BNP yesterday alleged that the government is using its embassies abroad for spreading ruling party’s propaganda.

Eight union parishads go to polls today in the last phase of the lowest tier of local government body elections.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government is steering the country towards economic prosperity while protecting the rights of its people.

Awami League presidium members yesterday gave party chief Sheikh Hasina their recommendations of individuals who would form the next Election Commission.  

“Our first challenge is to hold a free and fair election and then to win the confidence of all political parties, including the BNP,” Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda told a news briefing five years ago after taking office.

The ruling Awami League suffered an election debacle in the seventh phase of union parishad polls as independent chairman candidates outdid them.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the country’s people have complete trust and confidence in the search committee formed to constitute a new Election Commission.

The search committee tasked with making recommendations for appointments to the next Election Commission will write to registered political parties today seeking names for chief election commissioner and election commissioners.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said people would vote for the Awami League in the next general election as it transformed the country into a developing nation.

Canadian Human Rights’ International Organization (CHRIO) has conferred the “Mother of Democracy” award to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her contributions to democracy.

The Canadian Human Rights International Organization (CHRIO) has conferred BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia with 'Mother of Democracy' award for her outstanding contributions to democracy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the people of the country would vote for the Awami League (AL) in the next general election as it has changed the country and transformed it into a developing nation.

Depoliticisation is rife in the country’s politics, Jatiya Party Chairperson GM Quader said yesterday.

Stating that the country is running through bureaucratic administration, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today said, there is no accountability anywhere in the country.

Awami League lawmakers Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and Qamrul Islam have become the party’s presidium members.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the party will not give any name to the search committee -- tasked with making recommendations for appointments to the Election Commission.

The search committee, tasked with recommending people for appointments to the upcoming Election Commission, has sought names from political parties.

To avoid confusion, only Jatiya Party Chairperson GM Quader and Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu will make statements on the party’s policy-related  issues.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said members of the search committee, formed to constitute a new Election Commission), have obligations to follow the principles of transparency and impartiality within its legal framework.

BNP yesterday alleged that the government has formed a “private” Awami body in the name of a search committee.