In the past only once had the leaders of the two dominant political parties and rivals Khaleda Zia and Shiekh Hasina cooperated. The heads of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awami League (AL) have not met or even spoken to each other for more than a decade since 1990 when they had worked unitedly...
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“AL, BNP and JI have upgraded their websites. BNP projected ads in the TV channels. Till now, I have got no message from any candidate but got a message to my mobile from GP to vote for joggo prarthy. Thanks GP. We are in favor of honest and competent candidates.” - An Ordinary Citizen
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Calling for an end to the culture of rejecting election results, BNP general secretary Khandakar Delwar Hossain has said “BNP will accept any result that is the outcome of a free, fair and neutral election.” The New Nation
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By: Ra5hidul
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BDNews24.com: Price, poverty top Hasina’s Paltan speech Hasina accuses rival of ‘whitening money’ Hasina promises an accountable govt Vote for democracy, sovereignty: Khaleda BNP blames media for ‘misleading’ facts BNP expels Babar The Daily Star: Hasina plays on people’s expectation for a change Poll finances of parties kept under wraps: EC effort for transparent...
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Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is delivering speech in an election meeting at Paltan ground today afternoon. Hundreds of thousands of Awami League supporters came to see her in this meeting. AL President Sheikh Hasina will address public meetings at Comilla and Feni on Saturday en route to Chittagong. by: Amdadul Huq, DRIK News...
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A cartoon by Arifur Rahman
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For proper practice of democracy in near future in Bangladesh, it is absolutely important that BNP survives and becomes a strong opponent of AL. The question of AL’s extinction doesn’t arise because AL has proved time and again that it can undergo harsh times and yet can strike back. If AL represents the leftists...
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BDNews24.com: Cordon polling centres until results: Khaleda I’m the architect of grand alliance: Ershad No ‘ghost voters’ found in photo voter list: UNDP People must vote without fear: Hasina Terrorists active, but security seems good: Moriarty Truth Commission winds up on Dec 31 The Daily Star: Parties go innovative to grab Bihari votes A...
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On December 15, while driving through a snow-storm, I wasn’t paying too much attention to a radio newscaster talking about Siemens AG, a German company, agreeing to pay a US$ 1.6 billion fine to US and German governments. The BBC newscaster went on to say that Siemens behaved as if bribes were just another...
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(If you have problems reading the headline, please see this excellent page from Sachalayatan) A magistrate’s court sent Arafat Rahman Coco, younger son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to jail. Photo: Munir uz Zaman, DRIK News Writing isn’t always easy. With competing priorities and the need to write pieces that will engage readers,...
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Image by: Tanvir Ahmed, DRIK NEWS “As Bangladesh gears up for its first parliamentary elections in seven years on 29 December, the first ever computerized photo voter list in the south Asian country containing pictures of more than 80 million people is now complete after taking 11 months to compile with United Nations help....
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