As the Barishal and Khulna city corporations today go to elections, not fully inclusive because of the BNP's boycott, the Election Commission aims to claim another success after the Gazipur polls. Election Commissioner Ahsan Habib Khan last week even said polls in the two cities would be even better than the Gazipur election held on 25 May. And yesterday, he said all kinds of
Although this new US visa policy is proving expedient, it would not be wise to believe that the country is intent on fostering democracy in Bangladesh.
AL’s Gazipur Debacle: Awami League mayor candidate Azmat Ullah Khan got 15,672 votes less than his rival in two thanas under Gazipur-2 constituency, and it eventually led to his defeat by 16,197 votes.