Candidates allege vote count mismatch
Several candidates who vied in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections alleged inconsistencies between the announced results and the tally of votes from residential halls...
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Women leaders for direct election in reserved seats
Women leaders on Sunday at a press conference in Dhaka called on the political parties to raise their voices for doubling the reserved seats for women in the national parliament to 100, and also for holding direct elections in these seats...
247 candidates cleared for RUCSU polls
The election commission for the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union and hall elections on Sunday published the final list of candidates, clearing 247 contestants for 23 posts...
Festive polls in Feb if consensus reached: CA
Interim government chief adviser and National Consensus Commission chair Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday urged the politicians to reach consensus on the July National Charter鈥檚 execution method so that the 13th national elections, planned for...
Nepal sets polls for March 5聽
Nepalese president Ram Chandra Paudel announced Friday night that the 275-seat parliament was dissolved and elections were fixed for March 5.
Govt fails to fulfil people鈥檚 aspirations: JP
Jatiya Party chairman Ghulam Muhammad Quader on Saturday said that the interim government was trying to hold the next general election by excluding some political parties and keeping half of the voters of the country out of the polls...
BCB hands over election process to commission
The Bangladesh Cricket Board formally handed over responsibility for its forthcoming elections to the Election Commission on Saturday.
2 panels allege bias, irregularities in polls process
Two panels contesting the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union elections on Saturday alleged that the election commission鈥檚 weakness and bias were standing in the way of holding the polls fairly...
Shibir bags GS, majority posts in JUCSU polls
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, swept most posts in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union in the elections held on Thursday, marked by widespread mismanagement and boycott by several panels.
Pro-BNP teachers allege irregularities in JUCSU polls
The pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party teachers鈥� platform at Jahangirnagar University on Friday condemned what they described as a smear campaign and widespread irregularities in the JU Central Students鈥� Union election held on Thursday...
Vote counting of JUCSU poles finally ends after 44 hours
Vote counting in Jahangirnagar University Central Student Union election concluded 42 hours after the end of balloting...
Official results of JUCSU elections to be announced by 7:00pm today
Chief election commissioner of Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election Professor Moniruzzaman said the final results of the election would be declared by 7:00pm on Saturday...
Independent candidate Jitu leads in JUCSU VP race; counting goes on
Unofficial results from six centres of Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election show that independent candidate Abdur Rashid Jitu is leading in the race for the post of vice-president...
Vatican urges fair elections in Bangladesh
The Vatican has expressed hope for free, fair, just and transparent elections in Bangladesh, while making it clear that it does not wish for any particular outcome.
EC launches voter registration for expatriates in Canada
Bangladesh Election Commission formally introduced voter registration and smart National Identity card services for Bangladeshi expatriates living in Canada, marking a major step to include聽non-resident citizens in the country鈥檚 democratic process.
JUCSU polls results yet to聽be published
Jahangirnagar University campus simmered with tension on Friday as results of the JU Central Students鈥� Union elections remained unpublished more than a day after the voting, triggering anger among candidates and voters.
EC resigns from JUCSU commission citing 鈥榝lawed鈥� process
Jahangirnagar University鈥檚 central student union election commission faced fresh turmoil on Friday after election commissioner Professor Mafruhi Satter resigned, saying the entire process had been compromised.
Shibir-backed panel warns of strict action if JUCSU results not announced today
The Somonnito Shikkharthi Jote backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir has warned it will take strict action if the results of Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections are not announced today.
JUCSU elections results expected after 8pm
Results of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union (JUCSU) election are expected to be announced between 8:00pm and 10:00pm today.
JU teacher dies on duty during JUCSU vote count
A Jahangirnagar University teacher died on Friday morning after collapsing while on duty during vote counting for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections, officials said.
JCD walks out of CUCSU polls dialogue
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Jatiatabadi Chatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Thursday left midway a dialogue on the draft code of conduct for the October 12 Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union elections, alleging lack of independence of the election commission...
Myanmar鈥檚 poll results due end of Jan: official
An official from Myanmar鈥檚 junta-stacked election commission said on Thursday that the results of its upcoming and widely disputed national poll were expected by the end of January next year...
JP faction wants national election to be delayed from February
A faction of the Jatiya Party on Thursday demanded that the next general election, which the government plans to hold in February next year, be delayed until the environment for holding the polls is improved...
61 EC officials transferred
As part of preparation for the upcoming 13th national parliament elections, the Election Commission has transferred 61 field-level officials...
BNP warns about election challenges for lack of consensus
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday expressed concern that the country still faced a challenge in holding the upcoming national election as political parties were yet to reach a consensus on the democratic transition.
Another panel led by ex-student coordinators announced
A new panel named Sarbojanin Chhatra Sangsad has entered the race for the upcoming elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union, with a former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination, Tasin Khan, contesting for the post of vice-president...
Three teachers quit monitoring JUCSU polls over 鈥榠rregularities鈥�
Three BNP-leaning teachers at Jahangirnagar University resigned from monitoring duties in the long-delayed JU Central Students鈥� Union election on Thursday, alleging widespread irregularities and partisan influence.
JUCSU elections: Voting concludes, queues persist
Voting for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union (JUCSU) and hall union elections concluded on Thursday afternoon, yet long queues of eager students remained outside several polling centres.
JCD panel boycotts JUCSU polls over alleged 鈥榬igging鈥�
Candidates from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal-backed panel on Thursday announced their boycott of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections, alleging widespread irregularities and vote manipulation.
JU JCD-backed panel questions ballot, machine supplier in JUCSU polls
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal-backed panel Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami鈥檚 company provided ballot papers and vote-counting machines, fearing irregularities at the voting.