Tag: vote
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CEC predicts around 35% polling in third phase of Upazila Parishad elections
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal said that voting in the third phase of upazila parishad elections on Wednesday was satisfactory. The Chief Election Commissioner said that the voting rate could be more or less than 35 per cent. However, he said that it will take some time to get the actual information.
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Low turnout in Daulatpur Upazila Parishad elections of Kushtia: Only 6 votes were cast in 6 hours
He said that although polling started at 8 am, the first vote at the booth was cast at 9.22 am. “Whenever a voter is entering the centre, we see from the window that she will come to my booth. But no voter is entering my booth,” Sohail Ahmed told Prothom Alo. Presiding officer Sahajul Islam…
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Fifth phase of voting begins in India as Mumbai, the city of the Gandhi family, prepares to vote
After an initial poor showing, more people started voting, with an average turnout of 66.95 percent in the four phases and 69 percent in the fourth phase on May 13. Modi, who is expected to become prime minister for a third consecutive term, has been accused by opponents of targeting minority Muslims to appease fundamentalist…
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India votes to rejoin Kashmir and gets ready to oppose Modi
Rebel groups opposing Indian rule have waged an insurgency along the border controlled by New Delhi since 1989, demanding either independence or merger with Pakistan. Thousands of soldiers, rebels and civilians have been killed in the conflict in the decades since, including in gunfights between suspected rebels and security forces in the past month. Violence…
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Obaidul Quader has warned that if AL does not stop in the field, BNP will carry out terrorist activities.
Noting that a conspiracy was taking place regarding the upazila elections, the AL general secretary urged the party leaders and workers to remain alert and not get involved in any conflict. Quader questioned whether any election was held peacefully without any reason during the BNP rule. He said the first phase of the sixth Upazila…
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CEC predicts 30-40% turnout in Upazila Parishad elections
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal said there could be different reasons for low voter turnout. “As we tried to know the matter, we were informed that many people could not come to cast their vote as they had gone to harvest their paddy. Storm and rain also occurred at some places. This could also…
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Madaripur Sadar Upazila Election: Low turnout, only one vote cast in 1.5 hours
Presiding Officer Dipankar Karmakar told Prothom Alo that the turnout has decreased due to drizzle in the area since morning. The number of voters will increase as the elections progress. There are a total of 2780 votes at the male polling station of Asmot Ali Khan Public School and College. Till 9:30 am, only 106…
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BNP expels 73 members for contesting Upazila Parishad elections
It said that as per the BNP constitution, he has been expelled from all levels of the party, including primary membership. BNP sources said those who have been expelled from the party are contesting the elections as president, vice president and woman vice president candidates. Members of the Standing Committee, the highest policy making body…
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Analysis of the 12th Parliament Election: Legitimacy, Participation and Controversy
There were 119.6 million voters in the 12th parliamentary election. According to the government, 5 crore votes have been counted. The number of election booths is 2,61,564. A total of 191 votes were counted at each booth in 8 hours. An average of 24 votes were counted every hour at each booth. According to estimates,…
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Bangladesh claimed independence: Mirza Fakhrul rejected foreign domination
“They had to suffer no less than us. They attacked the cantonment, took charge against the US and the army. No one could survive in Pakistani politics by resorting to this stance. Imran Khan has gone to jail, he has been sentenced to 34 years. More than 2,000 of their leaders and activists have been…
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Bangladesh is in danger of being swallowed by another country: Mirza Abbas
Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), a pro-BNP platform of doctors, organized an iftar at the Ladies Club in Eskaton, Dhaka. BNP acting president Tariq Rehman addressed the event virtually as the chief guest. “The incident that happened on October 28, we have to think about what this incident did to us. We have to think…
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Russia begins voting as Ukraine calls it a 'farce'
“We have already shown that we can live together to defend the independence, sovereignty and security of Russia,” he said in a video message accompanied by the Russian tricolor flag and the presidential state emblem. “It is extremely important today that we do not deviate from this path,” he said. Early voting was already underway…
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CAA: Amit Shah criticizes Mamata and others, questions their right to refuse implementation
“He (Kerjiwal) is unaware that all these people have already taken refuge in our country. He is living in India. Those coming to our country will get citizenship by 2014,” Shah said. “And if he is worried, why doesn't he talk about Bangladeshi infiltrators? Why doesn't he oppose the Rohingyas? This is because they are…
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Mamta Banerjee called the Citizenship Amendment Act a game to snatch your rights.
Taking aim at the BJP, he said, “Do you know the meaning of Ram Rajya? Shri Ram went to exile to fulfill his promises and you break parties and put people in jail? These (implementation of CAA) are all tricks to win elections, but the people of the country know everything.” Also, AAP leader and…
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'Based on Godse's thinking, CAA is only to target Muslims': Asaduddin Owaisi
'Based on Godse's thinking, CAA is only to target Muslims': Asaduddin Owaisi