Bangladesh

Foreign observers including those from the USA, Canada and Russia, who witnessed the 12th general election of Bangladesh on Sunday, termed the polls as free, fair, peaceful, successful and legitimate. “I found the election as very peaceful, free, and fair,” said Jim Bates, US Member of Congress, at a press conference at a city hotel on Sunday. A good number ...

Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina has been elected unofficially in Gopalganj-3 constituency for the 8th time in the 12th general election. She bagged the seat achieving 2,49,965 votes in her constituency while her nearest rival M Nizam Uddin Lascar from Bangladesh Supreme Party secured 469 votes, said Returning officer of the district Kazi Mahbubul Alam. The polling that began ...

Independent candidate Mohiuddin Moharaj has unofficially been elected in Pirojpur-2 constituency in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election defeating Jatiya Party (JP) chairman Anwar Hossain Manju. Manju got defeated in the constituency for the first time. Returning officer concerned announced the results of all centres of the constituency on Sunday (January 7). It shows that Mohiuddin Moharaj with ‘Eagle’ symbol bagged ...

Voting in the 12th parliamentary election has ended, and the counting of ballots has begun, election officials said. The results will be released gradually throughout the night, according to the Election Commission (EC). The balloting began around 8 pm and continued until 4 pm, according to the election schedule. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal stated on Saturday that the ...

An assistant presiding officer has been caught red handed while taking bribe of Tk 25,000 at a polling centre under Jamalpur-2 constituency. Locals, later, handed him over to law enforcement agencies. The incident happened at 11pm on Saturday at Harindhora Government Primary School under Kulkandi Union. After that, the incident went viral in social media. Around 1am on Sunday, executive ...

Chief Election Commissioner CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has directed to arrest Industries Minister Nurul Mazid Mahmud Humayun’s son Manzurul Mazid Mahmud Saadi on charge of casting fake votes on ‘Boat’ symbol taking away a ballot book at a centre in Narsingdi-4 (Belabo-Narsingdi) seat. The CEC gave the directive to the local administration at 11:00am on Sunday. He also asked the ...

Voting at a polling centre in Narsingdi-4 constituency (Monohardi-Belabo) has been cancelled due to allegations of irregularities. Voting at Ibrahimpur Government Primary School in Sallabad union of Belabo upazila was cancelled at 8:40 am, shortly after voting began today, said District Returning Officer Dr Badiul Alam. The returning officer stated that the voting was cancelled due to allegations of ballot-stuffing. ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal cast his vote at Habibullah Bahar University College center in the city on Sunday morning, expressing his hope that the peaceful voting will be held across the country. “Every five years, national election comes. We complete the election process with coordinated efforts of all,” he told reporters after exercising his franchise around 8.30am. ...

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cast her vote at Dhaka City College in the capital on Sunday morning. She was accompanied by her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and sister Sheikh Rehana. Sheikh Hasina came to the polling centre before 7:55am amid tight security. Putul also voted there. Dhaka City College centre falls under Dhaka-10 constituency comprising Dhanmondi, ...

The long awaited voting in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad elections begins at 8:00am today (Sunday) and continue till 4:00pm without any break at 261,912 polling booths in 42,024 voting centres across the country. A large number of male and female voters throng the voting centres to cast their ballots braving cold and windy weather. They were found waiting in long ...