Myanmar鈥檚 ruling junta released details of its long-awaited December election on Thursday, saying the first voting phase would cover about a third of the nation鈥檚 townships 鈥� despite the conflict raging around the country...
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday stressed the urgent need to combat disinformation...
The Bangladesh Election Commission is set to publish the draft list of polling centres for the forthcoming 13th parliamentary elections on September 10...
At least 10 panels and independent candidates are going to contest in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections as the timeline for submitting nomination papers ended on Wednesday...
The Rajshahi University authorities on Wednesday announced a revised schedule for the central students鈥� union elections, a day after abruptly suspending the pre-set schedule for distributing nomination papers, drawing stern criticism from the students...
Some of the students of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, who began hunger strike three days ago, demanding a clear roadmap for the central student union election, continued their fast unto death protest on Tuesday...
The Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Tuesday warned that no election could be held without implementing the promised reforms, visible trial of the July mass killings, legal recognition of the July Charter and the introduction of a proportional representation system in the general election...
The European Union has announced an assistance package of more than four million euros to help Bangladesh Election Commission organise the Jatiya Sangsad elections in accordance with international standards...
Referring to the government鈥檚 firm stance on elections, law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday said that the government, in line with the chief adviser鈥檚 announcement, was firmly committed to holding the national election next February.
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday asked the force鈥檚 members to play a positive role during the general elections in February next year, saying that they did not have any preference for any party.
The nomination paper collection for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections witnessed a festive mood on the last day on Tuesday as hundreds of students crowded in the senate building area to secure forms.
Four students of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur reportedly fell ill on Monday as they began indefinite hunger strike on Sunday, demanding a clear roadmap for the Central Students鈥� Union election at the institution...
The Election Commission reinstated 85 upazila/thana election officers who were dismissed in 2007...
A total of 565 nomination forms were sold till Monday against 28 posts in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections scheduled to be held on September 9...
The Election Commission is set to begin hearings on objections and recommendations regarding the draft boundaries of parliamentary constituencies on August 24 as part of the preparations for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections...
US president Donald Trump聽said Monday he would lead a 鈥榤ovement鈥� against mail-in balloting as he sought to eliminate a voting method used by nearly a third of the country ahead of next year鈥檚 midterm elections...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade...
The senior secretary of the Election Commission, Akhtar Ahmed, on Monday said the EC will announce the action plan or roadmap of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election within this week.
Myanmar鈥檚 ruling military junta said Monday that the country鈥檚 election would start on December 28, beginning a phased poll being boycotted by opposition groups and criticised by international monitors...
The number of students collecting nomination papers for the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union reached 125 as 64 collected nomination papers on the sixth day of the distribution of the papers on Sunday...
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...
Jatiya Party faction led by Anisul Islam Mahmud will take part in the next general election if it is held in a free, fair and credible manner...
Speakers at a youth-focused workshop on Saturday highlighted the importance of elections and the role of students鈥� unions for resuming the democratic journey of the country...
Leaders of the National Citizen Party on Saturday said that a new constitution would have to be formulated through a constituent assembly before holding the national election in the country...
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday said that apprehension about the next national election would persist until the counting of votes was completed...
We are offering the following story chosen by AFP鈥檚 chief editors for our Africa Selection re-publication as among the best reporting from the sub-Saharan continent over the last fortnight...
Leaders of major political parties on Friday gave mixed reactions to interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 recent interview...
The Bangladesh Election Commission will announce next week a comprehensive road map on the 13th parliamentary elections, outlining time frames for preparatory work from the start of the聽 election process to the publication of results...
The youth and sports and local government, rural development and cooperatives adviser, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, has said that he will not be part of the election-time government to avoid conflict of interest as a political figure...
A 10-member committee has been formed to scrutinise the applications of the intending local observer organisations of the next national parliamentary elections, a press release of the EC said...
