DHAKA: The Election Commission unofficially has declared ruling Awami League-backed Annisul Huq mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Wednesday.According to unofficial results of DNCC polls, Annisul Huq (table clock symbol) bagged 460,117 votes while BNP-supported Tabith

DHAKA: Awami League-endorsed Sayeed Khokon was elected the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Wednesday, beating BNP-backed candidate Mirza Abbas by a margin of 241,005 votes.According to unofficial results of the Tuesday’s DSCC polls, Sayeed Khokon (Ilish symbol) secured

DHAKA: The counting of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to the banglanews news room Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from 60 centers out of 889 centers, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidate Sayeed Khokon

DHAKA: The counting of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to banglanews newsroom Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from 68 poll centers out of 1,093, ruling Awami League (AL)-supported candidate Anisul Haque with

CHITTAGONG: Amid boycott of BNP-backed candidate, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidate AJM Nasir Uddin has been elected the new mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) on Wednesday.According to unofficial results of the CCC polls, Nasir Uddin’s (elephant symbol) bagged 475,361

DHAKA: The counting of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to banglanews newsroom Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from Kalachandpur poll center in city’s Baridhara area, ruling Awami League (AL)-supported

DHAKA: The counting of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to banglanews newsroom Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from six poll centers, ruling Awami League (AL)-supported candidate Anisul Haque with the symbol

CHITTAGONG: The counting of the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to the banglanews newsroom Tuesday night.According to the unofficial results from 512 out of 719 voting centers, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidate AJM

DHAKA: The counting of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls is underway and the unofficial results have started coming to the banglanews news room Tuesday.According to the unofficial results from fifteen centers out of 889 centers, ruling Awami League-endorsed candidate Sayeed

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said the polls in three city corporations of Dhaka and Chittagong has been held fairly and peacefully except some stray incidents.The CEC was addressing a post-poll press conference in the city on Tuesday afternoon.Rakibuddin

FROM MAHANAGAR NATYAMANCHA: A group of candidates of mayoral, councilor and reserved female councilor posts reached the office of Returning Officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in Mahanagar Natyamancha in city with complaints of irregularities.At least 30 complaints were

DHAKA: At least 19 people were injured in clashes in different areas of Dhaka North and South city corporations during election hours on Tuesday.The injured were admitted at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).DMCH emergency department ticket counter in-charge Mohammad Abdul Baten

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) joint secretary general Mahbubul Alam Hanif remarked that BNP is trying to make an issue by boycotting the city corporation polls.He came up with this opinion at a press conference in AL president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi

DHAKA: Six people, including a four-year-old boy, were injured when supporters of two councilor candidates locked into clashes at Kamalapur High School center of Dhaka South City Corporation on Tuesday.The injured -- Mukul, 37, Sumon, 28, Shafikul, 35, Saiful, 30, Sabbir, 30 an Arafat, 4

DHAKA: Additional law enforcers, water cannon, APC and riot cars have been deployed in front BNP’s Nayapaltan Central Office after the party boycotted three city polls.Four platoons of police, led by a deputy police commissioner took position on both sides of the road around BNP office

DHAKA: At least eight cocktails were blasted near Mitali School polling center of Dhaka South City Corporation in Swamibagh area of the capital on Tuesday.Sources said unidentified miscreants exploded the cocktails outside the vote center in the area around 11:30am.However, the voting is

DHAKA: Amid boycott of BNP-supported candidates, voters are casting their ballots to elect new mayors for Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City Corporations on Tuesday.Voting that started at 8:00am will continue till 4:00pm.Election Commission (EC) took adequate preparation for a

DHAKA: BNP boycotts Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City Corporations polls raising allegation of massive vote rigging and attack on their polling agents. BNP standing committee member Maudud Ahmed made the announcement in a press briefing at its Nayapaltan central office on

DHAKA: Voting at three centers under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) remained suspended following clash among rival councilor candidates.Later, voting at two of the centers resumed after one hour.  Two rival councilors locked into a clash in Jatrabari’s Dhalpur Community center

DHAKA: BNP is taking preparation Tuesday to boycott ongoing Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations’ polls bringing allegations of vote rigging.They also alleged that ruling party men are not allowing polling agents of BNP-backed candidates to enter vote centers.Reliable source in BNP