EC facing seen, unseen challenges, says CEC
The Election Commission has been facing both seen and unseen challenges in preparing for the upcoming elections and addressing demands, said chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday.
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Razzak resigns as selector to contest in BCB election聽
Former Bangladesh left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak resigned as a national selector to contest in the next month鈥檚 BCB board of directors elections, officials confirmed on Saturday.
Section 144 imposed in Khagrachari in an indefinite period following protest
The administration on Saturday imposed Section 144 indefinitely in Khagrachhari Municipality and the surrounding areas of the Sadar upazila following unrest over anti-rape protests in the district...
Amar Ekushey Book Fair likely after polls
The 鈥楢mar Ekushey Book Fair 2026鈥� is likely to be held after the national elections scheduled to be held in the first half of next February.
Nationwide law-order drive ahead of polls
The interim government decided to prepare a list of extortionists across the country and launch a nationwide coordinated drive comprising five state agencies to combat extortion ahead of the upcoming general elections.
BCB Election Commission announces final voter鈥檚 list
The Election Commission of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday announced the final voters list of 191 councillors eligible to vote in the forthcoming election, which is set to be held on October 6.
Durga returns to a Thakurgaon temple after 16 years
After 16 long years, joy and devotion have returned to the Sri Sri Rasik Roy Jiu Temple in Auliapur of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila, as the Hindu community prepares to celebrate Durga Puja following the withdrawal of Section 144, which had barred festivities at the site since 2009.
EC to bar officials involved in past elections irregularities
Election commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker on Friday warned that officials found to have engaged in irregularities in past elections will not be assigned any duties in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election.
Yasin elected VP, Raihan GS in GUCSU polls
Yasin Al Mridul Dewan has been elected vice-president and Md Raihan Khan general secretary of the central students鈥� union elections at Gono University at Savar in Dhaka, officials said early Friday.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser to address UNGA session today
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will address the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York today.
DUCSU ballot paper issue under probe: EC
The commission for the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions on Friday said that the commission was probing the allegations over printing ballot papers in an unprotected way at Gausul Azam Market in the capital鈥檚 Nilhket area.
Preparations afoot for Feb polls on current RPO: CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday said that preparations were afoot at a full pace to ensure transparent national elections under the existing Representation of the People Order.
Don鈥檛 be dirty; hold the polls honestly: Tamim
Tamim Iqbal urged everyone to not be 鈥榙irty鈥� as the hearings of the objections over the draft voters list of the upcoming BCB directors鈥� election took place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday.
Verdicts in 6 cases against Hasina, family likely by Nov: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman, Mohammad Abdul Momen, on Wednesday said that verdicts in six cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members for irregularities in the Purbachal New Town Project plot allocation were expected to be delivered in October or November.
Indian security forces kill five Maoists
Indian security forces have shot dead five Maoist rebels, including two senior commanders, in the first major onslaught since the guerrillas announced a unilateral halt in fighting last week, officials said Wednesday.
India pushes 19 more into Bangladesh
The Indian Border Security Force pushed 19 more people into Bangladesh through the Chanshikari border point of Bholahat in Chapainawabganj early Wednesday.
February polls聽to herald new era of democracy, says Yunus
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus said that the upcoming February election would usher in a new era for Bangladesh鈥檚 democracy as he was called on by mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo at his hotel in New York in the United States on Tuesday.
Never seen anything like this: Iftekhar聽聽
Iftekhar Rahman, a potential councillor who was among the 15 club representatives snubbed from the draft voters list for the upcoming BCB elections, on Wednesday said that it was not possible how things had panned out without the board intervening.
Some DUCSU election candidates seek explanation over alleged irregularities
Several candidates of the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections on Tuesday met the university administration and demanded explanations over alleged irregularities centring the polls.
CUCSU polls shifted to October 15
The Chittagong University student union elections was rescheduled to be held on October 15, three days later than the previously fixed date, the election commission tasked with the polls announced on Tuesday.
BCB ELECTION: Draft voters list published
The election commission of the upcoming BCB board of directors鈥� election published the draft voters list on Tueday, a day after the original scheduled date.
NCP not to聽get water lily聽as electoral聽symbol: EC
The National Citizen Party will not be allocated water lily as its electoral symbol, as the flower is not on the official electoral symbol list of the Election Commission, EC secretary Akhter Ahmed said on Tuesday.
Govt to buy 40,000 body-worn cameras before polls聽聽
The advisory council committee on economic affairs at a meeting on Tuesday agreed in principle to a home ministry proposal to buy 40,000 body-worn cameras for police before the forthcoming national election.
Economy must place human well-being above narrow accumulation of wealth: Yunus
Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday (New York time) said that they must move towards an economy that places human well-being, social justice and environmental stewardship above the narrow accumulation of wealth...
Bangladesh ready for fair polls by聽mid-Feb, says Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said that his government was prepared to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful general election in the first half of February in Bangladesh as he had a meeting with United States special envoy...
Bangladesh EC to publish final voter list on Nov 18
The Election Commission will publish the updated final voter list on November 18 ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, said the EC in a press release issued on Monday.
RUCSU polls rescheduled for Oct 16
The authorities on Monday deferred the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union, hall unions and Senate student representative elections again, citing the ongoing shutdown programme by a section of teachers, officials and employees of the...
High Court halts BCB president鈥檚 letter on councillor nominations
The High Court on Monday put a 15-day stay on a letter issued by the Bangladesh Cricket Board president that directed district and divisional sports associations to nominate councillors only from ad-hoc committees for the upcoming BCB election...
NCP, 5 other parties set to get registration
The Election Commission is set to grant final registration to six new political parties, including the National Citizen Party, following the completion of their field-level verification and documentation.
Youth electrocuted on Dhaka鈥檚 waterlogged road
A youth died being electrocuted on Monday morning while crossing a waterlogged road amid heavy rain near Najira Bazar intersection at Bangshal in Old Dhaka...
