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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Realities and politics
IN THE political history of Bangladesh, election periods have always been of paramount importance. From the Pakistan Movement to the birth of Bangladesh, the mass uprising of the 1990s, or the aftermath of the 2024 鈥楯uly Uprising鈥�, the right to vote has consistently been at the centre of political discourse. Although the three elections after 1990 were considered free...
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...
Holding early general election demanded
Politicians, academics,and professionals on Saturday at a seminar in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to hold the next general elections as early as possible for a democratic transition of the country...
Govt to restore order before polls: CA鈥檚 press wing
The chief adviser鈥檚 deputy press secretary, Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, on Saturday said that the government had already instructed the law enforcement agencies to improve the law and order situation ahead of the upcoming national election...
Women rights activists demand direct elections to reserved seats in parliament
Women鈥檚 rights activists on Saturday demanded direct elections to the reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad, urging political parties to ensure meaningful representation and end the system of nomination that often sidelines women鈥檚 leadership...
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.
Seeking polls without fascist鈥檚 trial聽 plot to delay election: NCP
The National Citizen Party on Friday said that demanding polls without the fascist鈥檚 trial and reforms in various sectors is a plot to postpone the national election.
India electoral roll revision sparks fear, fury
Indian election officials have given voters in Bihar state just weeks to prove their citizenship, requiring documents few possess in a registration revamp set to be applied nationwide, triggering disenfranchisement fears...
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.
Yunus orders election preparations in Bangladesh by Dec
Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday instructed law enforcing agencies to take full preparations by December for the 13th national elections to be held in mid-February or April next year...
Russia main election monitor closes amid crackdown
Russia鈥檚 main independent voting observer Golos, which monitored the country鈥檚 increasingly tightly-controlled elections for 25 years, announced its closure on Tuesday, two months after its co-chair was jailed...
77pc of youths intend to vote in next national election: survey
About 76.8 per cent of young people in Bangladesh have expressed intention to vote in the forthcoming national election, according to a survey conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling...
HC publishes full verdict restoring caretaker govt
The High Court on Tuesday released the full text of a landmark verdict that restored the non-party caretaker government system for overseeing the national elections...
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...
Fakhrul tells activists to prepare for polls in Feb
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday urged party leaders and activists to prepare for the national elections in February, calling on them to avoid any actions that聽 could lead to accusations of wrongdoing, land grabbing, business takeovers, or extortion...
If election delays more, Bangladesh will go backward: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said if the general election was delayed, Bangladesh would go backwards, the judiciary would become fragile, and investment would not come.
ICT convicts won't be allowed to participate in elections: attorney general
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said that those convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity during the July mass uprising will not compete in the elections...
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�...
CEC remark on polls time frame can create confusion
THE remark of the chief election commissioner, AMM Nasir Uddin, that the commission is making preparations for the national elections with two time frames in mind, February and April, appears confusing, especially after the meeting of the chief adviser to the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, with the acting chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman...
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.
Direct selection of New Mooring terminal operator approved
The Advisory Council Committee on economic affairs in a meeting on Tuesday approved a proposal in principle from the Ministry of Shipping to operate the New Mooring container terminal for six months by an operator under the direct purchase method...
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...
Former CEC Nurul Huda admits role in vote rigging
Former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday gave confessional statement in a case lodged for manipulating national elections...