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A total of 44 political parties are registered with the Election Commission (EC). About 12 candidates from Jatiya Party, JP, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jashod) and Workers Party have contested the upazila elections with their respective party symbols. The ruling AL refrained from fielding party-nominated candidates to ensure competition and good turnout. However, several AL leaders […]
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Choudhary administered the oath to him at Jatiya Sansad Bhawan at 12 noon. Many top leaders of the party say that the election was not fair. This was a government-controlled election. The results were already decided. Again, many believe that the understanding regarding seat sharing between Awami League and JPA was not […]
After this, facing the demands of the opposition parties, a caretaker government was adopted through the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution. The seventh national election was held on 12 June 1996. 81 political parties took part in the election and there were 2,574 candidates. Awami League got 146 seats in that election. Six parties were […]
The youth seen firing bullets in broad daylight in Pahadtali of Chattogram-10 constituency has been identified as Shamim Azad alias ‘Black Shamim’. On condition of anonymity, a member of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police confirmed his identity to Prothom Alo Shamim is known as a supporter of Wasim Uddin Chaudhary, councilor of Pahadtali ward number 13 […]
Anyway, in order to create a semblance of ‘inclusiveness’ by going beyond the prevailing definitions, aspiring candidates other than those nominated by the ruling party have also been given scope to contest the elections. Concessions have been made to accommodate these candidates, known as ‘dummy candidates’. 26 so-called parties have also joined them, whose names […]
AK Abdul Momen, Awami League candidate in Sylhet-1 constituency, came to vote at Durgakumar Pathshala Government Primary School polling station in Bandara Bazaar area of Sylhet around 10:00 am. Reportedly, nurses from Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital were brought to the polling station to show active presence of voters at the polling station. Israel […]
Shakib Al Hasan, Awami League candidate for Magura-1 constituency, cast his vote at Dori Magura Government Primary School polling station today, Sunday, at around 8:00 am. Local Awami League leaders, workers and supporters believe that their victory is almost certain as there is no strong competitor in the election fray. Shakib Al Hasan along with […]
“Cash worth Tk 180,000 was recovered from them. Local residents said they were distributing money for kettles (the election symbol of an independent candidate). They are being interrogated,” he said. After the two of them were caught in a video footage being interrogated, Naeem Mia was heard saying that Mamun Mia, a supporter of the […]
Speaking to Prothom Alo on Saturday night, BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moin Khan said that the post-poll programs will be revealed a day later. BNP is in the struggle to restore the democratic rights of the people through peaceful agitation. BNP will continue its legitimate agitation on the streets until this demand is met. […]
It is rare to find such an example of such undivided support to the government by scholars and intellectuals anywhere in the world. We saw this in Bangladesh about 50 years ago. I was a college student at that time. I remember the scene: writers, artists, intellectuals standing in line to support BKSAL. Only a […]
12th The Jatiya Sangsad elections are to be held tomorrow, Sunday. Awami League is the main party in this election. The Awami League as well as independent candidates from the party are the major contenders. Outside this are the coalition partners, allies and some close parties led by the ruling party. Then there are some […]
He said that pressure can happen in other ways also. Those who are boycotting the elections may urge voters not to go to polling stations. CEC said that this could create pressure among voters. After the briefing, journalists asked Foreign Secretary Masoud bin Momen about the election commission’s response to diplomats’ questions about voter pressure. […]
This kind of stage show is becoming completely meaningless, so to gain credibility the CEC and its commissioners resorted to a last minute rush. Now when candidatures are cancelled, cases of election code violations are registered, or some transfers take place in the police and administration for partisan behaviour, people see it as a farce. […]
Referring to the appointment of the highest number of executive magistrates in this election, Anisur Rahman said that this was done to ensure free, fair and neutral elections. If they fail for any reason to conduct free, fair and credible elections, the state itself will fail. This will isolate Bangladesh from the whole world. Addressing […]
