DHAKA: Awami League has totally rejected opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront’s demand of holding the 11th national elections again, said the winning party Joint General Secretary Abdur Rahman.  “We are rejecting their demand in a whole. Their demand of reelection is illogical

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has called on his party leaders and activists not to behave foul with the opposition quarters while celebrating the win of Sunday’s elections.  “We have earned landslide victory. Celebrate the win in low-key arrangements. Do not

DHAKA: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (Dec 31) greeted Sheikh Hasina after leading Awami League to a landslide victory in the 11th parliamentary elections, held on Sunday (Dec 30). Modi called up Hasina to greet her soon after making it clear that the Awami League

DHAKA: BNP called an urgent meeting to decide its next moves after the 11th parliamentary elections of Sunday (Dec 30). The meeting is scheduled to be held at BNP chairperson’s political office in Gulshan at 4pm Monday (Dec 31).  Besides, BNP led 20-party alliance is scheduled to

SYLHET: Returning Officer has unofficially declared Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid victorious from Sylhet-6 constituency in the 11th national election. Awami League candidate Nurul Islam Nahid got 1, 96,015  votes  while his nearest rival Jatiya Oikyafront nominated BNP

DHAKA: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has bagged 2,29,539 votes to win over her nearest rival SM Jilani from Gopalganj-3 constituency in 11th parliamentary elections. BNP candidate SM Jilani got 123 votes. Gopalganj district Returning Officer (RO) Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman

DHAKA: Moha Jote candidate Zunaid Ahmed Palak has won the 11th parliamentary elections to represent Natore-3 constituency for the second consecutive tenure. As per the unofficial results, Palak bagged 2,30,296 votes with Awami League ticket while his nearest rival Daud Rahman bagged

DHAKA: Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront top leader Dr Kamal Hossain is scheduled to hold an urgent press briefing at 6pm. The briefing will be held at the alliance’s central office in Purana Paltan. Dr Kamal was addressing another briefing in Arambagh of the capital city, at

NAWABGANJ: Independent candidate from Dhaka-1 (Dohar-Nawabganj) Advocate Salma Islam has boycotted the 11th national elections after raising various allegations. She arranged a press briefing to make the announcement at her Kamarkhola residence in Nawabganj around 12pm on Election Day

FARIDPUR: BNP’s candidate for 11th parliamentary elections from Faridpur-2 Shama Obayed has boycotted the elections after surfacing various allegations.  She made the announcement in the morning. No BNP agent was allowed to enter the polling stations. BNP candidate Shama Obayed

DHAKA: Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront’s Dhaka-17 candidate Andaleeve Rahman Partho has boycotted the 11th national elections after raising several allegations at the noon of Election Day (Dec 30). “(I) have boycotted the elections in context of overall situation,” he told

DHAKA: ICT Affairs Adviser to Awami League President Sheikh Hasina Sajeeb Wazed Joy expressed hope that people of the country will elect AL by casting vote on ‘boat’ symbol in 11th parliamentary elections. “(We) hope the countrymen will vote for ‘boat’, will make ‘boat’

NOAKHALI: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader hoped that the leaders and activists of his party will work for protecting voting rights of the people. “Evil forces could hatch plot. They could even steal votes,” he said. “The security forces remain active so that any

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront top leader Dr Kamal Hossain has alleged that their polling agents have been removed from poling centers in various parts of the country at early hours of the Election Day.  “It is unexpected,” he said “Our security forces including police have

CHATTOGRAM: A person was killed in a clash between two rival groups at Boroitoli in Banshkhali upazila Sunday dawn hours before voting begins in the 11th national election. The deceased was identified as Ahmad Kabir.  Chattogram Additional Police Super (South) Afruzul Haque Tutul

DHAKA: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina cast her vote in the 11th Parliamentary elections on Sunday morning. She cast her vote at Dhaka City College centre at Dhanmondi under Dhaka-10 constituency around 8 am.  Her sister Sheikh Rehana, daughter Saima Wazed Putul and Barrister

DHAKA: The official Facebook page of BNP has been recovered on Friday (Dec 28), two days after it was taken over by unknown hackers. BNP Assistant Office Secretary Muhammad Munir Hossain confirmed the matter in a press release Saturday (Dec 29). Meanwhile, all the distorted posts

PANCHAGARH: The wife of Awami Leaue candidate for the 11th national polls from Panchagarh-2 constituency Advocate Nurul Islam Sujon has died Saturday (Dec 29), on the eve of Election Day. She was 55. Nilufar Islam breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront top leader Dr Kamal Hossain urged the voters to go to the polling stations at early hours in the morning of Election Day and exercise their franchise with no fear.   “A festive atmosphere is supposed to persist in the country as voting will begin after the

DHAKA: Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, senior joint secretary of BNP, claimed that law enforcers arrested over 10,000 of its activists since the announcement of polls schedule on November 8. “Nine BNP activists have been killed in polls violence so far. At least 13,252 activists of Jatiya