By Muhammad Riaz Mayar in The News, Dec 26, 2023MARDAN: Tough contests are expected in Mardan district among Awami National Party (ANP), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F, Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, and JI, in 3 national and 8 provincial constituencies. The total registered voters in Mardan district are 1,538,078, including 696,382 females and 841,696 males. The election commissioner has designated 1,055 polling stations, comprising 353 male, 319 female, and 383 combined. For the…
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by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star , Dec 25, 2023The Awami League’s main focus will be on generating employment in order to make Bangladesh a developed nation by 2041, said several leaders involved in drafting of the party’s election manifesto. The party is likely to set a goal of creating 1.5 crore jobs in the next five years, which was also mentioned in the declaration adopted at AL national council in December last…
by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in TheDaily Star, Dec 11, 2023A crucial meeting between the Awami League and its 14-party allies ended last night without any concrete decisions on seat sharing. At the meeting, held at the AL organising secretary Mirza Azam’s office in parliament, participants could not reach a consensus over the withdrawal of “AL independents” who would compete against AL partners. Frustrated by what they said was the AL dilly-dallying over resolving the seat-sharing…
report in Prothom Alo, Dec 8, 2023Ruling Awami League is yet to come to an understanding with the alliance and partners regarding the election. Their ally Jatiya Party (JaPa) and partners of the 14 party alliance first want the Awami League candidates in their seats to be withdrawn. They also want assurance that no independent candidate of Awami League contest in the seats left to them. Over the past three to four days, Prime Minister…
report in Prothom Alo, Dec 6, 2023The ruling Awami League has adopted a strategy to field independent candidates, aiming to enhance competitiveness in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election and ensure a 50 per cent voter turnout. This move has elicited mixed reactions among party contenders. However, numerous candidates participating in the upcoming election are advocating for the exclusion of independent contenders from the competition. Independent candidates have posed challenges for the 14-party Alliance and its…
report in Prothom Alo, Dec 4, 2023In the Panchagarh-1 seat (covering Sadar, Tetulia, and Atowari), Awami League’s district branch vice-president Naimuzzman Bhuiyan (Mukta) has secured the party’s nomination. However, four other Awami League leaders, including the incumbent member of parliament Mazharul Haque Pradhan and District Awami League General Secretary Anwar Sadat, have submitted nomination papers as independent candidates for this seat. The situation has created confusion and disarray among the leaders and workers of Awami…
By Arun Bikash Dey in The Daily Star, Nov 30, 2023Although BNP and its allies have boycotted the next parliamentary elections slated for January 7 next year, candidates nominated by Awami League in 16 constituencies of Chattogram will not go uncontested. This time, they are set to compete against their own party members who would vie for the polls independently. Several AL leaders from Chattogram, who did not get party tickets for the 12th parliamentary…
by Anowar Hossain in Prothom ALo, Nov 7, 2023 Dhaka: Governing Bangladesh Awami League (AL) is determined to keep Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from breaking free of its current predicament, especially as many of its leaders are in jail, and a significant number are in hiding. The policymakers of the ruling party maintain that they will not be swayed by criticism, and they are not inclined to yield to any foreign attempts, pressures, or requests.…
By Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Oct 30, 2023The way the events unfolded on Saturday has given the Awami League rank and file a confidence boost, claim leaders of the ruling party. They said the kind of momentum BNP tried to gather with its grand rally did not come to pass, and it has “hurt the morale of the party activists”. The violence that took place that day was mostly between BNP and…
Report in The Daily Star, Oct 28, 2023Tension is running high as arch rivals BNP and Awami League are all set to show their strength within two kilometres of each other in Dhaka today. Both parties got permits with conditions for their rallies from Dhaka Metropolitan Police last night. There was a sense of unease across the capital yesterday with city dwellers apprehending that the rallies would spark violence and further complicate the ongoing political…
Report in he Daily Star, Oct 27, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has briefed a European commissioner about how the Awami League government is working to create a conducive environment for free and fair elections. During a meeting with European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen in Brussels on Wednesday, the PM also highlighted the party’s efforts to restore democracy in Bangladesh. Hasina spoke about establishing an independent Election Commission, biometric information-based voter list, and transparent…