Two people were killed and at least seven others were injured in clashes that broke out between four groups of the local Awami League men in two unions of Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila over November 11 UP elections and establishing supremacy.

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) yesterday protested Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda’s recent remarks about its Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar, saying the comments were “ugly, indecent, and untrue”.

Strongly criticising the election commission law, Jatiya Party yesterday said it was nothing but old stuff in new package.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said BNP and their leaders are doing anti-state activities and hatching conspiracies against the country.

The search committee, which will suggests names for the appointments of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners, is likely to be formed by the president today, sources said. 

President Abdul Hamid last night gave his consent to the newly passed law on appointing the chief election commissioner and other commissioners, the parliament secretariat said in a statement.

Noakhali district Awami league has recommended to the party's high command to suspend Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, member of the parliament from Noakhali-4 (Sadar-Subarnachar) constituency, from the MP post and to relieve him from all the posts including the party’s primary membership.

Four local journalists were injured in an attack allagedly carried out by ruling party men in Mandalpara village of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila this afternoon.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar yesterday hit back at Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda saying that the latter criticised him “out of vengeance” as they had differing positions on different election issues.

Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy today shared a video detailing BNP-Jamaat's "anti-Bangladesh activities" with the help of lobbyists in the United States.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the BNP has to explain the source of crores of dollars it has given to lobbyists as part of its anti-state conspiracy.

The Election Commission could do nothing as no aggrieved person went to the court with allegations of ballot-box stuffing the night before election day, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said.

The BNP yesterday said the law on Election Commission formation would not protect the ruling Awami League, and people would not accept the law.   

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that BNP will have to answer from where they paid lakhs of dollars to the lobbyist firms in the US which was appointed to destroy Bangladesh and mislead the people with false accusations and false information.

Saying that the formation of Election Commission bill will not protect the ruling Awami league, BNP today said that this law will not be acceptable to the people of the country.

Names to be recommended by the search committee for appointments of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners should be made public for ensuring transparency in the process, eminent citizens told a webinar yesterday.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said that the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami had appointed eight lobbyist firms so that the US stops providing aid and development assistance to Bangladesh.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud, today termed the Transparency International Bangladesh's report on the formation of the Election Commission as “politically motivated”.

The BNP yesterday alleged that the government’s attempt to “hurriedly” and “secretly” enact a law on the Election Commission formation was nothing but a blueprint to cling on to power illegally.

A Dhaka court yesterday rejected a bail petition of Ayesha Akhter, mother of expelled Jubo League leader GK Shamim, and sent her to jail in a graft case.