Rahgir Almahi Ershad takes oath as MP
10 October 2019, 09:03 AM
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Rangpur-3 by-polls: ‘Will consider if JP wants to contest from AL alliance’
12 September 2019, 06:22 AM
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JS polls: Shujan demands Supreme Judicial Council to probe irregularities
9 July 2019, 07:15 AM
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BNP’s Siraj wins Bogura-6 by-polls
24 June 2019, 07:12 AM
JS Polls 2018
HC rejects writ challenging MPs’ oath-taking
18 February 2019, 07:26 AM
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Zakia Nur takes oath as MP
16 February 2019, 09:40 AM
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Dec 30 polls challenged in High Court
13 February 2019, 21:13 PM
JS Polls 2018
Address 'threats to democracy' in Bangladesh
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Polls in Kishoreganj-1 Feb 28
22 January 2019, 13:29 PM
JS Polls 2018
No tension in Grand Alliance
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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Hasina to vie polls from Gopalganj-3, Shirin from Rangpur-6
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections from Gopalganj-3 constituency. Now, Speaker of the Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will contest from the Rangpur-6 constituency, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.
7 December 2018, 10:07 AM
Workers Party, JSD, Bikalpa Dhara to vie polls with ‘boat’ symbol
Ruling Awami League (AL) grants 15 candidates of its six alliance components to compete the upcoming parliamentary election with its electoral symbol “boat”.
7 December 2018, 09:47 AM
Oikyafront postpones announcement of contenders’ final list
Jatiya Oikyafront postpones its schedule of announcing the final list of candidates for contesting in the upcoming general election.
7 December 2018, 08:05 AM
How many seats AL shares with alliance partners
Awami League has given 40 to 42 seats to its key alliance partner HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party (JP) out of 300 constituencies to contest the upcoming general election.
7 December 2018, 07:29 AM
JP’s Hawlader denied, Sohel Rana accepted
The Election Commission (EC) turns down candidature of Jatiya Party leader Ruhul Amin Hawlader from Patuakhali-1 constituency, for contesting the upcoming general election.
7 December 2018, 05:28 AM
EC okays candidacy of 17 on day 2
The Election Commission (EC) declares 17 candidates valid after hearing 40 petitions filed against the rejection of their nomination papers by the returning officers during scrutiny on December 2.
7 December 2018, 05:03 AM
Arson as in 2014-15 not wanted again
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government did not want to see the people burning alive which had happened in 2014-15 in the name of resisting election and ousting the government.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Party Candidates for Polls: AL, BNP likely to unveil lists today
Both the ruling Awami League and its archrival BNP are likely to unveil today their final lists of parliamentary candidates, leaving out seats for their alliance partners.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Supporters of Natore AL aspirant block train link
Train services between Dhaka and the northern districts remained suspended for around an hour yesterday as the supporters of an Awami League aspirant blockaded rail link demanding his party ticket for the December 30 polls.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Healed partly
Thirty-seven BNP candidates yesterday won appeals at the Election Commission, helping the party recover partially from the damage done by rejection of the nomination papers of its 141 parliamentary aspirants.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Oikyafront to announce final list of candidates tomorrow
The Jatiya Oikyafront will announce its final list of candidates for the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.
6 December 2018, 15:12 PM
Bangladesh’s election ‘internal affair’: India
India says it considers the coming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh as an “internal affair” of Bangladesh and it was inappropriate to make any comment on that.
6 December 2018, 13:28 PM
AL to start giving final nomination letters from today: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that the party will start giving final nomination letters to their candidates today and the process will be completed by tomorrow [Friday].
6 December 2018, 13:14 PM
Fakhrul thanks EC
BNP says it sees a victory as the Election Commission (EC) has given back candidatures to some of its heavyweight candidates in contesting the December 30 national election.
6 December 2018, 13:07 PM
JSD to scrap Digital Security Act if voted to power
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) will scrap the digital security law and formulate a federal government if the party is voted to power.
6 December 2018, 12:05 PM
Scrutinise nominations of 3 aspirants from Dhaka-16, Kishoreganj-1, 2
The High Court (HC) directs the returning officers to receive and scrutinise nomination papers of three aspirants of Dhaka-16 and Kishoreganj-1 and Kishoreganj-2 constituencies in 12 hours.
6 December 2018, 10:34 AM
BNP’s Wadud Bhuiyan, Abdul Wahab denied
Election Commission rules BNP’s top candidates Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan and Abdul Wahab illegal to run for the upcoming elections.
6 December 2018, 07:58 AM
‘EC is under invisible pressure’
Syed Abul Maqsud, a columnist and civic rights activist, says the Election Commission is under an “invisible pressure” and therefore, it is failing to perform properly.
6 December 2018, 07:24 AM
Good news for upazila chairmen vying for JS polls
Upazila chairmen whose nominations were cancelled on the ground that their resignation from their posts were not accepted by the local government ministry are likely to get back their candidacy as the Election Commission okayed candidatures of at least three such election aspirants.
6 December 2018, 06:33 AM
Salman now faces BNP challenger
Salman F Rahman, adviser to AL president, now has a contender from BNP at Dhaka-1 constituency as Khondokar Abu Ashfaque got back his candidacy after appeal.
6 December 2018, 06:29 AM