Bangladesh politics

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Politics

Polls drama on as a few more pull out

As of Thursday, at least 100 candidates from Jatiyo Party, Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM), and the Tariqat Federation, along with independents, have withdrawn from the polls.

Logo of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Photo: Collected
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Now Jamaat also calls for hartal on election day

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks to a Awami League campaign rally in Faridpur on Tuesday (2 January). Photo: TBS
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I'll not bow down to any conspiracy: PM Hasina

File photo of BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi
Politics

Verdict against Yunus is stage-managed: Rizvi

File Photo: Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader addresses the AL's Dhaka divisional rally in the city's Arambagh intersection on Saturday (4 November) afternoon. Photo: BSS
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Bid farewell to BNP forever by showing red card on 7 Jan: Quader

BNP writes to UN secretary general over upcoming JS election
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BNP writes to UN secretary general over upcoming JS election

Detective Branch (DB) of Police Chief Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid. File Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Police looking for Rizvi; will be brought to justice soon: DB chief

Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif speaking to journalists at his Kushtia residence before leaving for election campaigning on Sunday, 31 December 2023. Photo: TBS
Politics

No scope for external influence on Bangladeshi elections: Hanif

BNP Senior Joint Secretary-General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi distributes leaflet as part of the party's non-cooperative movement at the Malibagh Kacha Bazar area of Dhaka on Sunday, 31 December 2023. Photo: Collected
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Take a stand against murderers and the corrupt; boycott one-sided election: Rizvi

Jatiya Sangsad Whip Shamsul Haque's younger brother Fazlul Haque was injured in the attack allegedly carried out by the supporters of Awami League candidate. Photo: TBS
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7 injured as 'supporters of AL candidate' attack independent's motorcade in Ctg

File photo of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader
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BNP plots assassinations after failing with movement: Quader

Citizens' Platform Coordinator Debapriya Bhattacharya speaking at a media briefing titled “Inclusive Development and the Goal of Justice: A Citizens' Agenda" at the BRAC Centre Inn on Saturday, 30 December 2023. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Inclusive development takes longer with weak politics: Experts

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi distributes leaflets among local shopkeepers in Uttara's Sector 12 and 13 in the capital on Saturday, 30 December 2023. Photo: Collected
Politics

Stop 7 January election: Rizvi calls on people