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Tarique Rahman wins Dhaka-17 by 4,399 votes

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has won the Dhaka-17 constituency by a margin of 4,399 votes. Tarique secured 72,699 votes, according to results signed by the returning officer early Fr... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur wins Dhaka-15 with 85,131 votes

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has won the Dhaka-15 constituency in the national election. He received 85,131 votes. His closest rival, BNP's Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton, sec... Read More


Mamunul visits Election Commission at midnight to file complaints

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Dhaka-13 candidate Mamunul Haque paid a late-night visit to the Election Commission (EC) to lodge a series of complaints, alleging proxy voting, ballot tampering and delays in the pu... Read More


Awami League's repressive rule fuelled Jamaat's resurgence, says Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The rise of Jamaat-e-Islami is a consequence of the Awami League's repression of opposition parties over the past 15 years, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said... Read More


EC suspends poll results in 3 constituencies over legal disputes

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The Election Commission (EC) has withheld results of the Chattogram-2 and Chattogram-4 races and suspended the election in Sherpur-2, pending Supreme Court rulings on legal challenge... Read More


Dhaka-8 hangs in balance with Abbas ahead and NCP pressing for recount

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- BNP leader Mirza Abbas has taken a narrow lead in the Dhaka-8 constituency as counting neared completion, while a dispute over thousands of cancelled ballots has triggered demands fo... Read More


NCP claims election results being tampered, manipulated 'through media'

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has alleged a "conspiracy" to rig the election results in "collusion with the media". He made the comments at a ... Read More


'Yes' wins referendum on July Charter, turnout at 60.26 percent

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The referendum on the July National Charter has passed with a resounding 68.06 percent of votes going to "Yes". The fourth referendum in the country's history had a turnout of 60.26... Read More


BNP's Tulee alleges 'poll fraud', urges results suspension and re-vote

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- BNP candidate Sanjida Islam Tulee has alleged widespread rigging in Dhaka-14 and called for the suspension of results. Speaking at a press conference on Friday afternoon at a buildi... Read More


Zonayed Saki wins Brahmanbaria-6 with 98,231 votes

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Ganosamhati Andolon chief Zonayed Saki has won the Brahmanbaria-6 (Bancharampur) constituency in the national election. He secured 98,231 votes, defeating his closest rival, Jamaat-... Read More