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BNP concerned about law and order

Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday said that the Election Commission was preparing for the next national polls in an appropriate manner, though concerns remained over the law and order situation...

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22 parties shortlisted for EC verification

The Election Commission has shortlisted 22 political parties, including the National Citizen Party for  field-level verification as part of its ongoing registration process.

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EC proposes provisions for ‘no vote’, no EVM use

The Election Commission has finalised the draft amendments to the Representation of the People Order, reinstating the provision of ‘no vote’ in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election and removing the provision for using electronic voting machines. 

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Bringing voters to polling stations key challenge, says CEC

Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said that peoples’ trust in the election system had been destroyed, making it a major challenge to bring voters to polling centres in the upcoming elections.

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Bangladesh national polls schedule likely in early December

Responding to the interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s letter, the Election Commission on Thursday discussed a plan to announce the schedule for the 13th national election in the first week of December.

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EC places recommendations to empower presiding officers

Election Commission has submitted a seven-point set of recommendations to Bangladesh interim government aimed at empowering presiding officers, strengthening their role and enhancing security measures at polling centres ahead of the upcoming 13th national elections.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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’s electoral symbol ahead of the upcoming national election...

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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.

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EC must exercise greater caution in election observer accreditation

THE Election Commission’s decision to deny access to foreign observers who previously endorsed Bangladesh’s 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...

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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 ‘Crash Programme’...