A close aide of BNP backed mayoral candidate in Barisal City Corporation has been injured in police firing triggering tension in the entire city ahead of the election. Police on Wednesday evening detained five female supporters of BNP backed candidate Ahsan Habib Kamal when they were distributing leaflets allegedly containing indecent remarks about AL backed ... Read more
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Barisal brawl continues before local polls
Candidates release election manifesto The Grand Alliance-backed Sammilito Nagorik Committee nominated Shawkat Hossain Hiron, outgoing mayor of the BarisalCity Corporation, as its mayoral candidate, on Tuesday evening, for the coming city corporation polls. Hiron announced a 23-point election manifesto, to transform Barisal into a modern and beautiful city, with civic amenities. Other mayoral
Barisal City Corp poll: 2 mayoral candidates complain of EC bias
Two of the three mayoral candidates in the Barisal City Corporation (BCC) election alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has failed to ensure a level playing field in the poll, scheduled to be held on June 15. Questions have been raised about the role of the local EC by these candidates. Candidates and their supporters ... Read more
Barisal poll: BNP leader questions EC’s impartiality, seeks army deployment
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday raised questions about the impartiality of the Election Commission (EC) and demanded deployment of the army in the Barisal City Corporation (BCC ) election. The BNP’s central vice-chairman Abdullal Al Noman and the BNP’s Barisal city unit president Mojibor Rahman Sarwar levelled these allegations
Kamal vows need-based development under master plan
Ahsan Habib Kamal, mayoral candidate of the 18-party alliance-backed Jatiyatabadi Nagarik Parishad, Sunday noon announced his 22-point election manifesto stressing sustainable development under a master plan. Meanwhile, central BNP vice-chairman Abdullal Al Noman
Mayoral candidates pledge to make Barisal city child-friendly
All of three mayoral candidates in the third Barisal City Corporation election have pledged to make the city children-friendly. They were speaking at a programme styled ‘face to face with children’ organised by a local monthly children magazine ‘Lal-Sabuj’ at Ashwini Kumar Hall
Nomination paper submission in BCC polls ends
The time for submission of nomination papers for the third Barisal City Corporation election, scheduled to be held on June 15, ended on Sunday. The election office also formed a vigilance and observation committee to monitor allegations of election rules violation.
Hiron officially declared 14-party candidate for BCC mayor post
BNP yet to take decision The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance on Friday declared city AL president and outgoing mayor Shawkat Hossain Hiron as their mayor candidate for the upcoming Barisal City Corporation election. Six mayoral candidates, including three from BNP, two from AL and JL and one from CPB, collected nomination papers for mayoral ... Read more
Collection of nomination papers for BCC polls continues
Collection of nomination papers by both the BNP-led 18-party and AL-backed 14-party alliance-backed candidates continued on Monday for the third Barisal City Corporation Election scheduled for June 15. Mujibur Rahman, Khulna regional election commissioner and returning officer for the BCC election, said three nomination paper for mayoral candidates, 60 for general
Nomination paper distribution begins
Distribution of nomination papers for the Barisal City Corporation elections scheduled to be held on June 15 started on Sunday. On the first day a total of 31 sets of nomination papers were collected by the aspirant candidates. Mujibur Rahman, Khulna regional election commissioner and returning officer for BCC election, disclosing this, said two nomination
BCC forms body to detect vulnerable buildings
The Barisal City Corporation authorities have formed a five-member team to detect vulnerable buildings in the city. Abu al-Masud Mamun, chief assessor of the city corporation, said slack enforcement of the existing laws and lack of public awareness have made a big number of multi-storey buildings in the city vulnerable to accidents like fires or ... Read more