Bangladesh

Armed forces have been deployed across the country on Wednesday (January 3) to perform election duties. They will remain on the field from till January 10 to support the Election Commission or local civil administrations to ensure law and order before and after election.  

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country didn’t see any development during the regimes of illegal power grabbers who seized power violating the constitution with the strength of arms. Seeking vote for her party’s election symbol ‘boat’, he reiterated that the country’s people witness development when boat remains in power. “Bangladesh witnessed no development when ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has rejected the prayer of ‘Boat’ candidate Simin Hossain Rimi seeking cancellation of the candidature of independent candidate Alam Ahmed in Gazipur-4 constituency. A six-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice on Tuesday passed the order rejecting the plea of Simin Hossain Rimi. As a result, the candidature of Alam Ahmed in ...

Armed forces will be deployed to perform election duties from Wednesday (January 3) . A press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in this regard on Tuesday confirmed the matter. They will remain on the field from January 3-10 to support the Election Commission or local civil administrations to ensure law and order before and after election. The 12th ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) candidate for Chuadanga-1 constituency, Advocate Sohrab Hossain, has withdrawn his candidacy from the 12th parliamentary election race, alleging lack of cooperation from his party and coordination. He is the president of Chuadanga district unit of Jatiya Party, reports UNB. Expressing frustration, the Jatiya Party leader said, “You know how this year’s voting is going to be held. ...

Public transport, private vehicles and rickshaws will ply on the election day on January 7 to ensure voters’ turnout. However, the movement of motorcycles, microbuses and steamers will be stopped. A notice in this regard will be issued soon. Mostafizur Rahman, senior secretary of the Public Security Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs, said these at a programme on ...

Awami League aspirant in Barishal-4 constituency Shammi Ahmed and independent candidate Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah of the Barisal-5 constituency failed to contest in the coming national election, according to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the decision on Awami League candidate for Faridpur-3 constituency Shamim Haque over his dual citizenship will be taken after one week. ...

Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the people to give a befitting reply to BNP and Jamaat’s arson violence by casting their votes in the January 7 national election. “Don’t only cast your vote, but also protect your vote. Give a befitting reply to arson violence of BNP and Jamaat,” she said. The AL chief said this ...

Nobel peace laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday stressed that he has been punished for a crime he didn’t commit. “I have been punished for a crime that I haven’t committed,” Yunus told reporters after he was convicted in a case over violation of labor law. “If you want to call it justice, you can,” UNB reports. Earlier this afternoon, ...

The Dhaka court that sentenced Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom to six months’ jail in a case over violation of labor law has granted them conditional bail. Dhaka 3rd Labor Court Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana pronounced the judgment. Dr Yunus’ lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun said the court granted bail to all for ...