Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday demanded the Election Commission immediately scrap the “farcical election” and hold a fresh one under a nonpartisan interim government.

Of Queues and Chaos

What they said

Awami League is going to form the government for the third consecutive terms as the party has already gained more than 151 seats out of total 300 unofficially in the 11th national elections.

Zonayed Saki, chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon, boycotts election citing irregularities, including vote rigging and capturing of polling stations by ruling Awami League men.

Former enclave residents under the Panchagarh's two constituencies exercise their franchise for the first time in 71 years. They are elated to have been able to cast votes under Panchagarh-1 and Panchagarh-2 constituencies in national election.

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad is to fly to Singapore any time after January 15 next year for health checkup.

The 2018 general elections will remain as a “black chapter” in the history of Bangladesh, Islami Andolon Bangladesh said in a press release today.

BTRC once again asks all the mobile operators to slowed mobile internet by shutting down 3G and 4G services three hours after restoring the mobile internet.

Expressing gratitude to all, the ruling Awami League says that number of violence is significantly lesser than the elections of the past.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says this election has become a mockery.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader accuses the BNP-led alliance of engaging in violence and carrying out bomb attacks realising imminent election defeat.

Women in Noakhali-4 and Chattogram-2 constituencies allege that ruling party men barred them from casting votes and harassed them physically.

BNP told the Election Commission that its polling agents had been obstructed in 221 constituencies during the election.

Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroza Abbas, heavyweight candidates of BNP, refuse to cast their vote in protest to what they said vote rigging.

According to regulations, the Election Commission mandates uninterrupted voting across all centres from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

The ban on public and private transport on the election day is taking a heavy toll on the public, former chief election commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda said today.

At least 64 people are injured and eight arrested in 16 incidents of violence.

The House of Jatiya Oikyafront candidate from Brahmanbaria-3 is attacked, vandalized, looted allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League men.

Accusing ruling party men of resorting to violence and widespread irregularities, including stuffing ballot overnight, driving out its polling agents and capturing polling stations across the country, BNP on Sunday morning alleged that the government is trying to bring the election results in its favour through a lopsided election.