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Ekramul Haque Titu becomes Mymensingh mayor for second time
Ekramul Haque Titu was unofficially declared the winner in the Mymensingh City Corporation election held on Saturday.
With this, Titu has once again become the mayor of the Mymensingh city corporation.
Belayet Hossain Choudhury, returning officer, announced the unofficial results of the election around 10:30 pm at Advocate Tarek Smriti Auditorium in the city.
Tahseen Bahar bags Cumilla City mayoral post
Titu, former mayor of the city corporation, bagged 1,39,604 votes while his nearest rival Advocate Sadequl Haque Khan Milky got 35,763 votes.
Three other candidates -- Ehtesamul Alam bagged 10,733 votes, Rezaul got 1,487 votes and Jatiyo Party candidate Shahidul Islam got 1,321 votes.
Balloting began at 8:00 am using Electronic voting Machines and continued till 4:00pm without any break.
MP Henry's husband wins Sirajganj Zila Parishad by-polls race
Besides, 149 councillors and 69 women councilors contested the polls for 33 ward councillors and 11 women reserved seats.
A total of 1,88,948 voters exercised their voting rights in this by-poll.
Tahseen Bahar bags Cumilla City mayoral post
Tahseen Bahar Shuchona was unofficially declared winner in the Cumilla City Corporation election held on Saturday.
Farhad Hossain, returning officer, announced the unofficial results of the election this evening at the Zilla School auditorium in the city.
Shuchona, daughter of Cumilla-6 (Sadar) lawmaker and president of Cumilla city unit Awami League AKM Bahauddin Bahar, secured 48,890 votes while her nearest rival Monirul Hoque Sakku got 26,897 votes.
Another contestant Nizam Uddin Kaiser, known as a former BNP leader, got 13,155 votes while another candidate Noor-ur Rahman Mahmud Tanim bagged 5,173 votes.
Voting began in the polls at 8:00am and closed around 4:00pm. Electronic voting machines (EVMs) were used for voting in the polls.
Tahseen Bahar said this victory was the victory of Cumilla metropolis Awami League and the people of Comilla city.
At that time, she also sought cooperation from all walks of life to renovate Cumilla City.
The mayoral post of Cumilla City Corporation was left vacant following the death of its 2nd mayor Arfanul Haque Rifat.
MP Henry's husband wins Sirajganj Zila Parishad by-polls race
Shamim Talukder Labu, husband of Sirajganj-2 lawmaker Jannat Ara Talukder Henry, was unofficially declared winner in the by-election to Sirajganj Zila Parishad held on Saturday.
Shamim bagged 634 votes while his nearest rival Maqbul Hossain Mukul, president of Malaysia unit Awami League got 506 votes, District Returning Officer Shahidul Islam confirmed.
AL candidate wins Naogaon-2 election
He said that six candidates contested this by-election.
The voting was held peacefully in the polling stations of 9 upazilas of the district on Saturday from 8 am to 2 pm.
The post of chairman was left vacant following the resignation of Abdul Latif Biswas.
Sirajganj Zilla Parishad by-polls: Candidature will be revoked if found any evidence of using black money
Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana has said that if there is evidence of using black money in the by-election in Sirajganj Zilla Parishad, the candidature will be revoked.
The election commissioner came up with these remarks in a views exchange meeting with the candidates of the by-election, law enforcement forces and presiding officers in the Sirajganj district commissioner's conference room on Thursday.
She gave this warning based on allegations of buying votes with money against two influential candidates.
She also said that the election will be stopped at any moment if there is any breach of the electoral code of conduct.
Chaired by Deputy Commissioner Mir Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, the programme was attended by Superintendent of Police Arifur Rahman Mondal, Regional Election Officer Delwar Hossain, District Election Officer Shahidul Islam and six chairman candidates, chairman and members of various Union Parishads.
Sirajganj Zilla Parishad by-election will be held on March 9, 2024.
A total of 1196 mayors, chairman and members of seven municipalities, 9 upazilas, 83 unions of the district will vote through EVM from 8am to 2pm.
The post of chairman was left vacant following the resignation of Abdul Latif Biswas.
AL candidate wins Naogaon-2 election
Awami League candidate Shahiduzzaman Sarkar was declared the winner of the Naogaon-2 constituency election on Monday.
He has been elected MP for the fourth time.
Naogaon Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Golam Mowla announced the results unofficially at 9 pm.
In this constituency, which consists of Patnitala-Dhamoirhat upazila on the border of Naogaon, Shahiduzzaman Sarkar secured 1 lakh 18 thousand 941 votes. His nearest rival Md Atiqur Rahman of JP got 74,381 votes.
On December 29, the Election Commission (EC) suspended the election of this constituency after the death of independent candidate Aminul Haque. Later, on January 8, the EC announced the election schedule again.
Suspended Naogaon-2 election on Monday
The election to the Naogaon-2 (Dhamoirhat and Patnitala) constituency, which was postponed following the death of independent candidate Aminul Haque, will be held on Monday.
The balloting will begin at 8am and will continue till 4pm without any break amid tight security, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Assistant Presiding Officer Asma Khatun.
All necessary preparations have already been completed for the elections to be conducted fairly and impartially, she added.
Four candidates are vying for election as MP.
A total of 1,412 people including 124 presiding officers and 706 assistant presiding officers will serve as polling officers.
Besides, 4 policemen in important centers and 3 policemen in general centers, 13 police mobile teams, and 3 striking teams deployed in the poling centres to ensure security.
Six check posts were also set up to check up on any inconsistency, upazila election office sources said.
Earlier on Dec 29, the Election Commission (EC) postponed the election for Naogaon-2 constituency due to the death of Aminul Haque.
Mymensingh city election, Cumilla city mayoral by-polls on March 9: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has announced that by-elections to Mymensingh City Corporation and Cumilla city’s mayoral by-polls will be held on March 9.
EC Secretary Jahangir Alam announced the election schedule at a press conference at the EC Bhaban on Wednesday.
The schedule for 231 other elections including municipality elections was also announced.
The EC secretary said the last date for submission of nomination papers for the city corporations polls is February 13, scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on February 15, nomination withdrawal date was fixed on February 22 and symbols will be distributed on February 23.
He also said EVMs will be used in the city corporations, municipalities and zila parishad election as per the directives of Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal.
Wait to know who will be the opposition: Anisul Huq
People have to wait to know who will be the opposition in the upcoming 12th parliament until the independent candidates who emerged victorious decide whether to form an alliance or remain separate, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq.
He made the remarks to the reporters after exchanging greetings with Awami League leaders and activists at Akhaura Municipal Muktomancha on Monday afternoon after being elected MP for the third consecutive time.
Anisul Huq said, "We will have to wait until it is clear whether the independent candidates who have secured seats in the parliament will form an alliance or they will remain separately."
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Regarding the environment of the 12th parliamentary election held on Sunday, the law minister said people have rejected the politics of terrorism in this election.
“The people recognized the politics of development. People have given a mandate to Sheikh Hasina to continue the politics of development of the country,” said the minister.
Uncertainty looms over who will constitute the opposition in the upcoming 12th parliament as independent candidates (62) secured the majority of seats after the Awami League (222) in Sunday's parliamentary election.
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History will mark 7th January as black day: Jamaat
Acting Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Prof. Mujibur Rahman congratulated the people for rejecting the election and said people of the country and the world witnessed yet another mockery of an election without voters.
He said that the people of Bangladesh and the world witnessed yet another farcical dummy election and history will mark the 7th of January as a black day, a press release said.
Kader Siddique defeated by AL candidate Anupam Joy in Tangail-8
Jamaat Ameer said that almost all political parties, civil society, intellectuals, and people of different classes and professions of Bangladesh have been agitating for fair, free, impartial, and participatory elections under a caretaker government.
The democratic world and Bangladesh's friendly countries have expressed hope for free and participatory elections in Bangladesh. The government held a mock election on January 7, ignoring public opinion.
Salman F Rahman wins again
He said that in order to make this farcical election participatory and acceptable, the government is trying to bring voters to the polling booths by standing their party people as independent, rebellious, and dummy candidates.
Awami League's party cadres and administration continue to intimidate voters into voting. Many are threatened with death.
People rejected vote strongly: AB Party
“The people did not go to the polling stations to cast their votes, failing all the tricks of the Awami League government. Voters had no interest in farcical elections from the beginning of the election scheduled,” said Jamaat Acting Ameer.
Salman F Rahman wins again
Awami League nominated candidate for Dhaka-1 Salman Fazlur Rahman has been elected unofficially in the 12th parliamentary elections again held on Sunday.
Rahman, also adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, bagged 1,49,971 votes while his nearest rival Salma Islam from Jatiya Party secured 34,746 votes.
The voting in the 12th parliamentary election began at 8:00 am and concluded at 4pm without any break amid tight security in 299 out of the country’s 300 constituencies.