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Khulna: BNP demands army in Chalna, Paikgachha
BNP Khulna district unit yesterday demanded deployment of army in Chalna and Paikgachha for holding free, fair and peaceful elections to the municipalities scheduled for January 13, reports our staff correspondent. Prof Majidul Islam, president of the unit, made the demand at a press conference at the party office here in the morning. "We want army deployment at Chalna and Paikgachha municipalities for four days from January 12 to contain pre-poll and post-poll violence," the BNP leader said. He also appealed to the civil and police administration to play neutral role in the election. Prof Majidul alleged that lawmakers, upazila chairmen and local leaders of the ruling party are violating code of conduct in presence of judicial magistrates and law enforcers while campaigning in favour of their candidates in the two municipalities. Besides, bribing of voters and damaging of posters of BNP candidates by the ruling party men, free movement of outlaws and the role being played by police in dealing with such unwanted polls-related situation have already put a fair election to the two municipalities on a big question mark, he said. He further alleged that the ruling party musclemen have threatened to evict about 300 families from their makeshifts houses erected on land owned by Wapda at Chalna if they do not vote for the AL-nominated candidates. BNP has fielded single candidate to vie for the post of mayor both in Paikgachha and Chalna municipalities while the candidates nominated by grand alliance are facing rebel candidates in the race. Rajbari: HC restores candidacy of Razaul Hasan of BNP
The High Court on Sunday restored the candidacy of a mayoral candidate of Goalunda municipality, reports UNB. The court passed the order following a writ petition filed by BNP candidate Razaul Hasan Idris. He filed the writ challenging rejection of his nomination paper by the returning officer during scrutiny on December 30 on charge of being a loan defaulter. The HC sent an order to the deputy commissioner of Rajbari, district election officer and assistant returning officer to include Idris as a mayoral candidate.
BNP Khulna district unit yesterday demanded deployment of army in Chalna and Paikgachha for holding free, fair and peaceful elections to the municipalities scheduled for January 13, reports our staff correspondent. Prof Majidul Islam, president of the unit, made the demand at a press conference at the party office here in the morning. "We want army deployment at Chalna and Paikgachha municipalities for four days from January 12 to contain pre-poll and post-poll violence," the BNP leader said. He also appealed to the civil and police administration to play neutral role in the election. Prof Majidul alleged that lawmakers, upazila chairmen and local leaders of the ruling party are violating code of conduct in presence of judicial magistrates and law enforcers while campaigning in favour of their candidates in the two municipalities. Besides, bribing of voters and damaging of posters of BNP candidates by the ruling party men, free movement of outlaws and the role being played by police in dealing with such unwanted polls-related situation have already put a fair election to the two municipalities on a big question mark, he said. He further alleged that the ruling party musclemen have threatened to evict about 300 families from their makeshifts houses erected on land owned by Wapda at Chalna if they do not vote for the AL-nominated candidates. BNP has fielded single candidate to vie for the post of mayor both in Paikgachha and Chalna municipalities while the candidates nominated by grand alliance are facing rebel candidates in the race. Rajbari: HC restores candidacy of Razaul Hasan of BNP
The High Court on Sunday restored the candidacy of a mayoral candidate of Goalunda municipality, reports UNB. The court passed the order following a writ petition filed by BNP candidate Razaul Hasan Idris. He filed the writ challenging rejection of his nomination paper by the returning officer during scrutiny on December 30 on charge of being a loan defaulter. The HC sent an order to the deputy commissioner of Rajbari, district election officer and assistant returning officer to include Idris as a mayoral candidate.
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