Politics
Elect me to enjoy all civic amenities: Ishraque
BNP’s Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain on Monday urged voters to elect him to have a liveable and clean city with all civic amenities.
Mass wave in favour of ‘Sheaf of Paddy’: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday carried out electioneering in favour of Tabith Awal, their party’s mayoral candidate in the elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), saying that a mass wave has been created in favour of ‘Sheaf of Paddy’.
Unity can bring sure success for BNP in city polls: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said their party will surely win the elections to Dhaka south and north city corporations foiling all the ‘plots’ if only its leaders and activists get united.
BNP mayoral candidates vow to fight corruption
Calling upon voters to go to polling stations on February 1 braving any kind of obstruction, BNP’s mayoral candidates in the elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations on Sunday promised that they would fight against corruption if they are elected.
BNP candidates content at deferment of polls
BNP’s mayoral candidates in the elections to Dhaka’s two city corporations on Saturday said they were content with the Election Commission’s decision to give in to the demand from a number of quarters and delay the election
EVM use can’t be allowed, says Oikyafront
Describing the electronic voting machine (EVM) as a new method of rigging votes, Jatiya Oikyafront on Saturday warned that it will not allow the Election Commission (EC) to use it in the elections to two Dhaka city corporations.
BNP still reeling under 'losses' caused by past movements
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said their party is still struggling to recover from the 'losses' it suffered during its movements before and after the 2014 national election.
Hold voting with ballot papers, demands Tabith
BNP’s mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) election Tabith Awal on Thursday demanded that voting be held with ballot papers, saying people are still not ready to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Efforts to manipulate polls to be resisted: BNP
Voicing fear that the government may try to bring the two Dhaka city polls in its favour using law enforcers, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday warned that their party will not sit idle this time if it happens.
BNP mayoral runner Ishraque indicted in graft case
A court here on Wednesday framed charges against Ishraque Hossain, the BNP candidate in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls, in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).