GCC polls: Voter lists snatched, BNP alleges

Agents and supporters of BNP mayor candidate in the Madinatul Ulum Senior Madrassa polling centre at Gazipur Sadar upazila allege that all their voter lists have been snatched by the Awami League mayor candidate’s supporters.
26 June 2018, 04:33 AM

GCC polls: Many BNP agents beaten, driven out of polling centres, alleges Hasan

BNP's mayoral candidate for Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Hasan Uddin Sarker alleged that many of his agents were beaten up and driven out from different polling centres since voting began in the city.
26 June 2018, 03:36 AM

AL’s Jahangir Alam elected Gazipur mayor

Awami League nominated candidate Md Jahangir Alam is elected mayor in Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) elections today defeating his rival BNP contender Hasan Uddin Sarker by a big margin.
26 June 2018, 01:47 AM

Quader hopes GCC polls to be held peacefully

Awami League General Secretary and Roads Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader expresses his optimism that the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election will be held in free, fair, neutral and peaceful manners.
25 June 2018, 14:53 PM

Noufel apologises to EC for violating poll code

Awami League’s Dhaka unit leader Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Noufel apologises to the Election Commission for violating election code in Gazipur City Corporation.
25 June 2018, 12:11 PM

Partisan lawmen barrier to fair GCC polls: BNP

BNP accuses the authorities of deputing partisan members of the law enforcement agencies for tomorrow’s Gazipur City Corporation election.
25 June 2018, 11:31 AM

EC satisfied with GCC polls situation: AL

The Election Commission (EC) is satisfied with the overall situation in Gazipur ahead of the Gazipur City Corporation polls, a delegation of Awami League says.
25 June 2018, 09:49 AM

GCC polls: 'Prep underway, no risk during polls’

There is no risk during Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) elections as a large number of law enforcers have been deployed, says the Returning Officer Rakib Uddin Mondol.
25 June 2018, 07:13 AM

Nomination paper collection gains momentum in RCC election

With only three days left, collection of nomination papers for contesting in the forthcoming election to Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has gained momentum.
25 June 2018, 06:50 AM

Turkey's Erdogan emerges victorious, setting him up for tighter grip on power

Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan emerges victorious from his biggest electoral challenge in a decade and a half, giving him the sweeping, executive powers he has long sought and extending his grip on the nation of 81 million until at least 2023.
25 June 2018, 05:35 AM

Law enforcers don’t kill anyone willingly in anti-narcotic drives: Home minister tells JS

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the parliament says law enforcement agencies don’t kill anyone willingly in anti-narcotics drives.
24 June 2018, 17:00 PM

Tarique is British national, says Shahriar again

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam pulls the nationality of BNP’s acting chief Tarique Rahman into focus and claims, yet once again, that he is now a British national.
24 June 2018, 14:29 PM

AL leaders break code in Gazipur, one says sorry

A ruling Awami League leader is caught violating electoral conduct in Gazipur ahead of the city corporation election there, for which he has apologised.
24 June 2018, 13:45 PM

BNP picks Bulbul for Rajshahi, Sarwar for Barisal

BNP announces their candidate choice for mayor positions to upcoming city corporation elections to Rajshahi and Barisal – to be held on July 30.
24 June 2018, 13:21 PM

BNP wants Gazipur police chief ousted

BNP expresses doubts over security arrangement in Gazipur ahead of the city corporation election and demanded that the district’s police chief be removed.
24 June 2018, 08:11 AM

GCC polls: 'Cops from Khulna deployed for Khulna style election', alleges BNP mayor candidate

BNP-nominated Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor candidate Hassan Uddin Sarkar alleges that policemen of Khulna range are being deployed in a bid to conduct a "Khulna model election" in the city.
24 June 2018, 08:11 AM

Trudeau fined $100 over gift of sunglasses

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays a fine of $100 over a gift of sunglasses, CBC News reports.
24 June 2018, 06:37 AM

BGB deployed in Gazipur ahead of city polls

A total of 29 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members are deployed in Gazipur city ahead of the city corporation elections on Tuesday.
24 June 2018, 04:44 AM

Zimbabwe's President unhurt after blast at rally

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa escapes unhurt after an explosion rocked a stadium where he was addressing a political rally on Saturday, a month before the country is due to hold its presidential elections.
23 June 2018, 15:40 PM

No ‘Khulna-style’ polls to be accepted in Gazipur: BNP

BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed terms the Gazipur City Corporation polls as an acid test for both the government and the Election Commission and warns the government of dire consequences if ‘Khulna-style’ election is held there on June 26.
23 June 2018, 13:18 PM