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New uncertainty looms over polls: Jamaat seeks time as EC hears objections
Staff Reporter
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami did not attend the hearing of the objections made against it to the Election Commission on Saturday and requested the EC for extension of five more days for preparation saying that they had received the letter late. Earlier the Jamaat accused the Election Commission of creating vicious atmosphere by inviting their opponents in the hearing on the same day.
The EC heard the proof of war crimes that was submitted by the War Crimes Facts Finding Committee. Chief Election Commissioner along with the two other Commissioners conducted the two-hour hearing of the EC.  |
Shun confrontational politics, urges Ban
UNB, Dhaka
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Bangladesh’ s most pressing need is to ensure a peaceful transition back to democracy and for the incoming elected government to consolidate the democracy and reform to stem a recurrence of confrontational politics.
“This is an opportunity for the country, and in particular the political parties, to address the serious problems that have given rise to the politics of confrontation and violence,” he told a banquet at the Sheraton Hotel last night. |
US election race enters final stage: Obama, McCain ready for epic battle
Agencies, Washington
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain enter the final weekend of their epic United States election battle Saturday, scrambling across several states in a last dash for votes.
Obama, aiming to become the first African-American to be elected president next Tuesday, was bidding to lock down western battlegrounds in Nevada and Colorado before returning to the bellwether state of Missouri.
Victory in the west would go a large way towards securing an election triumph for Obama, even if he loses one of the major toss-up states out east such as Florida, a pivotal state in recent US elections. |
National Youth Fair begins
Staff Reporter
A seven-day National Youth Fair to promote marketing of the products made by the youth started yesterday in the city at the Shishu Academy premise.
The fair marked the National Youth Day with the slogan "Eradication of Youth Unemployment through Appropriate Training."
Secretary of Ministry of Youth and Sports Dr Golam Mostofa Taluukder inaugurated the programme as chief guest. He said the curriculum of the trainings had been improved to international standard to meet the challenges of the world. He visited the stalls after the inauguration ceremony. |
Race to White House
Delivering his party's radio address for the final weekend of the campaign, Barack Obama said his election would help change the country and the world. He said the election comes during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, affecting jobs, home values, pensions, wages, health care and college expenses. To address these he promised tax breaks, reduced health care costs and investments in renewable energy. Speaking in Iowa and Indiana, Barack Obama warned McCain campaign was likely to escalate into vicious attacks in the last few days. |
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Internet Edition. November 2, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
