Khaleda blasts govt's talks handling; EC hails announcement, sits with BNP today; AL yet to react; govt feels upbeat
The BNP-led four-party alliance yesterday announced that it would take part in the parliamentary election if it is held on December 28 but maintained that the government must fulfil three of its key conditions before the polls.
The Daily Star- nielsen Election Opinion Poll 2008
Fighting inflation, graft, crime should be next govt's prime tasks
An overwhelming 96 percent of people want to vote in the next parliamentary election and 86 percent feel that holding the polls on December 18 is very important for the nation, The Daily Star-Nielsen Election Opinion Poll 2008 revealed.
BNP is yet to begin the process of picking contenders in the upcoming parliamentary election through grassroots level party committees across the country in line with the electoral laws and its own constitution.
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday re-fixed the dates for scrutiny and withdrawal of applications for candidacy in the parliamentary and upazila elections.
