It doesn’t matter if you lose, but don’t do anything dirty: Tamim

Desk Report: The BCB election heat is increasing due to allegations and counter-allegations. According to the revised schedule, about 30 objections were submitted to the Election Commission yesterday. There were objections against Tamim Iqbal’s councilship as well. Tamim came to the BCB today to participate in the appeal hearing. Tamim has already announced the BCB election. He is entering the fight with all his might. However, he claims that a party is trying to corrupt the BCB election. He will not suffer any harm if he loses the election, but…

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NCP requests EC to amend provisions for Shapla symbol

Desk Report: The National Citizens Party (NCP) has requested the Election Commission to amend the Rules of Conduct, 2008 to allocate the symbol of the lotus, white lotus or red lotus. The party sent this request to the Senior Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat through an e-mail on Wednesday. The application signed by NCP convener Nahid Islam said, “Since its inception as a political party, our delegation has been regularly exchanging views, meeting and maintaining communication with the Election Commission. Since April, the NCP delegation has been participating in…

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AL will not be able to participate in any elections: Sarjis

Desk Report: AL will not be able to participate in any elections: Sarjis ‘No Awami League party will be able to participate in the elections due to the genocide in the 24th uprising. We are moving towards that process,’ said Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer of the northern region of the National Citizens Party (NCP). He made this comment at the coordination meeting of the Sunamganj district and upazila committees of the NCP at the Shaheed Muktijoddha Jagatjyoti Public Library Hall in Sunamganj on Wednesday afternoon. Sarjis Alam said, ‘The…

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National Assembly elections: Seat sharing under discussion

Desk Report: The 13th National Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in mid-February next year. Ahead of the elections, the two major parties, BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, have taken opposing positions on several issues, including the proportional representation (PR) system. The dispute has erupted on the streets as no solution has been reached at the negotiating table. Jamaat-e-Islami has already taken to the field with like-minded people to create pressure on five demands, including the PR system. However, analysts say that the reason behind the dispute and the program is…

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BCB President’s letter suspended

Desk Report: A new legal complication has arisen surrounding the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections. Four candidates have filed a writ petition in the High Court challenging the validity of the letter sent by BCB President Aminul Islam Bulbul regarding the nomination of district and divisional level councilors from Category-1. After hearing the writ at 3:30 pm today (Monday), the court suspended the validity of the letter for 15 days. At the same time, the BCB has been asked to respond to the writ within the next 10 working days.…

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Ishraq threatens to surround BCB by becoming a councilor

Desk Report: Since the change of power last year, protests and sieges have been seen in front of the BCB office at various times. Sometimes these programs were for demanding match tickets, sometimes for demanding the return of Shakib Al Hasan to the team. However, this time, BNP leader and councilor candidate from Brothers Union Engineer Ishraq Hossain has threatened to siege the BCB, accusing the government of interference in the BCB elections and demanding that they be stopped. Many councilor candidates including Tamim Iqbal were present at the press…

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Election Commission is protecting the killers of democracy: Rahul Gandhi

Desk Report: Rahul Gandhi, the leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, has made fresh allegations against the country’s Election Commission. He accused Election Commission of India chief Gyanesh Kumar of “protecting those who are killing democracy.” According to the British media outlet BBC, Rahul Gandhi alleged at a press conference on Thursday that names were selectively deleted or added from the voter list, which gave the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) an advantage in important elections in the state. Rahul Gandhi claimed that he had “100 percent proof” of…

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Student parliament election will have impact on national elections: Jamaat Ameer

Desk Report: The recently held student union elections will have an impact on the next national parliamentary elections, said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman. He made these remarks as the chief guest at the party’s Central Women’s Divisional Majlish-e-Shura session held at the Al Falah Auditorium of the Jamaat Central Office today (September 20). Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, “Islami Chhatra Shibir has won the DUCSU and JACSU elections. Many are overwhelmed by this victory. The impact of this election will also be felt in the next national…

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Chaksu election: 10 panels including Chhatra Dal-Shibir announced

Desk Report: Chittagong University Central Student Union (CHAKSU) elections have finally announced 10 panels. On Thursday, various organizations including Chhatra Dal, Left Student Organization and Chhatra Shibir announced these panels. However, the three discussed coordinators of the CU anti-discrimination movement are not participating in this election. Meanwhile, 1,162 nominations have been collected for the Central Union and Hall Union, but 931 candidates have submitted nomination forms. After a long 35 years, the Chittagong University Central Student Union (CHAKSU) and Hall Union elections are going to be organized. About 27,000 students…

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Chaksu election: Chhatra Dal panel announced, VP Sajjad, GS Shafayat

Desk Report: The panel supported by Chhatra Dal has been announced for the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CHACSU) elections. In this, Sajjad Hossain Hridoy, Organizing Secretary of the branch Chhatra Dal, GS Md. Shafayat Hossain and Ayubur Rahman Toufiq will be elected as VP, GS Md. Shafayat Hossain and AGS. Central Chhatra Dal General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir announced the panel at the university’s intellectual complex at 1:30 pm today, Thursday (September 28). The others in the panel are Azharul Islam Bipshu for the post of Sports and Athletics…

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