Polls date to be announced within a few days: Asif Nazrul
Bangladesh interim government law adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday said that the date for the next national election would be announced within a few days...
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Polls date likely in days, politicians say after meeting with Yunus
A group of political leaders, emerging from a meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday, said that the interim government chief assured them that a specific date and timeline for the next national election would be announced...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BNP confident of polls in February
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday expressed firm confidence that the upcoming national election would take place in February as planned, dismissing any contrary speculation...
Ex-CEC Habibul Awal sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent to jail former chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal in a case lodged for manipulating the national election.
BNP suspects plot behind proportional representation, local polls push
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday alleged that those advocating for a proportional representation system and prioritising local government elections might have intentions to delay or obstruct the upcoming national election...
Ex-CEC Huda on four-day fresh remand
The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Friday placed former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on a four-day fresh remand for interrogation in a case filed over allegations of irregularities during the past three national elections.
Jatiya Sanskar Jote seeks elections after reform
Politicians and professionals on Saturday at a discussion in Dhaka said that the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus should hold a free, fair and credible general election in the country after carrying out required reforms.
Parties gear up election preparations
With the next national election expected to be held聽 in mid-February next year, political parties of the country have started their preparations, ramping up grassroots activities, selecting candidates, exploring potential alliances, and formulating strategies.
No gambling with progress
BANGLADESH is now at a crucial crossroads as debates heat up over reforming women鈥檚 reserved seats in parliament. Should we stick to the current system where party leaders nominate women in proportion to their party鈥檚 general seat wins? Should we allow women to directly compete with other women in designated reserved constituencies? Or should we remove...
Australia to give AUS$2m to support Bangladesh electoral process
Australia will contribute AUS$2 million to support Bangladesh in holding a transparent, inclusive, and peaceful national election.
Yunus orders probe into organisers of controversial polls
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the authorities concerned to immediately form a committee to investigate the role of former chief election commissioners, election commissioners and secretaries of the election commission secretariat...
Khalilur hopes EC will announce election date soon
Bangladesh鈥檚 national security adviser Khalilur Rahman has hoped that the Election Commission would announce the date for next national polls soon.
CPB warns against election delays
Communist Party of Bangladesh general secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince on Thursday termed the proposed April timeline for the national election as 鈥榰nnecessary delay,鈥� and reiterated his party鈥檚 demand, shared by other democratic forces, to hold the polls within December.
Fakhrul says April not all suitable for national election
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that April was not at all suitable for holding a national election, citing a number of challenges including, extreme weather, the timing of Ramadan, and overlapping public examinations.
Not just BNP, entire nation frustrated over April election plan: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed disappointment over the chief adviser鈥檚 announcement regarding the national election timeline, saying it has disheartened not just the BNP, but the entire nation.
Yunus鈥檚 election announcement doesn鈥檛 reflect people鈥檚 aspirations: CPB
The Communist Party of Bangladesh on Friday said that chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 announcement of holding the next general election in the first half of April 2026 did not reflect people鈥檚 aspirations...
No objection to election time if key reforms implemented: NCP
The National Citizen Party has said that it will have no objection to holding the national election by April next year if key reforms and constitutional changes are ensured by the time...
EU for democratic reforms in Bangladesh鈥檚 political transition
The European Union on Friday said that it had consistently supported Bangladesh鈥檚 political transition, calling for it to be underpinned by the rule of law, fundamental rights and lead to democratic elections...
Parties express mixed reactions over Yunus鈥檚 election announcement
Political leaders on Friday expressed mixed reactions over chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 announcement that the next national election would be held on any day in the first half of April 2026...
Jamaat expresses satisfaction over Yunus鈥檚 election announcement
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman has expressed satisfaction over the announcement of the national election roadmap by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in his address to the nation Friday evening...
Yunus鈥檚 speech fails to fulfil nation鈥檚 expectations: Salahuddin
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday evening said that the nation鈥檚 expectations had not been fulfilled with the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 speech regarding the fresh roadmap for the next general election...