The Forum, led by Rising Group managing director Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu, on Saturday won the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association biennial elections for 2025-27, bagging 31 out of 35 directorship posts...
The High Court on Thursday ordered the Election Commission to give registration to Bangladesh Labour Party and allocate them an election symbol.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has remained stick to his position that the national election would be held anytime between December this year and June next year.
As the election of the board of director of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association is approaching, Mahmud Hasan Khan (Babu), the panel leader of Forum, a contesting panel of BGMEA election for 2025-27 tenure, said his...
As the election of the board of director of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association is approaching, Md Abul Kalam panel leader of Sammilita Parishad, a contesting panel of BGMEA election for 2025-27 tenure, said his vision for a...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday expressed disappointment over a government statement released after meetings with political parties, saying it did not include a clear plan for the upcoming national election...
A Gallup poll released Tuesday indicates South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is the clear frontrunner to become the country鈥檚 next president, with less than a week to go until the elections...
Centre for Policy Dialogue executive director Fahmida Khatun on Tuesday said that the interim government of Bangladesh should announce a specific date regarding the next general elections...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday said that his party had demanded the national election by next December.
The finance ministry is expected to allocate a higher amount of fund, over Tk聽5,000 crore, to the Election Commission in the 2025-26 financial year budget for the purpose of holding next national election and local government polls, ministry officials said.
The National Citizen Party on Saturday said that the two student advisers in the interim government had no affiliation with it (NCP).
The Ganosamhati Andolan, a partner of Ganatantra Mancha, on Thursday demanded a specific road map for next general elections for democratic transition of the country...
Bangladesh鈥檚 army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman has said the first elections since the country鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted and fled to India on August 5 in 2024 in the face of a student-led mass uprising should be held by December, local media reported and military sources confirmed on Thursday...
The Election Commission on Wednesday approved the draft code of conduct for political parties and candidates along with the polling centre establishment and management policy for both parliamentary and local government elections...
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party at a discussion on Wednesday called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to hold general elections as early as possible for democratic transition of the country...
Election commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Wednesday said the Election Commission would refrain from commenting on the ongoing demand for its reconstitution.
The National Citizen Party on Wednesday alleged that the current Election Commission had forfeited its constitutional legitimacy, accusing it of operating as a de facto office and a mouthpiece for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that a well-orchestrated plot was under way to delay the upcoming national election.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party is considering unveiling a new political programme aimed at reinforcing its demand for national elections to be held by December this year...
Students of Rajshahi University on Monday continued their demonstrations, demanding the announcement of a complete election schedule for the university central students鈥� union elections, including electoral codes of conduct and a draft voter list...
The far-right Chega party climbed to joint second place in Portugal鈥檚 snap general election, posing a major challenge for prime minister Luis Montenegro as he prepared on Monday to lead another minority government...
Leaders from different political parties on Monday urged the interim government to hold the next general election by December this year for the sake of a democratic transition in the country...
A case was filed against 193 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for arranging dummy elections in 2024 during the tenure of the Awami League government and vote rigging...
Stating that the national election could be held between August and October, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday alleged that the government was focusing on everything except their main task of arranging the national election...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that the interim government鈥檚 only mandate was to organise a fair, neutral and transparent general election.
A new political alliance, Jatiya Sanskar Jote, comprising at least eight political parties, was launched on Saturday with a firm call for comprehensive electoral reforms ahead of the next general election...
Portugal鈥檚 general election campaign ends on Friday for a vote that prime minister Luis Montenegro is expected to win, but with no guarantee he can form a more stable government.
THE local government elections that took place last week saw a consolidation of the democratic system in the country. The government followed the rules of elections to a greater extent than its recent predecessors some of whom continue to be active on the political stage. Particularly noteworthy was the absence of the abuse of state resources, both media and financial...
National identity card services, which remained suspended in the country for most of Tuesday due to a technical glitch, were restored in the evening.
The Election Commission on Monday suspended the registration of Bangladesh Awami League after the government issued a gazette notification banning all activities of the party and its affiliated, associate, and like-minded organisations.