UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk yesterday voiced distress that the environment for Sunday’s polls was marred by violence and repression of opposition candidates and supporters.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the Election Commission has provided an accurate percentage of the voter turnout in the 12th national polls held Sunday, and it welcomes anyone who wants to challenge the data.

Dhaka district had the lowest voter turnout in Sunday’s election, with only 25 percent vote cast, according to Election Commission data.

Kader, Murad face embarrassing defeats

Having won the National Film Award four times, Ferdous, as an actor, what roles does he plan to take on next? He answers, "I will look for the central roles only from now on, and I will be careful about choosing roles so that it doesn’t bring any negative outlook in my political career.”

BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan today demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and cancellation of yesterday’s "dummy election"

Bhutan has congratulated Prime Minister and Awami league President Sheikh Hasina for the landslide victory in the 12th National Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has congratulated Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her election victory on behalf of the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Commission is yet to announce full list of winners

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has congratulated Prime Minister and Awami league President Sheikh Hasina for the successful holding of the 12th National parliamentary election and her party's win

Palak bagged 1,35,688 votes while his nearest rival independent candidate with eagle symbol got 43,019 votes

A section of the foreign observers yesterday said the polls were by and large held in a free and fair manner, but lamented the boycott of the major opposition BNP and the incidents of electoral violence.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s strategy to make the election look competitive worked well, so much so that over a dozen heavyweights came tumbling down yesterday.

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina directed party leaders and activists not to bring out any victory processions after the declaration of election results.

This election was very difficult for the people to comprehend, said election observer Sharmeen Murshid.

In some constituencies, the voter turnout in the afternoon was supposedly four and a half times that of the morning but it could not go passed 40 percent.

BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday claimed the party’s call for boycotting the 12th parliamentary election was “successful”.

The Jatiya Party suffered a debacle in yesterday’s national polls as it won only 11 seats, sources at the party chairman’s office said.

It was 3:12pm and the voting was well underway at Model High School and College in Jatrabari’s Dania area.

Clashes, attacks on rival camps and crude bomb blasts left one person killed, 50 others injured, marring the 12th national election yesterday.