Election Special: December 20, 2008 Headlines

BDNews24.com:

• HuJI ‘plans to kill’ Hasina: CNN-IBN
• Govt acting on Hasina life threat report
• Ershad demands AL pull-out in 11 seats
• EC will move against unfit candidates, even after polls
• Rigging allegations harmful without proof: EU
• Printing of ballot papers for 50 seats halted

The Daily Star:

• Be graceful losers to begin new culture
• Polls symbol allocation gets more chaotic
• Certain party out to form puppet govt
• No easy going yet for court-cleared aspirants

The Daily Independent:

• Foreign observers asked to show respect sovereignty of host country
• People nowadays get scared hearing the word politics: Dr Kamal

The New Age:

• ACC clears Hasina of illegal
  wealth allegation: Khaleda yet to receive any such notification
• ACC doubts AL, BNP’s
  anti-graft pledges

The New Nation:

• Ershad syndrome in Mahajote politics

The Bangladesh Today:

• Support AL to establish good governance: Hasina
• BNP for development and prosperity: Khaleda

Globe and the Mail:

• As Bangladeshis prepare to vote, a gentler sort of Muslim nation tries to keep true to its secular soul

Reuters UK:

• Bangladesh voters bemused by clean poll

Asia Tribune:

• Will Bangladeshi Hindus be ignored Again?

Thaindian News:

• Violence, malicious campaign in run up to Bangladesh poll

Op-eds & Blogs:

• Adjusting faith with politics – Syed Rezaul Karim
• Observe what and by whom?- Abdul Mannan
• no Ibrahim, No Shah and NO Ershad – The Mango Diaries
• Good elections yes, good govt probably not – Afsan Chowdhury
• Anticipating the ninth general elections – Hasanuzzaman
• A charter for change or a flash on the pan? – Dr Zakir Husain
• Promises on the environment – S Rizwana Hasan