Ruling Awami League candidate Shammi Ahmed today filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking to vacate its chamber judge's order that upheld cancellation of her candidacy from Barishal-4 for the January 7 national polls

At least four Awami League candidates in Rajshahi contesting the upcoming national polls with the “boat” symbol are facing hurdles to win the support of the party’s grassroots.

The  Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) constituency will get its fourth lawmaker in five years in the upcoming national polls.

Aspirants from the constituencies in Dinajpur, Rangpur and Joypurhat have geared up their electioneering ahead of the 12th parliamentary polls following the distribution of electoral symbols on Monday.

Sylhet buzzed with election excitement yesterday as hundreds of Awami League activists, decked out in national and party flags, gathered at Alia Madrasa field for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s grand rally.

While the ruling Awami League nominees will face strong challenges from their party colleagues running as independents in many constituencies across the country, the picture seems to be quite different in Dhaka.

Just like twice before, the country is heading towards a “one-sided” parliamentary election, which will deepen the political and economic crisis, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

Zafar Alam, Awami League lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar-1 and also the Chakaria AL president, has been suspended from the party post for making “objectionable remarks about party President Sheikh Hasina”.

The US State Department has reiterated that it supports a free and fair election in Bangladesh.

The entire city of Sylhet wore a festive look and the ambiance all around was one of joy and fervor, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of the ruling Awami League, kicked off her party’s much-awaited election campaign at the Government Alia Madrasah ground yesterday.

The election inquiry committee has issued a show cause notice against Awami League candidate Shamsul Haque Tuku -- also the deputy speaker of parliament -- over allegation of violating the electoral code of conduct

The US State Department reiterated yesterday that it supports a free and fair election in Bangladesh.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is set to flag off the party’s electioneering today with visits to the shrines of saints Shahjalal and Shah Paran in Sylhet.

One hundred forty-eight bhoris (1.72kgs) of gold worth Tk 40,000! Twenty bighas of land worth Tk 2,000! A five-katha plot in Barishal worth Tk 400! And a Baridhara flat worth Tk 1.3 lakh!

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday restored the candidacies of Shamim Haque and Enamul Haque Babul, the ruling Awami League’s nominees for Faridpur-3 and Jashore-4.

A total of 91 noted citizens yesterday called for preventing ill-efforts being made to foil the January 7 general elections.

Election Commissioner Ahsan Habib Khan yesterday warned that if candidates repeatedly breach the electoral code of conduct, the commission will take steps against them including scrapping their candidacy.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said 11,000 BNP activists are in jail, instead of the 21,000 claimed by the opposition.

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