The New Nation - Internet Edition

Entertainment Report

Popular current affairs television talk show hosted by Ashraf Kaiser has conceptualised and hosting a new series of election special programme 'Election Express' to be aired every Thursday at 11:25pm on Banglavision starting from October 16. The programme is produced by Lemon Communications.

At the end of 2008 voters in Bangladesh and the United States will go the polls for the national elections that are among the most significant in their respective democratic histories. The programme will discuss and analyse Bangladesh and US election issues, political culture, party management, voter's rights and issues related to good governance and accountability through elections in an interactive manner with studio guests and peoples participations. The first episode to be aired at 11:25pm today is on the elections and the roles of political parties where Awami League presidium members Tofael Ahmed, senior BNP leader Dr Osman Faruk and Professor of Government and Politics Dr Dilara Chowdhury shared their individual and party point of views, analysed the issues and made the debate interesting as panel guests along with people's representation through field surveys in different locations.