China sees little relief as US goes to polls
While the outcome of next month鈥檚 US presidential election remains on a knife-edge, analysts say that for many in China the consequence is the same whoever emerges victorious: more...
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UK rejects Trump team claims of interference
The government in London on Wednesday played down claims of meddling in the US election, after Donald Trump鈥檚 team charged that having members of Britain鈥檚 ruling Labour party work for his...
Police arrest Ex-EC secretary Helal Uddin in Chattogram
Police detained the former Election Commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed in Chattogram.
EC in Bangladesh accelerates disposal of NID correction applications
The Election Commission in Bangladesh has accelerated the disposal of the applications submitted seeking corrections in information in the national identity (NID) cards as the number of undisposed requests declined to less than 4 lakh now from over 6 lakh in June across the country.
Harris, Trump push for every vote with just 14 days to go
One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a special pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival...
BNP asks govt to ensure election environment immediately
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday urged the interim government to ensure an environment for holding elections in a quick manner.
Reflections on Gaza and 2024 US elections
I GET calls and emails from my old friends and editors of some of the newspapers and online portals who ask me if I am doing okay. When I tell them I am doing okay, they ask me why...
Tarafder pulls out of BFF elections
The election commission of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday published the final list of candidates for the October 26 polls, with industrialist-turned-sports organiser...
Bangladesh's interim govt law adviser clarifies statement over election time
Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser professor Asif Nazrul on Saturday clarified his statement over timing of the next general elections.
Parties iterate call for early reform, polls
Interim government chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said that a search committee would be established to facilitate the formation of the new Election Commission.
Interim govt to form search committee for constituting new EC
Chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant Mahfuj Alam on Saturday said that the government would form a search committee following the existing law to constitute a new Election Commission for taking forward the relevant activities to hold the next national election...
Next election in Bangladesh realistically possible by 2025: Asif Nazrul
Adviser for law, justice and parliamentary affairs Asif Nazrul said that the next national elections could be arranged by the next year after completing the pre-election preparations, including...
Fair, speedy elections must to restore people鈥檚 power: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said that free, fair, and impartial elections as early as possible were necessary to give the people鈥檚 power back to the people of the country...
Harris, Trump seek advantage in knife-edge election battle
Kamala Harris and rival Donald Trump campaigned in battleground states Sunday seeking 11th-hour advantages in a deadlocked White House race, as new polling shows the vice president underperforming among some traditional Democratic voter demographics...
Man with shotgun, loaded handgun arrested near Trump California rally
A man found illegally in possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested by sheriff鈥檚 deputies assigned to protect a Donald Trump rally in Coachella, California, the Riverside County sheriff鈥檚 office announced Sunday.
BNP wants specific timeframe for election
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Sunday urged the interim government to announce the specific timeframe for the...
Tarafder not to run for BFF鈥檚 president post聽聽
Tarafder Ruhul Amin, who earlier announced to contest for the president post of the October 26 Bangladesh Football Federation elections, surprised everyone by collecting paper for the...
Trump says America occupied by criminal foreigners
Donald Trump painted an apocalyptic picture of a country 鈥榦ccupied鈥� by hordes of criminal foreigners in a campaign speech Friday as he escalated his efforts to make November's US election about a migrant crime wave that isn't happening.
Undecided voters have a dilemma in US election
Less than a month out from the knife-edge US presidential election, no group of voters is attracting more attention from the campaigns than the tiny sliver of the electorate that is still undecided.
Fair election must to keep democracy continue: Tarique
Acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Rahman on Thursday underscored the need for holding fair elections for continuation of democracy...
Zelensky touts 鈥榲ictory plan鈥� against Russia in Macron talks
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday held talks with French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris, as part of a European tour aimed at securing more Western support before the presidential election in the United States...
Tabith collects presidential nomination form聽
Former vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation, Tabith Awal, on Thursday collected his nomination form through representative to run for the presidential post in the...
Commission to take opinion of stakeholders
Election reform commission chief Badiul Alam Majumdar on Wednesday said that it would take the opinion of all the stakeholders, including political parties, in the process of making their proposals for reforming the country鈥檚 electoral system...
Tabith, Tarafder absent from collecting nomination papers
Neither Tabith Awal nor Tarafder Ruhul Amin collected their nomination papers for the Bangladesh Football Federation鈥檚 presidential post, as the nomination paper distribution process for the...
BFF elections schedule unveiled
The election commission of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Monday announced the schedule for the October 26 elections, in which 133 voters would elect a...
Tunisia votes with Saied set for re-election
Voting began in Tunisia鈥檚 presidential election on Sunday with no real opposition to incumbent Kais Saied, who is widely tipped to win as his most prominent critics are behind bars.
Political parties in Bangladesh seek road maps for polls, reforms
Major political parties, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Bangladesh Jam aat-e-Islami and Ganatantra Mancha among them, on Saturday suggested that the interim government should give specific roadmaps for...
Biden says 鈥榥ot confident鈥� of peaceful US polls
President Joe Biden said Friday he was not confident the US election in November would be peaceful, citing incendiary comments by Republican contender Donald Trump, who...
Mesbah named chief of BFF election commission
The Bangladesh Football Federation formed a three-member election commission on Thursday, led by former bureaucrat Mesbah Uddin, who would serve in the same capacity for the...
Failure of interim govt would increase chances of Hasina鈥檚 return: Time
Political observers and analysts in Bangladesh and abroad said that dysfunction in Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government would considerably boost the chances of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚...