Bangladesh EC to publish draft voter list on Aug 10
Bangladesh鈥檚 election commission will publish the draft voter list on August 10 for holding the upcoming 13th national polls.
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71 election officials transferred
In a major reshuffle, the election commission has transferred 71 of its officials...
EC empowered to publish voter list any time
The interim government has amended the law to grant the Election Commission the authority to publish and update the voter list at any time of the year, before the announcement of the election schedule.
Consensus reached on EC selection body
Political parties on Wednesday reached a consensus to form the Election Commission through a constitutionally mandated selection committee, led by the speaker of parliament...
PBI seeks data on field officials from last 3 polls
Election commission has sought information of the returning officers, presiding officers, assistant presiding officers and polling officers, who served in the 10th, 11th and 12th parliamentary elections...
96 observer groups lose registration
The Election Commission has revoked the registrations of 96 observer organisations under its newly issued guidelines, replacing those approved under the previous policy.
AL鈥檚 boat out of EC web site, Jamaat鈥檚 scales in
The Election Commission removed Bangladesh Awami League鈥檚 electoral symbol 鈥榖oat鈥� from the commission鈥檚 web site on Wednesday, nine weeks after suspending the registration of the party.
NCP, 143 parties fail to meet聽 registration requirements聽
The Election Commission has found information gaps or deficiencies in the applications of all 144 political parties, including the National Citizen Party, which applied for registration聽 ahead of the upcoming national election.
NCP renews demand for fresh EC, water lily symbol
The National Citizen Party on Sunday reaffirmed its demands for the reconstitution of the Election Commission and the allocation of water lily as the party鈥檚 electoral symbol ahead of the upcoming national election...
EC gears up for 13th JS polls
The Election Commission is moving forward with full swing preparations to hold the 13th parliamentary elections on time.
No EVM in future polls in Bangladesh
The Election Commission on Thursday decided that electronic voting machines would not be used in any future elections...
EC must exercise greater caution in election observer accreditation
THE Election Commission鈥檚 decision to deny access to foreign observers who previously endorsed Bangladesh鈥檚 three latest national elections as credible is welcome. The observers played a pivotal role in legitimising the rigged, stage-managed and manipulated 10th, 11th and 12th national elections in 2014, 2018 and 2024, thus helping the Awami League to cling to power...
EC gets approval for voter registration in five countries
The Election Commission has received approval to begin the voter registration process and issue national identity cards in five countries, including the United States.
Foreign observers certifying past 3 elections as credible won鈥檛 be allowed: CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said that foreign observers who had certified the past three elections as credible would not be allowed to observe the forthcoming parliamentary election...
EC issues gazette reinstating Jamaat鈥檚 registration, election symbol
The Election Commission has reinstated the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami with its electoral symbol of the 鈥楽cales鈥� (Daripalla).
EC resolves 9 lakh NID corrections in 6 months
The election commission has disposed of 907,662 National Identity Card correction applications in the first half of 2025 under its special 鈥楥rash Programme鈥�...
Japan to provide US$ 4.8m assistance for Bangladesh鈥檚 EC
Japan is to provide US$4.8 million (695 Japanese yen) as grant to Election Commission of Bangladesh for its 鈥榖allot project鈥� to sensitise voters and enhance the transparency in electoral process.
EC issues polls guidelines
The Election Commission has issued a polls guidelines titled 鈥楶olling Centre Establishment and Management Guidelines 2025鈥� for the upcoming national election empowering its own officials with sole authority in setting up polling centres.
Preparations on for polls in Feb or April: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said that they were preparing for the next national elections with two timeframes 鈥� February and April 鈥� in mind...
EC likely to finalise draft delimitation next week
The Election Commission is expected to finalise the draft delimitation of parliamentary constituencies next week with the review of numerous applications from 76 constituencies now in its final stage...
EC seeks public opinion on draft code banning posters
The Election Commission on Sunday invited public opinion by July 10on the final draft of the revised Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates 2025 that proposed ban on posters...
Jabed, Mission to lead Law Reporters Forum
NTV special correspondent Hasan Jabed has been elected president, and 抖阴精品 senior staff correspondent Moneruzzaman Mission has been re-elected general secretary of the Law Reporters Forum, a professional association of...
Independent election commission stressed
Politicians on Thursday stressed the need for establishing an independent Election Commission to ensure fair elections and prevent the emergence of autocratic rule in the country...
Ex-CEC Habibul Awal admits dummy polls
The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Thursday allowed the police to take former chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal in their custody for interrogation for three days in a case filed over irregularities and biased roles in conducting the last three national elections...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami gets back EC registration, electoral symbol
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday got back its registration with the Election Commission as a political party and its electoral symbol, scale.
Mob rage should not rage on, it undermines rule of law
THE former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda, who presided over one of the three controversial elections chiefly marked by ballot stuffing the night before the election day, was arrested on June 22 after a mob had detained him hours after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 filing a case with the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar against the deposed prime minister...
Mob during arrest of former CEC slammed
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka on Monday placed former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on four-day remand in a case filed over allegations of manipulating the 2018 national elections.
147 parties seek registration as EC deadline ends
The Bangladesh Election Commission on Sunday witnessed a last-minute surge in applications by political parties for registration, with more than 70 parties applying on the final day to reach the total number of 147, for taking part in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.
ELECTION MANIPULATION: BNP sues Hasina, 3 ex-CECs, 20 others
The police detained former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda from the capital鈥檚 Uttara area Sunday evening.
BNP to sue former CECs, ECs over elections
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to file a case against former chief election commissioners and commissioners responsible for conducting the 10th, 11th, and 12th national parliamentary elections, alleging serious electoral misconduct against them.