Chinese president, PM congratulate Hasina for victory

    BDnews24: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang have extended their heartfelt congratulations to Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on securing her party’s absolute majority in the 11th parliamentary elections. Zhang Zuo, Chinese envoy to Dhaka, handed over their messages to Hasina at her Ganabhaban residence on Monday, said PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim….

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      Oikyafront terms polls farcical

      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…

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        CEC rules out any scope of re-election

        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…

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          “Show restraint”: Quader to activists after victory

          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…

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            Observers find B’desh polls peaceful

            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…

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