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Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s view-exchange with local and foreign journalists and observers began on Monday (8 January) afternoon on the occasion of the 12th national election. The programme is being held at the Prime Minister`s official residence Ganabhaban, according to the official schedule of the Prime Minister.

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Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday (8 January) said the future Bangladesh would be a smart and prosperous as our electoral pledges would be executed fully during the incumbent regime. “We will administer the country in line with the respect of people’s mandate…and all the pledges surfaced at the electoral manifestoes would be executed strictly”, he said.

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Claiming that people unilaterally turned down Sunday’s voting, BNP on Monday (8 January) demanded the cancellation of the 12th parliamentary election and the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. At a press conference at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office, the party also renewed its demand

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Visiting international observerson Monday (8 January) described the just-held 12th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh as “free, fair and safe.” “Considering the overall situation, all the observers present here agree that the 12th National Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh was held peacefully and with the participation of the common people. It was free, fair and very safe,” observer Terry L Easley said at a media briefing at Jatiya Press Club.

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Three people including two members of a family were killed and two others injured as a speeding truck crashed into a CNG-run autorickshaw on Hemayetpur regional road in Singair upazila of Manikganj on Monday (8 January). The deceased were identified as the autorickshaw passengers Jasim Talukdar, 45, his grandson Yeasin, 5, and driver Shaheen Mollah, 42, a resident of Burundi village under Sadar upazila of the district.

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India has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her election victory and eyes “even stronger momentum and growth” in the bilateral partnership in support of each other’s national development. Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma during his call on PM Hasina on Monday conveyed warm greetings and congratulations

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Being a graduate student of Statistics in my early university life, I learned the phrase "Lies, damned lies, and statistics". The purpose of starting with the humorous fallacy is to remind that while statistics can be a powerful tool for understanding the world and making informed decisions, they should be used carefully and responsibly

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Zunaid Ahmed Palak, AL nominated candidate for Natore-3 constituency, has become a member of parliament for the 4th consecutive time defeating his rival by huge margins of 92,687 votes. Palak bagged 1,35,706 votes while his nearest rival independent candidate with Eagle symbol got 43,019 votes, according to a press release.

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Shafiqur Rahman Badsha, independent candidate of Rajshahi-2 (Sadar) constituency has unofficially been declared elected as he defeated his rival Bangladesh Workers` Party`s general secretary and three-time lawmaker Fazle Hossain Badsha by 23,718 votes. Shafiqur Rahman bagged 55,141 votes while Fazle Hossain Badsha polled 31,423 in all 112 centres in the polls held on Sunday (7 January).

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Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed has won a hat-trick in Lalmonirhat-2 constituency (Aditmari-Kaliganj) in the 12th parliamentary election. He has been elected MP for the third time in a row. He won by a margin of 46,946 votes for independent candidate Sirajul Haque in the results announced on Sunday (7 January) night.

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Barrister Sayedul Haque Sumon emerged victorious in the national election for the Habiganj-4 constituency, defeating the Awami League candidate and incumbent State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali. Sumon, who ran as an independent candidate, secured 1.98 lakh votes, while two-time Awami League lawmaker Mahbub Ali received 47,000 votes, as per the locally announced election results.

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Bangladesh Bank has initiated the opening of school bank accounts to spark interest among school students in savings, resulting in the opening of more than 40 lakh accounts since the commencement of the programme in 2010. Leading the way in opening these accounts are five banks in the country. The private sector Dutch-Bangla Bank boasts the highest number of accounts, holding 23 percent of the total accounts and 24 percent of the total deposits. This information is derived from the latest updated report provided by Bangladesh Bank.

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Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth successive term in office, winning the 12th parliamentary polls by a predicted landslide in absence of the country’s main opposition BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) in Sunday’s national election. With official declaration of Sunday’s election results pending, unofficial counts show that the ruling party has already got 153 seats under its belt this time till filing this report at 10:45pm.

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Bangladesh Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed Awami League’s party leaders and activists not to bring out any victory processions after the declaration of election results. Deputy Office Secretary of the AL Sayem Khan informed the journalists about the PM`s direction.

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International observers, including from the US and Canada, on Sunday (7 January) described the just-held 12th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh "free, fair and peaceful." They congratulated the Election Commission for conducting the elections successfully and efficiently. "I found very peaceful, free and fair elections," Jim Bates, former US congressman and an election observer from the US, told reporters at a media briefing Sunday evening.

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Awami League’s Magura-1 constituency candidate Shakib Al Hasan won the electoral race by bagging 185,388 votes. With 45,993 votes, Kazi Rezaul Hossain was his closest competitor. This constituency contains 152 centers in total. Balloting in the 12th national polls in Bangladesh ended on Sunday (7 January) amidst a largely peaceful environment.

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