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EC staff hold countrywide demo over NID transfer move

Officials and employees of the Election Commission on Thursday formed human chains under the banner of Stand for NID, demanding the cancellation of the move to transfer NID operation to a separate registration entity...

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Proxy voting not acceptable as it strangles secrecy of vote

THE Election Commission is mulling over the introduction of proxy voting in the 13th parliamentary elections. The commission thinks that proxy voting would be the most practical solution for it to implement within the time frame left before the elections. In the process, Bangladeshi expatriates could cast their vote through an authorised individual back in Bangladesh. An...

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Election Commission considers proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis

The Election Commission is considering the introduction of proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis in the 13th parliamentary elections as the commission thinks that this system would be the most practical solution to the issue within the timeframe available for the polls...

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Govt should put NID services transfer to discussions, debates

THE government and the Election Commission have been at variance with the national identity registration services, which involve the preparation, distribution and maintenance of identity cards and other related responsibilities. The government wants to set up an independent commission, the Civil Registration Commission, and put the national identity registration services...

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Govt, EC at odds again over NID service

The government and the Election Commission are once again at odds over the responsibility for the NID service, as the interim government moves forward with plans to transfer the service to an independent institution, removing it from the jurisdiction of the EC.

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Govt, EC at odds again over NID service

The government and the Election Commission are once again at odds over the responsibility for the NID service, as the interim government moves forward with plans to transfer the service to an independent institution, removing it from the jurisdiction of the EC.

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EC prepares for polls in December

Election commissioner retired Brigadier General Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Tuesday said that the national election was their priority and the commission was preparing to hold the polls this December.

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NID info leaked from 5 orgs: EC

The Election Commission has found initial evidence of the leaking of national identity card information to third parties from five institutions having deals with the EC on using its database for verification purposes...

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Former CEC justice Abdur Rouf dies

Former justice and chief election commissioner Md Abdur Rouf passed away while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital. He was 95...

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EC to get ready by May or June for polls

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday held a meeting with the Election Commission to discuss the preparations underway for the coming national elections...

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EC extends voter list updating deadline

The Election Commission has extended the voter list updating deadline till April 27 for those whose data could not be collected or dropped from the latest updating process...

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Credit info database should return to rightful keepers

TWO decisions on the Credit Information Bureau database of the central bank during the Awami League government, toppled in a mass uprising on August 5, 2024, keep menacing the database management more than five months and a half after the interim government’s installation on August 8 that year. The Bangladesh Bank imposed restrictions before the...

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EC's independence must be upheld, says CEC

Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said that the constitutionally guaranteed independence of the Election Commission must not be compromised in delivering a credible election as the nation aspires...

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Voting fundamental rights of citizens: EC Sanaullah

Election commissioner brigadier general (retired) Abul Fazal Muhammad Sanaullah said that formulation of a flawless updated voters list and making the next election free, fair and credible was the prime objective of the present election commission....

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UN team to meet political parties in Bangladesh: Lewis

UN resident coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis on Tuesday said that they would meet every political party that they could think of in Bangladesh as the need assessment process began in terms of UN’s technical support to the election commission...

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EC announces draft list with 12.37cr voters

The Election Commission on Thursday announced a draft voter list with 12,36,83,512 voters, including 6,33,30,103 male voters, 6,03,52,415 female voters and 994 voters of the transgender community...

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JU admin forms election commission for JUCSU polls

The Jahangirnagar University administration has taken a significant step towards restoring student democracy to the university by forming an election commission to conduct the long-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union...