EC to restore Jamaat鈥檚 registration, electoral symbol
The Election Commission on Wednesday decided to restore Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami鈥檚 registration as a political party and return its electoral symbol, the scales...
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EC seeks govt to obtain job seekers鈥� NID data
Election commission鈥檚 national identity registration wing chief on Tuesday said that they wanted the government to make mandatory the submission of NID data for employment in public jobs for undisrupted processing of their salaries and benefits.
Jamaat to participate in polls if equal opportunity ensured: Shafiqur
The amir of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, said on Tuesday that their party was ready to take part in the next general elections anytime if a level playing field was ensured...
National election road map is need of hour
ALL political parties want a road map for the next general election, regardless of their disagreement over the precise date. All the parties at a meeting of the national consensus commission have demanded an election road map. The chief adviser has stood his ground that the election will be held between this December and June 2026 after reforms for a democratic transition...
South Korea鈥檚 Lee on course to win presidency by landslide
Centre-left Lee Jae-myung was set Tuesday to win South Korea鈥檚 presidential election by a landslide, capping months of political chaos in a vote which drew the highest turnout in nearly three decades.
Allocation for EC much lower than 12th JS polls year
The government has allocated of Tk 2,956 crore to the Election Commission Secretariat in the proposed national budget for the聽 financial year 2025鈥�26.
Political parties demand road map for elections
Most of the partners of Ganatantra Mancha and some other political parties on Sunday at a commemoration meeting called on the interim government to announce a specific road map for next general elections as early as possible...
S Korea presidential candidates rally ahead of June 3 vote
South Korea鈥檚 leading candidates held major campaign events Sunday, two days out from a snap election triggered by the former president鈥檚 removal after his disastrous declaration of martial law.
Yunus should start effective talks on election timing with parties
THE chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus, who stands his ground for holding the national elections by June 2026, has in Tokyo said that not all political parties want the elections by December and only one party so does. The remark that he has made at the Nikkei Forum 2025 has not named any party, but he has obviously alluded to the...
Forum clinches victory in BGMEA Polls
The Forum, led by Rising Group managing director Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu, on Saturday won the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association biennial elections for 2025-27, bagging 31 out of 35 directorship posts...
HC asks EC for BLP registration
The High Court on Thursday ordered the Election Commission to give registration to Bangladesh Labour Party and allocate them an election symbol.
Yunus sticks to polls by June next year
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has remained stick to his position that the national election would be held anytime between December this year and June next year.
We will expand new market destinations: Mahmud H Khan
As the election of the board of director of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association is approaching, Mahmud Hasan Khan (Babu), the panel leader of Forum, a contesting panel of BGMEA election for 2025-27 tenure, said his...
We need responsible leadership: Abul Kalam
As the election of the board of director of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association is approaching, Md Abul Kalam panel leader of Sammilita Parishad, a contesting panel of BGMEA election for 2025-27 tenure, said his vision for a...
Unhappy BNP decries no polls road map
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday expressed disappointment over a government statement released after meetings with political parties, saying it did not include a clear plan for the upcoming national election...
Opposition鈥檚 Lee leading South Korea presidential race: poll
A Gallup poll released Tuesday indicates South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is the clear frontrunner to become the country鈥檚 next president, with less than a week to go until the elections...
Time is mature for specifying polls date: CPD
Centre for Policy Dialogue executive director Fahmida Khatun on Tuesday said that the interim government of Bangladesh should announce a specific date regarding the next general elections...
BNP demands polls by December: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday said that his party had demanded the national election by next December.
FY26 budget with Tk聽5,922cr for polls finalised
The finance ministry is expected to allocate a higher amount of fund, over Tk聽5,000 crore, to the Election Commission in the 2025-26 financial year budget for the purpose of holding next national election and local government polls, ministry officials said.
NCP rebuts link to student advisers
The National Citizen Party on Saturday said that the two student advisers in the interim government had no affiliation with it (NCP).
Ganosamhati Andolan wants specific road map for next general election
The Ganosamhati Andolan, a partner of Ganatantra Mancha, on Thursday demanded a specific road map for next general elections for democratic transition of the country...
Wakar wants elections 鈥榖y December鈥�
Bangladesh鈥檚 army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman has said the first elections since the country鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted and fled to India on August 5 in 2024 in the face of a student-led mass uprising should be held by December, local media reported and military sources confirmed on Thursday...
EC approves draft code of conduct
The Election Commission on Wednesday approved the draft code of conduct for political parties and candidates along with the polling centre establishment and management policy for both parliamentary and local government elections...
BNP calls for early polls
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party at a discussion on Wednesday called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to hold general elections as early as possible for democratic transition of the country...
No comment on EC reconstitution demand: Sanaullah
Election commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Wednesday said the Election Commission would refrain from commenting on the ongoing demand for its reconstitution.
NCP besieges EC
The National Citizen Party on Wednesday alleged that the current Election Commission had forfeited its constitutional legitimacy, accusing it of operating as a de facto office and a mouthpiece for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Well-planned plot to delay polls under way: Fakhrul聽
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that a well-orchestrated plot was under way to delay the upcoming national election.
BNP plans new programme to reinforce demand for polls by Dec 2025
Bangladesh Nationalist Party is considering unveiling a new political programme aimed at reinforcing its demand for national elections to be held by December this year...
RU students continue demo for RUCSU election
Students of Rajshahi University on Monday continued their demonstrations, demanding the announcement of a complete election schedule for the university central students鈥� union elections, including electoral codes of conduct and a draft voter list...
Far right gains in Portuguese polls as PM holds on
The far-right Chega party climbed to joint second place in Portugal鈥檚 snap general election, posing a major challenge for prime minister Luis Montenegro as he prepared on Monday to lead another minority government...