DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s ruling Awami League (AL) has already ensured a two-thirds majority in the 10th national elections to retain power.Out of total 300 constituencies, AL won 105 seats while 127 other candidates of the party were earlier elected unopposed.When reports

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed claimed that the general election 2014 was held in a fair and peaceful manner in 97 percent polling centers of the country. He came up with the disclosure in a press conference at his election commission office around 2:30am

Returning officers withheld results of the rest of eight constituencies following violence in polling centers.BDST: 04000 HRS, JAN 06, 2014Edited By: Shameem Reza, Newsroom Editor/SM Salahuddin, Output Editor

RANGPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Awami League President was unofficially declared elected from Rangpur-2 constituency in the general election held on Sunday. Sheikh Hasina bagged 143,630 votes while his rival candidate Nur Alam Jadu of Jatiya Party got 4969 votes in all 104 centers

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s ruling Awami League (AL) has already ensured a two-thirds majority in the 10th national elections to retain power.Out of total 300 constituencies, AL won 105 seats while 127 other candidates of the party were earlier elected unopposed.When reports

GAIBANDHA: A Chhatra Shibir activist was killed in a clash the activists of Awami Leaue and Jamaat-Shibir in Khanabari area under Sundarganj upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sahabul Islam Tara, 28, activist of Shibir and son of Soleya Rahman,

THAKURGAON: Three activists of opposition BNP were killed in two separate clashes with law enforcers and Awami League in Basudebpur Primary School and Gopalpur village under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Harun, 20, Abu Hanif and Joynal,

DHAKA: Counting of votes began as Bangladesh`s 10th parliamentary elections drew to a close amid boycott by the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance and sporadic violence across the country on Sunday. Voting began at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm without any break. The turnout of

MYMENSINGH: Two cousins were killed a tractor rammed them at Ijarapara village in Dhobaura upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Shantona, 8, daughter of Shafiqul Islam and Shahadat, 4, son of Rafiqul Islam. Dhobaura Thana police sources said a tractor

THAKURGAON: Two BNP activists were killed in a clash with law enforcers in Basudebpur Primary School under Sadar upazila of the district at 2:15pm Sunday.The deceased were identified as Harun, 20 and Joynal, 21.BDST: 1425 HRS, JAN 05, 2014Edited by: Abul Kalam Azad, Senior Newsroom Editor

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed categorically said that fair voting was underway across the country.He came up with the assertion while addressing a press briefing at his office on Sunday noon.In reply to a question, Kazi Rakinuddin Ahmed said, “We are

DHAKA: Independent candidate Ekhlas Uddin Mollah complained against Awami League candidate Kamal Ahmed Mozumder for occupying 70 polling centers in the city Sunday.He threatened Election Commission to boycott if no action is taken.Ekhlas Mollah told journalists that Awami League-backed

BANDARBAN: All mobile networks have been shut down in three hilly districts--Bandarban, Rangamati and Khagrachhri-- district on Sunday.The cellular network was cut for security purpose as voting in tenth national election is underway.Confirming the matter, Badarban Deputy Commissioner and

DHAKA: Former Home Minister MK Alamgir blamed bitter cold wave for poor turnout of voters across the country.He came up with the observation while visiting election commission secretariat on Sunday morning.MK Alamgir said that the presence of voters will increase with the time being.The

DINAJPUR: Four people, including an Ansar man, an adolescent and an activist of Jubo Dal, were killed in clashes between law enforcers and poll resisters in the upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Masud, 20, member of Jubo unit of Jatiya Gonotantrik Party, 

DHAKA: At least 19 people including two Ansar members were killed in Chittagong, Jessore, Thakurgaon, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Feni, Munshiganj, Gaibandha, Dinajpur, Naogaon and Laxmipur in election violence Sunday.Banglanews correspondents report – CHITTAGONG: A Chhatra Shibir activist was

JOYPURHAT: Border Security Force (BSF) of India abducted three Bangladeshis from Hatkhola frontier under Panchbibi Upazila of the district early Sunday.The identity of the abductees could not be known immediately.Sources said that BSF personnel held them while a group of cattle traders

DHAKA: A truck driver, who sustained burn injuries when blockade supporters hurled petrol bomb at his truck in Gazipur, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Noor Jaman, 26.Family sources said that miscreants’ hurled petrol bombs at a

NILPHAMARI: Two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami were shot dead in a clash with police two polling centers under Sadar and Jaldhaka upazilas of the district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Momtaz Uddin, 50, teacher of Kishoreganj upazila Borovita Dakhil Madrasa and Jahangir Alam,

MUNSHIGANJ: A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist drowned in a pond in Tongibari Upazila as police chased him when he tried to blast cocktail in a polling center early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Kangkan Mia, 28, was joint secretary of Shimilia union.President of Tongibari upazila