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As BNP seals comfortable win, attention turns to gazette issuance, oath-taking

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- With the results of the election now declared in 297 constituencies, attention has shifted from the ballot box to the formalities that will shape Bangladesh's next government: when t... Read More


Jamaat alleges vote counting conspiracy, warns of 'tough action'

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has accused election authorities of deliberately delaying vote counting as part of a "conspiracy", warning that it could launch a tougher political movement in respon... Read More


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


BNP hails landslide election win as 'victory for democracy'

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The BNP has hailed its "absolute majority" in the unofficial results of the Feb 12 election as a victory for democracy. Mahadi Amin, spokesperson of the party's central election man... 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