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B'desh polls: Newly-elected MPs take oath, BNP-led Opposition boycott cere
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan 3 (ANI): The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Jatiya Oikya Front boycotted the swearing-in ceremony, even as the remaining newly-elected lawmakers, including those from the Awami League, took the oath here on Thursday.
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USA encourages parties in Bangladesh to refrain from violence
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): The United States of America has called for all political parties in Bangladesh to maintain peace and refrain from violence following the 11th Parliamentary elections which took place in the country on December 30.
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Sushma Swaraj congratulates Bangladesh FM for election victory
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj congratulated her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali for his recent win in the 11th Parliamentary elections held on Sunday.
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Jatiya Oikya Front lost due to 'criminal activities': Hasina
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 31 (ANI): Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) lost the 11th General Elections of the country as the alliance was indulging in "criminal activities."
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Amid vote-rigging claims by Opposition, B'desh EC rules out re-election
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 31 (ANI): With the opposition Jatiya Oikya Front (National Unity Front) crying foul over rigging, fraud and government intimidation in recently-held parliamentary elections, the Bangladesh Election Commission on Monday rejected their claims, ruling out any chance o
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Bangladesh elections: Sheikh Hasina heading for clear win
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 30 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League is all set to retain power as the trends of the counting of votes suggest that her party is heading for a massive win.
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Vote counting begins in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 30 (ANI): The counting of votes cast in the 11th General Elections in Bangladesh, which concluded at 4 pm on Sunday, is now underway in the nation. The polling began early morning on Sunday, which was marked by heavy violence, claiming as many as 12 lives and injuring
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Bangladesh election: Leader of Awami League's youth front killed in clash
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Rangamati [Bangladesh], Dec 30 (ANI): A leader from the Awami League's youth front died in a clash with Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) activists at a polling centre at Rangamati's Kaukhaliupazila on Sunday.
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Bangladesh election: A confident Awami League, a struggling Opposition
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 29 (ANI): If the predictions are not in the end proved wrong, Sheikh Hasina and her ruling Awami League, in alliance with a few small parties, will win a third consecutive term in power at the general election on Sunday.
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Security beefed up before Bangladesh polls on Sunday
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 29 (ANI): As Bangladesh prepares to go for polling on December 30 to elect a new Parliament in the country, armed forces have been deployed in 389 'upazilas' or administrative region till January 2.
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UN calls for violence-free polls in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 27 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) has called on all stakeholders in Bangladesh to "ensure an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion before, during and after the elections" on December 27.
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Indonesia: Threat of another tsunami looms as volcano continues to erupt
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 26 (ANI): Indonesia has sounded an extreme weather warning till December 27 and has asked people to beware of lightning, landslides and floods due to heavy rains and the continued eruption of the volcanic Mount Anak Krakatoa.
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