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AL gets 223 seats, independent candidates 61, JP 11 out of 299 seats

Shawdesh Desk: The Election Commission on Monday confirmed that the ruling Awami League has won 223 out of 299 seats in Bangladesh’s 12th general election held on Sunday. The result

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Go to polling centres to exercise franchise: CEC to voters

Shawdesh Desk: Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has called upon the countrymen to go to their respective polling centres to exercise the franchise in the 12th parliamentary election all

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Ruling party again starts playing with fire to gain political interest: Rizvi

Shawdesh Desk: Shifting the blame for Gopibagh train fire to the ruling party men, BNP Senior Secretary General Ruhil Kabir Rizvi has said that the ruling quarter has once again

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Nation goes to polls tomorrow amid fear, festivity

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh heads to the 12th parliamentary election tomorrow amid fear and festivity following the boycott by the main opposition BNP and its allies. A total of 1,970 candidates,

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BNP leader, five others arrested over setting fire to Benapole Express

Shawdesh desk: Six people including Nabiullah Nabi, joint convener of Dhaka south unit of BNP, were arrested in connection with Friday’s arson attack on Benapole Express train in Dhaka’s Gopibagh

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Bangladesh Railway suspends journeys of 32 trains

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Railway said that they suspended journeys of 32 trains for different destinations across the country for two to three days from Saturday for security reasons and

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Seven vehicles, nine establishments set on fire since Friday evening

Shawdesh desk: A total of 15 fire incidents were reported since 6:00pm on Friday ahead of the 48-hour hartal enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and some other opposition parties to

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BNP-enforced 48-hour hartal underway across Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: A 48-hour hartal, called by BNP and its allies to protest the 12th general election to be held on Sunday, is now underway. The hartal began at 6:00am

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