BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said their party appealed to people to boycott the election. People have boycotted the election outright giving an unprecedented verdict. He made the remarks while addressing a virtual press conference on Sunday (January 7). Rizvi said: "We have appeared today to thank people
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BNP-Jamaat again kills people thru arson terrorism: Nasim
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim today said that BNP-Jamaat once again killed people by setting fire to a train and kept on their arson terrorism. "BNP-Jamaat, who does politics of sabotage, is keeping on arson terrorism. Once again, they killed people on train through their arson terrorism,"
Quader urges people to go to polling centers avoiding BNP’s rumor
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader today called upon the people to go to polling centers without any fear avoiding BNP's rumor and propaganda. "Boycott the programme of BNP-Jamaat spreading panic in polls. Law enforcement agencies and security forces have been deployed to help for holding a peaceful election," he urged the
Violence erupts across country ahead of elections
Violence erupted across the country with numerous reports of burning polling centres and elections camps as the campaigns for the 12th general elections reach the final stage,. Polling centres were burnt in Rajshahi and Feni, while elections camps were set on fire in Chapai Nawabganj and Natore. In Rajshahi, four polling centres
Polls campaign ends amid huge showdown Campaigning for national polls ends amid huge showdown
Contestants for the Sunday's 12th national election concluded their around three-week hectic campaign last midnight with huge showdowns. The candidates, particularly the heavyweight ones, were seen arranging a huge procession and showdown on the last campaign day. They also met voters irrespective of age, sex, creed and caste with posters and leaflets
Govt out to show artificial turnout in Jan 7 polls: Moyeen
BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday alleged that the government has taken various unconstitutional, immoral and deceptive moves, including intimidating voters, to show artificial voter turnout in Sunday's election. Speaking at a press conference, the BNP leader called upon the people to boycott the voting in the 'farcical'
Mass tide has been created in favour of boat:Obaidul Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary ObaidulQuaderFriday said an unprecedented mass tide has been created in favour of 'boat' across the country on the occasion of the 12th national elections to be held on Sunday. He made the remark while talking to journalists at Dhaka district AL office in the city's Tejgaon
Voters will vote freely amid flawless security: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-MamunFriday said the voters will be able to exercise their franchise freely amid flawless security system on January 7. "Members of Bangladesh Police are all set to discharge their duties on the occasion of the 12th National Parliament Election across the country. We have
Bangladesh election is domestic affair: India
India has continued to describe the January 7 election as a domestic affair of Bangladesh, while China said the next election will be a milestone for the democratic process of Bangladesh. "We have been very consistently saying that the election in Bangladesh is the domestic affair of Bangladesh," official spokesperson at
Dr Yunus was sentenced by court, not by AL: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said Dr Yunus was sentenced by a court and his party has no responsibility in this regard. He said this replying to a question from reporters about the conviction of Dr Yunus at a press conference at the party president's Dhanmondi office. "The workers