Who would become a minister? It was a discussion that dominated tea stalls, bazaars and even Awami League offices yesterday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that people's voting rights were snatched again during the December 30 parliamentary polls.

Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon says all the temporary election camps set up during the 11th national polls will be removed within the quickest possible time.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir calls upon the people of the country to stand against the violence spree centering the December 30 election.

Expressing concern over alleged harassment, intimidation and electoral irregularities in the December 30 election, Norway has called for a transparent investigation into the allegations.

A video has emerged showing that the two journalists, sued under the Digital Security Act for publishing “false” information, in fact filed their reports based on the announcement of the returning officer of Khulna-1.

The UN Human Rights Office yesterday expressed concern over the allegations of violence in Bangladesh centring the election and called for immediate investigation into the incidents.

A three-member BNP delegation, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, yesterday met US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller and discussed various issues relating to Sunday's national election.

The ruling Awami League will hold a grand rally in the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan on January 19 to celebrate the party's landslide victory in the December 30 polls.

You can call it a typical Jatiya Party flip-flop. Just a day after the JP Parliamentary Party decided to join the Awami League-led grand alliance government, HM Ershad came up with a decision exactly the opposite.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP's decision not to take oath was the repetition of its mistake.

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina along with the newly-elected parliament members of her party pays rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The Human Rights Watch has called for an independent and impartial commission to investigate the serious allegations of abuses, including attacks on opposition party men, voter intimidation, vote rigging, and partisan behaviour of the election officials before and during the just-held national elections of Bangladesh.

A High Court bench yesterday refused to hear a writ petition that challenged the election result of Dhaka-8 constituency.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked her party's newly elected lawmakers not to misuse their position to make a fortune or serve their personal interests.

The Jatiya Party does not want to sit on the opposition bench in parliament.

Seven MPs-elect of Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday refrained from taking oath and the alliance claimed that ruling party men had stuffed the boxes with “30 to 60” percent of the ballots the night before the polls.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said she would not say anything about Sunday's national election.

Chief Election Commi-ssioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the December 30 national election was recognised as successful by world leaders.

A Khulna court yesterday granted bail to Hedait Hossain Molla, local correspondent of the Dhaka Tribune, in a case filed under digital security Act.