Election Special: December 29, 2008 Headlines

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The Daily Star: Grand victory for grand alliance: People go for change in fair polls; voters turnout 70pc Irregularities in 220 centres: Claims BNP; Khaleda hints at rigging You shall reap as you sow: BNP is made to pay dearly for its five years of mal-governance No scope for rejecting results: Says CEC Hasina...
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Voting For A Change

December 29, 2008
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Voting For A Change

Bangladeshi people have exercised their constitutional rights by casting their votes in the 9th Parliamentary Election 2008. Many of the 81,058,698 enlisted voters participated in this year’s poll. 35,263 polling centres all over the country were open from 8 am till 4pm. Dhaka, Bangladesh. December 29 2008 by: Azizur Rahim peu, DRIK News
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Bangladesh Election Results 2008

December 29, 2008
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Bangladesh Election Results 2008

Its a landslide victory for Awami League and the grand alliance. Image courtesy The New Age.
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Latest Bangladesh 2008 Elections Results

December 29, 2008
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Last Updated on 10:00 Bangladesh Time
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Help for Voter ID related Queries

December 29, 2008
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Help for Voter ID related Queries

Voters can find out their voter number easily using internet from the election commission site. This post (in Bangla) details the process. For other queries regarding voter list or national ID card voter list national ID project please contact the project office or the army headquarters central coordination cell. The voter list national ID...
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Election Special: December 28, 2008 Headlines

December 29, 2008
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BDNews24.com: Bangladesh ready for shift to democracy Mobiles on for polls barring certain areas Tk 41 lakh found in BNP campaign car at Ctg Jamaat man, another caught for ‘buying votes’ in Netrokona 3 four-party men held for ‘buying votes’ in Srimangal Grand alliance sees landslide The Daily Star: Call for change in the...
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A Note To The Candidates

December 29, 2008
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“dear candidates for the 2008 bangladesh parliamentary election: in case you are not aware, here is a small note to tell you that an election and holding power through a seat in the parliament, is no longer business as usual. tomorrow, any update from any blogger has the potential to reach the whole world....
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Bangladesh: Microblogging an election

December 29, 2008
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Bangladesh: Microblogging an election

In a few hours time 81 million Bangladeshi voters (51% women) will go to vote for the ninth parliamentary election. The election is crucial for the nation as it will bring the country back into the track of democracy after two years of emergency rule of an interim government backed by armed forces. We...
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Bangladesh Election 2008 Live Video

December 28, 2008
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Predicting The Election

December 28, 2008
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Predicting The Election

(Click on the image to expand) The 9th general election of Bangladesh is knocking on the door. Within a few hours 80 million Bangladeshi voters will go into the polls. To be a winner, either a single party or a coalition of parties will need at least 151 of the 300 parliament seats. We...
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No tax on words

December 28, 2008
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No tax on words

Elections are a big thing in Bangladesh. Going back to his village at peak season was an expensive option for my neighourhood fruit seller, Siddique Ali. The election wasn’t so critical in his case, as his candidate was going to get elected virtually unopposed. But he was going to vote all the same. My...
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Election Special: December 27, 2008 Headlines

December 28, 2008
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BDNews24.com: Hasina, Khaleda look back to the future We won’t repeat mistakes, says Khaleda There are lessons to learn, says Hasina Campaigns, meetings stop from midnight Hasina urges voters not to sell their futures Be responsible, accept verdict: UN chief The Daily Star: Shokrana guilty of hiding past: Judicial probe body asks EC for...
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Complaint

December 28, 2008
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A complaint on Constituency No. Chittagong -10: Candidate name- Mr. Monzur Alom. Symbol-pineapple. “The candidate is purchasing vote as his nearest persons and relatives are going home to home and giving per person one hundred to two hundred Taka. Some centers are very risky: Yakub Ali school, Notunbazar primary school, Pahartali etc. Because his...
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