Barisal Division

Two siblings die from electrocution in Pirojpur

Shawdesh Desk: Two siblings died from electrocution at village Uribunia under Nesarabad upazila in Pirojpur district on Saturday. The deceased are Enam Haque, 20 and Nadim Haque, 24—two sons of

Former BNP leader Shahjahan Omar wins with ‘boat’

Shawdesh desk: Former BNP MP Barrister Shahjahan Omar, who joined Awami League after being released from jail, has won from Jhalakathi-1 (Rajapur-Kathalia) seat with ‘Boat’ symbol. He received 95,478 votes

Two killed in pre-election violence in Munshiganj, Pirojpur

Shawdesh desk: Two people died at Dhaka Medical Colege Hospital Thursday morning after there were critically injured in separate incidents of pre-poll violence in Pirojpur and Munshiganj districts. The deceased

15 injured as police baton charge BNP procession in Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: At least 15 people were injured after police baton-charged a procession brought out by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists in support of the ongoing non-cooperation movement in Barishal city

Shammi Ahmed, Sadiq Abdullah can’t contest general election

Shawdesh Desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a leave-to-appeal filed by Awami League nominated candidate Shammi Ahmed seeking reinstatement of her candidacy for Barishal-4 constituency

Two Jatiya Party candidates withdraw candidacies in Barishal

Shawdesh Desk: Two Jatiya Party candidates in Barishal and Barguna have announced their withdrawal from the upcoming 12th parliamentary election race. Engineer Iqbal Hossain Taposh, the Jatiya Party candidate for

BNP terrorist party, has no right to do politics: PM

Shawdesh desk: Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that politics of Awami League was just for the welfare of people, but BNP-Jamaat’s politics was to

Writ filed challenging Shahjahan Omar’s candidacy

Shawdesh desk: A writ has been filed against Jhalakathi-1 Awami League candidate Shahjahan Omar challenging his candidacy. A voter of the constituency filed the writ with the High Court on