DOT Desk: The Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday demanded that the Election Commission immediately scrap the “farcical election” and hold a fresh one under a nonpartisan interim government, reports The Daily Star. “We reject this so-called result. At the same time, we demand fresh polls under a nonpartisan government,” Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain said at a…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has ruled out any scope of holding fresh election, as demanded by opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront, reports The Daily Star. “There is no scope to hold the national election again,” he said while briefing to media today, a day after the 11th parliamentary election was…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has advised party activists to not get carried away after their unprecedented victory in the 11th national parliamentary polls. He also told them to refrain from meting out vengeance against political opponents. The Minister of Road and Bridges congratulated AL activists in his Noakhali district…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed today said the 11th praliamentary election held on Sunday will remain as a ‘bright example’ in national life, reports BSS.“This is a huge event in the history of Bangladesh as the voting to the 11th parliamentary election took place in a very free, fair…
Tech Explorist: Scientists at the Swansea University Medical School have discovered a previously unknown strain of bacteria in Irish soil from Ireland- yet considered to have medicinal properties. This new strain is dubbed as Streptomyces sp. myrophorea- is effective against four of the top six superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics, including MRSA. As per…
Science Alert: We know that Venus, our closest planetary neighbour, has a volcanic terrain and a hellish atmosphere with extreme temperatures. But we don’t know much about seismic activity on the planet, which in turn could give us more clues about its internal composition. Now, NASA has a rather exciting proposal to try and answer…
Hossen Sohel of DOT A group of local and international observers has described Sunday’s national elections as ‘peaceful and organised’ and ‘far better’ than previous elections in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com SAARC Human Rights Foundation and the Election Monitoring Forum organised a press briefing yesterday at the National Press Club to reveal what they saw during…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called the win of the Awami League-led Grand Alliance in the 11th national election as another victory for the people in December, the month of victory. The premier came up with the remarks when political leaders as well as senior officials of civil and military administration…