DHAKA: The Supreme Court appellate division has released the full verdict on the appeal of war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee challenging the death penalty handed down to him by a war crimes tribunal.On September 17 in 2014, the apex court, in its order, commuted Sayedee’s death

NAOGAON: A group of miscreants attacked the deputy commissioner (DC) office in Naogaon district Wednesday night.The attack was carried out during the announcement of municipality polls results around 9:00pm.Locals said that a group of 50-60 people conducted the attacks and vandalized

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Wednesday categorically said except a few scattered incidents the regular feature of municipal polls environment was peaceful and festive.The CEC further said, “No mentionable violence could take place as the Election

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) candidates won 180 mayoral posts while oppositions BNP candidates bagged 17, Jatiya Party (JP) one and Jamaat-e-Islami two as unofficial results of the Wednesday’s municipal polls started pouring in the newsroom of banglanews.However, independent

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) announced the postponement of Madhabdi municipality poll while returning officials concerned postponed the other 31 centers in 13 municipalities.In first ever partisan municipal election, voting was held in 234 municipalities across the country.The

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday postponed the polls in Madhabdi municipality of Narsingdi district on allegation of vote rigging, violence, spreading panic and blasting bombs.EC deputy secretary Shamsul Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews in the afternoon.He further

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) claimed that the ongoing municipal election was peaceful amid some sporadic incidents.‘BNP was worried as they were heading to defeat,’ he added.AL joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif came up with the claim at a press conference at AL

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political affairs adviser HT Imam alleged that BNP has spread panic and created violence in the municipal polls.He made this allegation by submitting a written complaint to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad around 3:45pm on

DHAKA: Voting in 234 municipalities across the country has come to an end on Wednesday amid tight security.People started casting their votes at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm.Sporadic violence, occupying poll centers and boycotts of some mayoral candidates were also reported on the

DHAKA: BNP office secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the ruling Awami League (AL) cadres have occupied poll centers in so far 157 municipalities out of 234.He made this allegation at a press conference held at party headquarters in city’s Nayapaltan area on Wednesday (December

DHAKA: At least 13 mayoral candidates, mostly from BNP, have boycotted ongoing municipal election under party banner, on allegation of vote rigging, stuffing ballots and other irregularities.Banglanews Correspondents from respective areas report:In Chittagong, BNP candidates in Sandwip

DHAKA: BNP chairperson’s advisor Dr M Osman Faruk said that his party will not boycott municipality polls.‘Rather we will stay till the end,’ he added.He made this assertion on behalf of BNP liaison committee at Election Commission (EC) secretariat in city on Wednesday morning

FROM DHANMONDI (AL PRESIDENT’S OFFICE): Ruling Awami League (AL) organizing secretary Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury commented that BNP does not want to keep country’s democratic process running smoothly.Rather they intend to create anarchy, he added.He made this comment at AL president’s

LAXMIPUR: BNP mayoral candidate ABM Jilani in Raipur municipality has boycotted election hours after voting began.At 10:15am of Wednesday in a press briefing at his residence, he declared his quit from the first ever municipal election under party banner. During the time, ABM Jilani said,

DHAKA: BNP Office Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi criticized the detention of journalists during voting of municipal polls on Wednesday.He informed the press in the morning at Nayapaltan Office.Rizvi also brought allegations of vote rigging and center grabbing.BDST: 1116 HRS, DEC 30,

NARAIL: BNP Mayoral candidate in Kalia municipality has boycotted the vote on allegation of huge rigging after the first hour of voting for municipal polls on Wednesday (December 30) morning.Wahiduzzaman Milu, the mayoral aspirant, said that he had information about huge rigging of vote,

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) has raised a complaint against Election Commission (EC) and accused it of being unfair.AL’s joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif made this assertion while talking to the journalists at EC secretariat in city on Tuesday (December 29).Earlier, a

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan said if the municipality election result reflects the casting of the voters and it does not determined by anyone’s order, the party will accept it.He came up with this assertion while speaking to the media after their meeting with

DHAKA: All preparations have been done for the municipal elections to begin at 8:00am to continue till 4:00pm on Wednesday (December 30).Around 7.1 million voters will exercise their rights of franchise on the day to elect mayors and councilors in 234 municipalities in the country.A

JHENAIDAH: Police arrested Kaliganj upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami secretary Mawlana Shahiduzzaman on Tuesday in Jhenaidah district.He was arrested from Aarpara area around 2:00pm in accusation of planning violence.Kaliganj Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Anwar Hossain told banglanews that on