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 poll, a ‘do-or-die’ match for rival political alliances
The battle of the ballot in Barisal has turned into a fight between ‘jote’ and ‘mahajote’, between the BNP-led alliance and the ruling Grand Alliance. There are three mayoral candidates in the fray, but two of them are important: Ahsan Habib Kamal, who is supported by the 18-party alliance,
Hiron apologises for previous mistakes
Mamun terms EC, local admin ‘biased’ The ruling Awami League-led alliance-backed candidate, Shawkat Hossain Hiron, also the outgoing mayor of Barisal city, on Tuesday apologised for mistakes during his tenure and sought re-election in the upcoming mayoral election. He sought the apology while announcing a 23-ponts
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