The BNP today accused the government of vote fraud in the elections to city corporations and announced to hold public rallies in six cities, demanding fair and credible polls.

Expressing deep concern over the investigative report aired by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera, BNP has sought an “acceptable and credible” explanation from the government.

BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid today told parliament that pillaging is going on in the name of development in the country and money is being laundered. Along with that, the local government system has been destroyed, he added.

Maulana Bhashani’s daughter Mahmuda Khatun Bhashahi yesterday held a sit-in protest at Tangail Shaheed Minar, bringing allegations of irregularities in the Tangail municipality elections.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said a strong opposition in the country is a must to make democracy work for people.

Around a dozen lawmakers are involved in money laundering, human trafficking, corruption, grabbing of government and private properties, BNP MP Gulam Mohammad Siraj told the parliament today.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left Dhaka for Singapore this morning for medical treatment.

BNP-nominated mayoral candidate for Moulvibazar municipality has boycotted the election, a day before the polls.

Terming the latest Chattogram City Corporation election a model of polls irregularities, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder said the authorities concerned need to find a way out to hold future elections in a more fair and credible manner.

President of West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Dilip Ghosh alleged in a Facebook post today that state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was trying to create a “Greater Bangladesh” by raising “Jai Bangla” slogan at her public meetings.

Awami League today suspended a leader of its Bhedarganj upazila unit in Shariatpur for contesting in the polls of Bhedarganj municipality as an independent mayoral candidate.

BNP today alleged that the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election was marred by “unprecedented vote robbery” and “violence” while terming the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda as a “killer” of democracy and “fair elections”.

Casting his vote at Ekhlasur Rahman Government Primary School at Bahaddarhat area, Awami League mayoral candidate in Chattogram City Corporation election, Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, said polls are going on peacefully.

Amid claims by the ruling Awami League camp that Jatiya Party has extended its support to AL mayoral contestant Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, JP today said the party didn’t give support to either the AL or the BNP mayoral contestant.

Additional police personnel were deployed in Radhanagar Moktobpara of Pabna municipality’s ward 11 after a clash between supporters of two rival councillor candidates this afternoon.

The Election Commission (EC) cannot avoid responsibility for any kind of clash which occurs centering the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder said in a statement today.

Jatiya Party lawmaker Mujibul Haque today proposed that the president, prime minister, members of cabinet and members of parliament should take the Covid-19 vaccine to dispel public apprehension.

BNP-backed mayoral candidate of Chattogram City Corporation election, Shahadat Hossain, today demanded immediate release of 69 leaders and activists of his party who were arrested in the last seven days.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has said that election should start with a contest but should not end with violence.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has asked to withdraw the hartal called for Companyganj upazila tomorrow.