Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said without polls, there is no scope to oust the government through clandestine means.

Leaders and activists of local Awami League and its associate bodies including Bangladesh Chhatra League, staged a rally and brought out processions in Khulna city today (October 21, 2022) ahead of BNP’s mass rally scheduled for tomorrow.

Bus owners in Jashore district have decided not to join the two-day strike called by Khulna Bus Owners and Workers Association on October 21-22, ahead of opposition BNP’s public rally slated for October 22.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has warned that government will have to take full responsibility if any untoward incident takes place in Khulna divisional rally.

To make BNP's mega rally a success tomorrow, party leaders and activists began journeying from Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Meherpur, Magura and Kushtia in whatever way they could manage.

Bus owners are suspending bus services in Khulna for two days from today ahead of the BNP’s protest rally in the city tomorrow.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said his party never creates any obstacles to BNP’s rallies; rather the AL government is providing administrative assistance for holding their programmes.

Without having a feasibility study done, the Election Commission sent a proposal for a development project worth Tk 8,711 crore for purchasing two lakh electronic voting machines and their management.

The local administration and law enforcers said they did not see any irregularities during the suspended Gaibandha-5 by-polls.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged the government is removing the government officials from their jobs out of anxiety.

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (October 20, 2022) said his party never creates any obstacles to BNP rally rather the AL government is providing administrative assistance in holding their programmes.

Accusing the government of trying to suppress the movement of opposition parties, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (October 20, 2022) questioned what the government can achieve by preventing BNP from holding big rallies.

Former election commissioners and top EC officials yesterday stressed the need for coordination between the Election Commission and its field-level officials to hold a free and fair parliamentary election.

Some polling officials yesterday alleged they did not get enough cooperation from law enforcers and magistrates to stop irregularities during the Gaibandha-5 by-election on October 12.

Just three days ahead of the BNP’s scheduled protest rally in Khulna, district bus owners’ association and a labour union yesterday announced that buses would not operate on Friday and Saturday if their demand for taking locally-made three-wheelers off roads was not met by today.

Leaders of Khulna Bus Owners and Workers' Union have decided to suspend all types of bus services in the district on October 21 and 22.

Police allegedly detained 17 leaders and activists of BNP early today (October 19, 2022) from Jashore ahead of party's rally in Khulna on October 22.

If any election official is found involved in the Gaibandha-5 polls irregularities, action would be taken against them as per the level of their crime, Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina repeatedly talks about a possible famine in the country next year because her government is losing control over everything, including the administration, for corruption and mismanagement, alleged the BNP.

Members of Chhatra League at Jahangirnagar University have been accused of verbally abusing freshers.