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Jordan’s King presses Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza
09:59 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayJordan’s King Abdullah II has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and bring an end to the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Palestinian territory, as the months-long war continues to rage...
JaPa secy gen Chunnu wins Kishoreganj-3
09:45 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayJatiya Party Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu has won the Kishoreganj-3 (Karimganj-Tarail) seat in the 12th national elections...
Hasina elected in Gopalganj-3
09:16 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayAwami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been elected in Gopalganj-3 (Tungipara-Kotalipara) constituency in the 12th general elections. According to the unofficial results, she bagged 2,49,962 votes while her nearest rival National People's Party (NPP) candidate Sheikh Abul Kalam got 460 votes...
Sheikh Hasina sets example of holding a free, fair polls: Quader
08:50 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Sheikh Hasina has set an example of holding a free and fair national election...
People boycott govt's fabricated polls
07:56 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayBNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the country's people gave an unprecedented verdict against the fabricated election of the government by boycotting it...
China's COSCO halts shipping to Israel -Israeli media
06:42 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayChinese shipping firm COSCO has suspended shipping to Israel, Israeli financial news website Globes reported on Sunday...
40% votes cast in general election: CEC
06:02 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said around 40 percent votes were cast in the 12th general elections held on Sunday. "According to the information we received, 40 percent votes were cast. But it may increase or decrease," he told the journalists at Nirbachan Bhaban this afternoon...
Ctg AL aspirant Mostafizur's candidacy scrapped
05:27 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayThe Election Commission (EC) has canceled the candidacy of Mostafizur Rahman, the Awami League nominated candidate for the Chattogram-16 seat, for breach of electoral code of conduct...
Voting in 12th national elections ends
04:21 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayVoting in the 12th parliamentary election has ended and now counting is on. Earlier at 8 am, the balloting started in 42,103 centers across the country. A total of 1,970 candidates, including 1,534 from 28 political parties and 436 independents, are vying in the polls...
27pc votes cast in 7 hours
03:46 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayElection Commission Secretary Md Jahangir Alam has said 27% votes were cast in seven hours from 8am to 3pm on Sunday in the 12th national parliamentary election. The EC Secretary said this at a press briefing at the media centre of Election Commission around 3:15pm.
Foreign election observers roaming openly: FS
03:00 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayThe foreign election observers are roaming around different polling centres openly since this morning while they put emphasis on transparency of the voting process rather the issue of voters’ turnout, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen.
18.50pc votes cast in first 4 hours
02:13 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayElection Commission Secretary Md Jahangir Alam has said 18.50% votes were cast in the first four hours in the 12th national parliamentary election. The EC Secretary said this at a press conference at the media centre of Election Commission on Sunday.
Those who oppose vote are enemies of country and democracy: Nanak
01:32 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayAwami League presidium member and ruling Awami League candidate of Dhaka-13 constituency Jahangir Kabir Nanak has said those who are opposing democracy and vote are the enemy of the country as well as the democracy.
EC Anisur hopes over 50pc turnout in polls
01:16 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayElection Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman expressed his optimism that over 50 percent of votes could be cast in the 12th parliamentary election. Talking to journalists after casting his vote at the Dhaka City College centre around 8:30 on Sunday morning, he said, "I hope that over 50 percent of the votes will be cast."
AL candidate’s supporter hacked to death in Munshiganj
12:39 PM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayA supporter of the ruling Awami League candidate Mrinal Kanti Das of Munshiganj-3 constituency was hacked to death allegedly by the followers of independent candidate Md Faisal Biplob in front of a polling centre at Tangore area of Mirkadim municipality under Sadar upazila in Munshiganj on Sunday morning.
Voting in a Narshingdi-4 centre cancelled
11:30 AM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayThe polling in a center of Narshingdi-4 (Monohardi-Belabo) constituency have been cancelled for alleged irregurities.
Polls acceptance to people is important: PM
11:08 AM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayPrime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina urged the voters to exercise franchise to continue country's democracy, saying she doesn't bother who accepted the election or not as polls acceptance to people is only important issue.
Security beefed up at Election Commission building
10:39 AM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayA three-tier security system has been set up at the Election Commission (EC) building in Dhaka centering the 12th national parliamentary election on Sunday.
CEC casts vote at Habibullah Bahar College
10:07 AM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayChief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal cast his vote at Habibullah Bahar College centre in Dhaka’s Shantinagar in the 12th national parliamentary election on Sunday morning.
Russian missile attack kills 11 in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk
09:38 AM, 07 Jan 2024 SundayA Russian missile strike killed 11 people and injured 10 on Saturday in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said.