Sheikh Hasina's party has won the Bangladesh Elections 2018 which gives her third consecutive term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. However, the Opposition has rejected the poll outcome.
"We reject the farcical election, and want the election commission to hold a fresh election under a non-partisan administration," said Kamal Hossain. Hossain was heading Jatiya Oikya Front -- the umbrella coalition formed by Opposition parties, headed by BNP.
Earlier, voting for the crucial Bangladesh national elections 2018 began in full swing across the 300 parliamentary constituencies of the nation on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose Awami League (AL) is ruling the nation since 2009, is eyeing for a record third term. The entire Opposition, led by jailed ex-premier Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh National Party (BNP), has united for what they have called a "fight to save democracy".
Tamil Nadu: Person who allegedly donated HIV blood to pregnant woman commits suicide in Madurai. Donor's mother says, “He was fine but as he saw news that his blood was transfused to a pregnant lady, he thought he should not live & consumed rat poison.”
Narendra Modi on Mann Ki Baat: My dear countrymen, this is the last episode of the year 2018, we will meet again in 2019, and will engage in another episode of Mann Ki Baat. Thank you very much.
Narendra Modi on Mann Ki Baat: May this Kumbh of the devotees also become Mahakumbh of global tourists. May this Kumbh of aesthetics also become the Mahakumbh of creativity.
Narendra MOdi on Mann Ki Baat: Our festivals, impart to us many social values. On the one hand, where they have mythological significance, on the other, every festival quite easily in itself teaches the important lesson of life - the value of staying together, imbued with a feeling of brotherhood.
Voting for panchayat polls begins in Punjab; Visuals from a polling centre in Majitha Halka in Amritsar.
Mumbai, December 30: The fire that broke out in the stock of medicines & chemicals on the ground floor at Sadhana Industrial Estate in Mumbai's Worli area on Saturday has been brought under control. According to a tweet by ANI, a level-2 fire breaks out in Sadhana House behind Mahindra Towers in Worli.
Meanwhile, in Meghalaya, a team of 11 divers along with specialist equipment including underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) were airlifted on Sunday morning by IAF AN32 from Visakhapatnam to Guwahati. These divers are expected to reach the accident site by late night on Sunday.
On December 13, about 20 miners entered the quarry owned by Krip Chullet in Meghalaya. The miners then entered horizontal manholes, often termed as 'rat-holes', as each just about fits one person. While 5 managed to come out, 15 diggers have been trapped in a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in Ksan area of Lumthari village since then.
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