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Grand alliance boycotts Jan 22 election
Hasina places a host of demands including Iajuddin's resignation from CA's post, proper updating of voter list
Awami League (AL)-led grand electoral alliance yesterday announced it will boycott and resist the parliamentary election set for January 22, alleging that all the electoral preparations by the government
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Poll must be held within 90-day deadline: BNP
Jamaat for tough action if anyone tries to resist election
Reacting to Awami League-led grand alliance's declaration not to contest the upcoming election, BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan said the next general election must be held within the stipulated
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CEC says polls will be held on schedule
2,370 candidates withdraw from race
Rejecting the Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance's demand for a fresh schedule for the upcoming general election, acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Mahfuzur Rahman yesterday said election
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Factors leading to boycott decision
With the formal announcement of boycotting the January 22 election by Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance, the failure of the caretaker government (CG) headed by President and Chief Adviser (CA) Iajuddin
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Court courts new attention
The country's court has been the centre of some important verdicts that had significant repercussion in the political arena in the last few months.
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Politics now volatile, uncertainty looms
Civil society members observe
Eminent citizens and members of civil society yesterday observed that the Awami League-led grand alliance's decision to boycott the January 22 election would make politics more volatile pushing the country
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Eid-ul-Azha celebrated
The Muslims of Bangladesh celebrated holy Eid-ul-Azha on Monday through sacrificing animals and praying to the Almighty for the purgation of soul and peace in life.
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Advisers still hopeful of all-party polls
Five advisers to the caretaker government yesterday expressed hope for an all-party participatory election but said that they did not have a specific strategy to persuade the Awami League (AL)-led grand
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Khaleda, Tarique, Saifur, Nizami elected unopposed
BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman have been declared member of parliament from two Bogra constituencies as other contestants withdrew their nomination papers
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Cold wave kills 17 in last 2 days
A cold wave sweeping through the northern, southern and central parts of the country for the last couple of days claimed at least 17 lives.
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Army to control streets before blockade
The armed forces along with law enforcing agencies will take control of the streets ahead of the countrywide blockade called by Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance on Jan 7 and 8, a top official of the
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Experts for SC advice on poll timeframe
Constitution experts yesterday suggested the government should seek legal advices from the Supreme Court (SC) regarding whether it is mandatory to hold the election within the 90-day timeframe.
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US, UK, EC disappointed
The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Commission (EC) yesterday expressed their disappointment over the grand alliance's decision to boycott the January 22 polls.
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CPB, BSD too boycott Jan 22 polls
Political parties outside the two major alliances yesterday followed suit with the Awami League (AL)-led grand alliance's announcement to boycott the January 22 elections saying the polls have becomefarcical
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Probe into fuel crisis initiated
The energy ministry has formed a two-member inquiry committee to investigate the reason behind the gasoline crisis that gripped the country just before the Eid day.
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Bush says Congress must limit spending
President Bush said yesterday he'll submit a proposal to balance the budget in five years and exhorted Congress to "end the dead of night process" of quietly tucking expensive pet projects into spending
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