Polls schedule likely in mid-December
The schedule for holding the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections is likely to be announced in mid-December this year.
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Fakhrul warns of plot to disrupt elections, asks people to remain vigilant
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that a conspiracy was underway to undermine the upcoming general election and urged the people to remain vigilant...
EC likely to announce election roadmap today
The Election Commission has approved the final roadmap for the 13th National parliamentary elections and is set to publish it on Thursday, according to the commission鈥檚 senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed...
Former DUCSU leaders oppose army deployment during DU polls
Former Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union leaders on Wednesday expressed grave concerns about the university鈥檚 decision to deploy the army during the DUCSU elections scheduled for September 9...
A humiliating DU decision that can also prove costly
THE University of Dhaka authorities鈥� decision to deploy the army as a 鈥榮triking force鈥� during the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, scheduled for September 9, is both humiliating and alarming. The announcement came at an exchange of views between the returning officers and the candidates for the positions of vice-president, general secretary and...
NCP ready for elections in Feb, if July Charter gets legal basis: Nahid
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said that if the July Charter gets a legal basis, the party is ready for elections in February...
India鈥檚 Election Commission under fire from opposition
The Election Commission of India, long regarded as the impartial guardian of the world鈥檚 largest democracy, is facing unprecedented聽 scrutiny over its credibility and independence.
AD hears on review of caretaker govt verdict
The Appellate Division on Thursday began hearing a review petition challenging its 2011 verdict that annulled the constitutional provision for a non-party caretaker government, a system once credited with ensuring neutral national elections in Bangladesh...
Cyber assault on women in univ union polls should end
CYBER-BULLYING in campus politics has become an organised assault on democracy that universities can no longer afford to ignore. In the lead-up to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union election on September 9 and the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election on September 11, female candidates face a torrent of online harassment designed to keep...
Six districts get new DCs
The interim government has begun reshuffling the field administration before the national election likely to be held by next February before the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting for the Muslims...
10 collect nominations papers on second day
On the second day of nomination form distribution for the long-awaited Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union, hall union and senate representative elections, only 10 candidates collected forms on Monday, compared with five on the opening day...
21 aspirants quit DUCSU election race
At least 21 aspirants withdrew their nomination papers on Monday, the last day for withdrawing nominations in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
Cyberbullying rampant ahead of JUCSU elections
Cyber-bullying and smear campaigns targeting candidates, particularly females, have emerged as a disturbing trend in the run-up to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections, raising concerns about inclusivity and the safety of female participants in campus politics...
Seven districts get new SPs
The interim government carried out a major reshuffle in police with 36 senior police officers reshuffled on Monday, including new appointments of police superintendents in seven districts, ahead of the national elections...
Boycott users of undisclosed money in polls: ACC chair
Anti-Corruption Commission chair Mohammad Abdul Momen on Monday urged the voters to reject candidates who would use undisclosed money in the upcoming national election.
Bangladesh in stable state; ready for next general elections: Yunus
Chief adviser Professoressor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the country had reached a 鈥榮table enough鈥� position and was ready to have the national election in the first half of February next year...
Locals protest at 2 unions鈥� inclusion in Dhaka-2 constituency
Several hundred residents of Bongao and Birulia unions under Savar upazila staged a demonstration on Sunday protesting at the Election Commission鈥檚 move to include the unions in the Dhaka-2 constituency area...
First day of EC hearing marked by chaos
The first day of the Election Commission鈥檚 hearing on the draft delimitation of constituencies for the 13th National Parliamentary Elections was marred by chaos on Sunday as two groups of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from...
DUCSU ELECTIONS:聽Aspirants for action against cyber bullying, code violation
A number of aspirants in the upcoming elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions on Sunday demanded strict action against cyber bullying and violation of the electoral code of conduct.
34 appeal for nomination paper review
A total of 34 aspirants, primarily announced ineligible to vie in the forthcoming elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union, appealed for a review of their nomination papers...
CEC rules out PR system without constitutional amendment
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday dismissed the possibility of holding the next national parliamentary polls under a proportional representation system, saying that the Election Commission was bound by the constitution and the existing laws...
Ex-EC Mahbub Talukdar鈥檚 3rd death anniversary today
Today is the third death anniversary of former election commissioner, freedom fighter and writer Mahbub Talukdar...
Inclusion of students until uprising urged
A former coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination, a platform which spearheaded the July uprising ousting the Awami League regime, urged Rajshahi University authorities to allow students whose enrolment expired before August 5 to participate in the coming central students鈥� union elections...
Efforts for four polls alliances under way
Political parties of Bangladesh are consolidating their positions and pursuing at least four election alliance initiatives ahead of the national elections likely to be held in mid-February, 2026.
Myanmar junta unveils new election details
Myanmar鈥檚 ruling junta released details of its long-awaited December election on Thursday, saying the first voting phase would cover about a third of the nation鈥檚 townships 鈥� despite the conflict raging around the country...
EC YouTube Channel launched to fight disinformation
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday stressed the urgent need to combat disinformation...
EC to publish draft list of polling centres on Sept 10
The Bangladesh Election Commission is set to publish the draft list of polling centres for the forthcoming 13th parliamentary elections on September 10...
At least 10 panels to vie in DUCSU polls
At least 10 panels and independent candidates are going to contest in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections as the timeline for submitting nomination papers ended on Wednesday...
Nomination paper distribution, submission rescheduled
The Rajshahi University authorities on Wednesday announced a revised schedule for the central students鈥� union elections, a day after abruptly suspending the pre-set schedule for distributing nomination papers, drawing stern criticism from the students...
Some BRUR students end hunger strike
Some of the students of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, who began hunger strike three days ago, demanding a clear roadmap for the central student union election, continued their fast unto death protest on Tuesday...