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Prestige poll 'well managed'
Absence of army at centres, false balloting, alliance's intimidation mark the election
The ruling alliance's intimidation of voters and polling agents, false balloting and absence of the army at every centre in violation of a High Court (HC) order marred the much-talked-about Dhaka-10 by-polls
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Army Deployment in Dhaka-10
High Court order was violated, says EC
Terms election unsatisfactory
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday said the High Court's order on army deployment at every polling centre of Dhaka-10 by-polls was violated and the election was not held up to expectations.
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Poll robbed: BDB
The Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) has demanded cancellation of yesterday's by-election in Dhaka-10 constituency, terming it a 'robbed election'.
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Voting fair: BNP
The ruling BNP has said the by-election in Dhaka-10 constituency yesterday was free, fair and peaceful and ruled out allegations of rigging and government interference in it.
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Observers tell of massive rigging
Observers yesterday said the Dhaka-10 by-polls was marred by massive rigging, enough to call into question the validity of its results.
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An (s)election it really was
A 16-member team of The Daily Star went round the 103 polling centres in Dhaka-10 constituency yesterday, sometimes simply visiting a centre and at times remaining at a centre for hours.
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Falu books JS berth
Ruling coalition candidate Mosaddak Ali Falu was unofficially declared elected with 78,727 votes and his key rival Bikalpa Dhara candidate Abdul Mannan, who withdrew from the race two and a half hours
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Who's the liar?
Munsef, Mannan trade blames over army deployment
Election Commissioner M Munsef Ali and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) candidate in Dhaka-10 by-polls Abdul Mannan locked in a fierce brawl yesterday calling each other liar.
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AL, others reject by-election
Main opposition Awami League (AL) and other opposition political parties yesterday rejected 'farcical' Dhaka-10 by-election on the grounds of widespread false balloting by the ruling alliance men anddemanded
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Man scores 50 for Falu
A fake voter yesterday boasted to The Daily Star that he stamped at least 50 votes for ruling alliance candidate Mosaddek Ali Falu at Ispahani Girls High School and College polling centre.
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Stalking leads to teen's suicide
Family of the teenage girl, who allegedly committed suicide on Monday, fled their house at Demra in the face of immense pressure of the local goons while a member of the family was still held captiveby
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Saddam charged with 7 offences
Dictator remains defiant, says Bush the real criminal
Downcast but defiant, Iraq's deposed dictator Saddam Hussein has appeared before an Iraqi tribunal, but has refused to recognise its authority and says the "real criminal" is US President George W Bush.
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Falu's men beat kula agents, scare off voters
Supporters of ruling alliance nominee in Dhaka-10 by-polls yesterday beat up several polling agents and supporters of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) candidate Abdul Mannan besides scaring away votersfrom
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Thirteen killed in road crashes
Thirteen people were killed and 42 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Gazipur, Comilla and Bogra yesterday.
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UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal
Even going till halftime
The Czech Republic and Greece were drawing 0-0 at the end of a tense first half in their Euro 2004 semi-final at the Dragao stadium yesterday.
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Cassini runs rings around Saturn
Nasa's Cassini spacecraft slipped through Saturn's rings and into orbit on Wednesday as it settled in to make the most detailed study ever of the sixth planet from the sun.
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Rokan says By-polls illegal
Accuses govt of contempt of court
Supreme Court Bar Association President and lawyer for Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Rokanuddin Mahmud yesterday said the Dhaka-10 by-polls "stands illegal" as the government has violated a High Court
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Envoy Anwar returns
British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury returned to Dhaka early yesterday.
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JCD, BCL clash at Ctg: 25 hurt
At least 12 students were injured at Hathazari in Chittagong as the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) clashed yesterday.
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Gazipur By-poll
BNP nominates Prof Mannan
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday announced former state minister Prof Abdul Mannan as the ruling four-party alliance candidate for the by-polls in Gazipur-2 constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad.
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Expat freed after Being abducted from ZIA
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) forces freed an abducted expatriate Bangladeshi national on Wednesday, five hours after he was picked up from Zia International Airport (ZIA) upon his arrival at the airport.
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Four aides of Pichchi Hannan Remanded
A Dhaka court yesterday placed four accomplices of dreaded criminal 'Pichchi' Hannan who were arrested in Uttara on a 21-day remand in three cases.
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