Barrister Sayedul Haque Sumon emerged victorious in the national election for the Habiganj-4 seat, defeating the Awami League candidate and incumbent State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali. Sumon, who ran as an independent candidate, secured 1.98 lakh votes, while two-time Awami League lawmaker Mahbub Ali received 47,000 votes, as per the locally announced election results. A ...

Some 40% votes were cast in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad elections, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal. The CEC disclosed the percentage of voters’ turnout while addressing a press conference held at Nirbachan Commission Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital on Sunday afternoon. He said the final count of percentage has not yet been concluded. “However, according to ...

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 ...

The partner of ex-Conservative MP Peter Bone, Helen Harrison, has been selected to replace him as the Tory candidate in the Wellingborough by-election. The by-election was triggered following Mr Bone’s suspension from the House of Commons over bullying and sexual misconduct claims. Mr Bone, who was also suspended from the Conservative Party, has denied the allegations. He was elected MP ...

With an aim to win the Under-19 World Cup trophy for the second time, Bangladesh youth team leaves country for South Africa at the early hour on Sunday, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said. The expectation is high on the youngsters this time around after they clinched the Asia Cup trophy for the first time in December last year, ...

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 ...

The independent candidate for Rajshahi-1 constituency and film actress Sharmin Akter Nipa alias Mahiya Mahi didn’t get any single vote in 17 polling centres out of a total of 158 centres in the district. Rajshahi Returning officer’s office confirmed the information on an announcement at around 8.30pm on Sunday. Apart from her, Trinamool BNP candidate Jamal Khan Dudu, BNM candidate ...

Former chairman of Public Service Commission (PSC) Dr Mohammad Sadique has unofficially been elected in Sunamganj-4 (Sadar-Biswaramvarpur) constituency. He bagged 91,100 votes while his nearest rival Jatiya Party’s candidate and former MP Advocate Fazlur Rahman got 31,700 votes. The total number of polling centres in the constituency are 112, while the total number of voters are 3,41,829. Of them, 1,73,366 ...

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 ...