Around one lakh army personnel and 1.5 lakh members of the police will be deployed across Bangladesh to maintain security and order during the upcoming national election, expected to be held in the first half of February next year...
A coordination meeting of the National Citizen Party was targeted with a crude bomb attack outside the Bogura District Council auditorium on Monday afternoon.
The Election Commission sat in a views-exchange with different law enforcement agencies and intelligences in a bid to conduct the 13th parliamentary election in free, participatory and fair manners...
National Citizen Party on Sunday alleged that the election commission was making an 鈥榓rbitrary decision鈥� by denying the party its desired electoral symbol 鈥榃ater Lily鈥�...
Canada on Sunday expressed its support for Bangladesh as the country moves towards a peaceful transition through free, fair, inclusive and participatory elections...
Election commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker on Sunday said that the Awami League, activities of which are now banned, would not be able to participate in the forthcoming election.
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has stated that the schedule for the upcoming Bangladesh national polls is expected to be announced in the first half of December, provided the election is held in the first half of February.
The elections to the Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions were held on Wednesday amid allegations of irregularities, including the absence of voter signatures on ballot papers and the use of erasable ink during balloting.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is going to discuss seat sharing with its allies for the next national elections soon on the receipt of candidate lists from alliance partners.
Counting of votes in the long-awaited Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union election began Wednesday afternoon, following a day of peaceful voting on campus.
Electioneering for the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union, hall unions and Senate student representative elections ended on Tuesday, with different panels and candidates promising to ensure a safe and secure environment for students.
The long-awaited elections to the Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions will be held on Wednesday after 35 years, amid tight security.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has voiced serious concerns over the appointment of electoral officers ahead of the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections.
Anti-Corruption Commission chair Muhammad Abdul Momen on Tuesday urged political parties not to give nominations to anyone in exchange for money in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections.
The Election Commission urged the National Citizen Party to choose an alternative election symbol from the approved list by October 19, warning that if the party failed to comply with the instruction, the commission would assign one on its own.
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday urged the Election Commission to consider holding a referendum on the July National Charter 2025 in November, ahead of the February Jatiya Sangsad elections.
Home adviser retired Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that the government had decided not to engage in election duties those who were assigned in the past three elections to ensure a free and fair election.
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said that the newly formed National Citizen Party could not be allotted the electoral symbol it chose because it was not on the Election Commission鈥檚 official list.
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday vowed to ensure full enforcement of the rule of law in the forthcoming national election.
The Chittagong University administration on Saturday imposed restrictions on the entry of outsiders to the campus ahead of the Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union election, saying that the measure was for ensuring free, fair and peaceful polls.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that attempts were being made to place bureaucracy under the control of a particular party ahead of the national elections.
Ganatantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, on Thursday announced the names of the alliance鈥檚 candidates for 120 constituencies for the next general election, expected to be held in early February next year...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday reaffirmed the government鈥檚 commitment to holding a national election in the first half of February next year, stating that 鈥榠t would mark the first genuinely democratic vote in many years鈥�.
Political parties on Wednesday again split into two blocs over legitimising the proposed referendum to empower the next parliament to implement the July Charter, differing on whether it should be held before or alongside the upcoming national election...
Former national team captain Tamim Iqbal on Wednesday stated that he would have won easily in the recently concluded BCB elections but once again questioned the transparency of it...
Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday described the recent comment made by Indian foreign secretary regarding the upcoming national election of Bangladesh as 鈥榗ompletely unwarranted鈥� saying that it is entirely an internal affair of the country.
Former election officials and women representatives from civil society organisations on Tuesday recommended that the Election Commission must address the persisting mob violence ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, planned for early February 2026.
The government has once again amended the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973, barring anyone charged with crimes against humanity for their alleged role in committing atrocities during the mass uprising of July and August 2024 from contesting elections or...
Politicians on Monday at a discussion meeting in Dhaka city said that the demand for using the proportional representation system in the next general election and holding referendum before the election could hamper the polls in the scheduled time...
Aminul Islam was re-elected as the Bangladesh Cricket Board president after the elections of the board of directors held at a city hotel in Dhaka on Monday.
