Last-minute mass-contact by heavy weight leaders from both the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP, marked the end of the campaign for the mayoral polls in the four city corporations –Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal- scheduled for June 15. Though officially political parties can not contest the city corporation election, it has turned into ... Read more
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Fakhrul accuses govt of plotting to rig mayoral polls
A senior BNP leader has warned that his party would launch a movement to unseat the government if the latter tries to defeat the opposition-backed candidates by rigging the mayoral polls in four city corporations on June 15. The government was hatching a plot to defeat the opposition party-backed mayoral candidates as people from all ... Read more
428 out of 528 City Corporation polling centres vulnerable: EC
The zonal election offices and law enforcement agencies have identified 428 out of 582 polling centres in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet City Corporations as “vulnerable”. In a paper prepared by the Election Commission (EC), based on information supplied by these agencies, it noted that “Rajshahi is the den of ‘Sibir-Jamaat’
BNP to support its candidates in city corporation elections
Opposition BNP has decided to provide necessary support to their candidates in all city corporation polls. The decision was taken at the party’s national standing committee meeting, held on Saturday night with BNP Chairperson and the leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia in the chair The meeting held at Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan party office discussed ... Read more
Sylhet printing houses pass busy days as SCC polls near
Printing shops in the Sylhet city are up to their ears in work, bringing out posters, leaflets and others polls related materials as the city corporation elections are drawing closer. Market sources said the owners and employees of the publishing houses in the city are now working round the clock for meeting the demand of ... Read more
EC not to deploy Army during upcoming City Corpn polls
The Election Commission has no plans to deploy the Army during the City Corporation elections, announced chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmadon Thursday. “I did not find anything wrong in terms of the law and order situation in 4-city areas; it is satisfactory. There is no ground for deploying the army during the City
Mayoral aspirant appeals against cancellation of nomination paper
A mayoral aspirant, whose nomination paper was cancelled by the returning officer in the Sylhet City Corporation, filed an appeal with the divisional commissioner Thursday afternoon challenging the decision. The appellant Nasim Hossain, also the Sylhet city BNP vice-president,
Candidature of 134 ward councilor aspirants declared valid in Sylhet
The returning officer in the Sylhet City Corporation elections on Thursday declared valid the candidatures of 134 general ward councilor aspirants after scrutinising the already submitted nomination papers. The election office, however, declared 18 out of total 152 nomination
Nagarik Committee formed to support Kamran
A section of citizens in Sylhet have formed a 501-member Nagarik Committee and declared the outgoing Sylhet city mayor, Badar Uddin Ahmad Kamran, s their candidate for mayoral race in the upcoming elections to the city corporation scheduled for June 15. The announcement came at a meeting at a community centre
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
Rajshahi, Khulna civic polls date announced
The Election Commission on Monday announced that the polls for Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet City Corporations will be held on June 15. Chief election commissioner (CEC) Rakibuddin Ahmed announced the poll dates at a press briefing at the EC office. Commissioners Mohammad Abu Hafiz; Brig. Gen. (retd) Md Zabed Ali, Md Shahnewaz,
Polls to 5 city corps ‘before Ramadan
Elections to five city corporations, including the newly-formed Gazipur one, are likely to be held before Ramadan, election commissioner Javed Ali said on Monday. “We may complete elections to the five city corporations at a time before Ramadan,” he said while talking to reporters at his Election Commission (EC) office. The Ramadan is expected to begin ... Read more