Independent candidates

Independent candidates

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1% signature law is meant to block independent candidates: Hasnat Kaiyum

He says 1% voter signature requirement is destroying secret ballot rights

Election Commission building at Agargaon in the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Over 73% of independent candidates' nomination papers rejected

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Sunamganj BNP faces internal dissent as several leaders plan independent runs

File photo of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader. Photo: UNB

Fielding independents was a strategic move for election win: Quader

Law Minister Anisul Huq is talking to reporters in the Motorstand area of Brahmanbaria's Akhaura upazila on Monday (8 January). Photo: Azizul Sanchay

We have to wait to decide if independents become opposition: Law minister

Clockwise: Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal’s Hasanul Haque Inu, Krishak Sramik Janata League’s Quader Siddiqi, State Minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali, and Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju.

Heavyweights' surprise defeat to independents

A tale of two symbols: Independents prefer 'eagle'; 'truck' to challenge party giants

A tale of two symbols: Independents prefer 'eagle'; 'truck' to challenge party giants

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JS polls: 58% of cancelled nominations are independent candidates

12 nominations cancelled in one Bogura constituency

12 nominations cancelled in one Bogura constituency

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Record 16 independents file for Bogura-7, traditional seat of Khaleda Zia

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Record 747 independent candidates submit nominations to contest in 12th JS polls

Logo of Awami League. Photo: TBS

'Independents' put AL grassroots in a dilemma

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud talks to reporters after submitting his nomination paper at Chattogram deputy commissioner office on Wednesday (29 November). Photo: BSS

AL independent candidates must abide by party discipline: Hasan