by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, Dec 7, 2023Dhaka: The governing Awami League has successfully brought together moderate, small, Islamic, and other parties, including the Jatiya Party (JaPa), to participate in the forthcoming 12th parliamentary elections that have been boycotted by the de facto opposition party, BNP. However, instead of competing against the Awami League, these parties are interested in collaborating and sharing seats with the ruling party. Many of these political parties have even…
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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…