on Zaida Khatoon’s election campaign in Gopalpur area under Tongi Purbo police station on Thursday evening. A vehicle used for campaigning was allegedly vandalized and four supporters were injured during the attack. Zaida Khatoon, who is contesting under the symbol ‘Table Clock’, was also present […]
City BNP convenor Muniruzzaman Khan said the candidates who have turned out will formally request to withdraw their candidature. If they do not comply then whatever decision is taken from the Center will be implemented. Speaking to Pratham Aalo, Acting Organizing Secretary of Barishal Division of BNP, Bilkis Akhtar said, show cause notices will be […]
The Central Working Committee of the ruling Awami League expelled Jahangir Alam from the party on November 19, 2021 after an audio clip went viral. However, the ruling party announced amnesty for Jehangir Alam on January 21 this year after he appealed to the party high command. He again sought the party’s nomination for the […]
Of the 29 expelled leaders, 25 are contesting for general councilor posts and four reserved for women councillors. Earlier, on May 6, Prothom Alo had run a report under the headline ’24 BNP leader-activists competing for councilor posts in Ghazipur city polls’. Ghazipur BNP member secretary Shaukat Hussain Sarkar told ALO earlier that 30 BNP […]
The Election Commission had earlier issued another letter to Zahid Ahsan on April 29, warning him for violating the election code of conduct. Amid repeated violations of the code of conduct in the Ghazipur city elections, the Election Commission held an emergency meeting on Thursday evening to discuss the matter. The returning officer had earlier […]
The Jatiya party on Thursday nominated its mayoral candidates for the upcoming elections to five municipal corporations – Ghazipur, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi and Barishal, news agency BSS reported. In Jatiya Sansad also, the main opposition caste party has given MM Niyaz Uddin to Ghazipur Municipal Corporation, Saiful Islam Swapan to Rajshahi Municipal Corporation, Shafikul Islam […]
On the other hand, with various opposition parties including BNP taking to the streets raising questions against the electoral system, all eyes are on the government’s role in the city election, especially ahead of the national election. The Awami League also intended to demonstrate a fair election in the city elections. While the party is […]