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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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B'desh cricketer Mashrafe Mortaza begins campaigning from home constituenc
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 23 (ANI): Mashrafe Mortaza, captain of Bangladesh cricket team in ODIs, has begun the electoral campaign for BAL for the ensuing parliamentary elections from his home constituency Narail.
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Bangladesh elections: A rocky road ahead for all parties
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): In a little over a week, Bangladesh will go to polls to elect a new parliament. Pitted against the Sheikh Hasina-led ruling Awami League (AL) and its various allies is the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) which had boycotted the last parliamentary electi
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General Elections: UN is closely monitoring situation in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka (Bangladesh) Dec 21 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh where the general parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place on December 30, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday.
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Russian delegation meets PM Modi over monitoring of 2019 parliamentary ele
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A Russian delegation led by the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss monitoring of the 2019 general elections.
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Election campaign won't distract me during Windies ODIs: Mashrafe Mortaza
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 5 (ANI): Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who is all set to contest the 11th parliamentary election of the country, has assured that the election campaign would not be a source of distraction for him during their upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies beginn
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Le Pen proposes to dissolve French National Assembly
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 3 (ANI): Amid 'Yellow Vest' crisis, the National Rally (NR) leader Marine Le Pen has proposed to dissolve the lower Chamber of French Parliament and hold fresh parliamentary elections.
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Cricketer Mashrafe Mortaza to contest Bangladesh parliamentary polls
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov 26 (ANI): Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza is all set to contest the 11th parliamentary elections of the country on ruling party Awami League's ticket.
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B'desh to hold general elections on Dec 23
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 9 (ANI): Bangladesh will hold parliamentary elections on December 23, the country's Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda announced on Thursday.
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Newly-appointed Sri Lankan PM calls for Provincial Council polls
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): Amid political turmoil brewing in Sri Lanka, newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for Provincial Councils elections and Parliamentary election at the earliest.
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Kandahar votes amid strict security
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], Oct 27 (ANI): The Kandahar province of Afghanistan went to polls on Saturday amid strict security, a week after the whole nation voted in the parliamentary elections.
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Taliban defeated, their ideas rejected: Abdullah Abdullah
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 22 (ANI): Afghanistan's National Unity Government's CEO Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday that Taliban's thoughts and ideas have been rejected, as people came out to vote for Saturday's parliamentary elections despite threats by the group.
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