The Election Commission (EC) has announced that by-elections to Mymensingh and Cumilla City Corporations will be held on March 9. EC Secretary Jahangir Alam announced the election schedule at a press conference at the EC Bhaban on Wednesday. The schedule for 231 other elections including municipality elections was also announced. The EC secretary
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Fakhrul made falsehood over voter turnout in by-polls: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Friday said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir lied over the voter turnout in recent by-polls to six constituencies in the country. "Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has allegedly tried to confuse the nation by presenting false information
Sylhet-3 By-polls: AL retains seat with increased majority
Awami League candidate Habibur Rahman Habib won the Sylhet-3 by-polls on Saturday, beating his nearest rival Jatiya Party's Atikur Rahman Atik by a huge margin. According to official results Habib bagged 90,064 votes in the constituency comprising three upazilas of Dakkhin Surma, Fenchuganj and Balaganj. Atik got only 24,752 votes. Sylhet Deputy
Sylhet-3 by-polls postponed until Aug 5
The High Court on Monday stayed the by-election to Sylhet-3 constituency till August 5 due to the worsening Covid situation in the country. The virtual HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order following a writ petition filed over the election. The election was scheduled to be held on July28. Earlier
AL picks Nuruddin Chowdhury Nayan for Laxmipur-2 by polls
Awami League on Saturday nominated Nuruddin Chowdhury Nayan, AL Laxmipur district unit general secretary, to contest the Laxmipur-2 constituency by-election. Awami League picked its candidate for contesting the election at a meeting of its Local Government Nomination Board held at Ganabhaban with party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the