A six-member delegation of the European Parliament, led by chair of the subcommittee on Human Rights Mounir Satouri, is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on September 15-19 which will hold a series of meetings with the stakeholders.
Politicians and rights activists on Wednesday called for an increase in the number of reserved seats for women in the parliament to 150 from 50 and direct elections...
The Election Commission has finalised amendments to the Representation of the People Order, including a clause that would disqualify anyone declared a fugitive accused by a court from contesting parliamentary elections...
Thailand鈥檚 acting prime minister moved to dissolve parliament Wednesday, his party said, after the largest opposition group backed a rival candidate to lead the country...
The Election Commission has approved the final roadmap for the 13th National parliamentary elections and is set to publish it on Thursday, according to the commission鈥檚 senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed...
The Bangladesh Election Commission is set to publish the draft list of polling centres for the forthcoming 13th parliamentary elections on September 10...
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...
Women rights activists on Saturday iterated their call on the interim government to increase the reserved seats for women in the national parliament...
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...
The Election Commission will publish the draft of updated voter list today, ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliament election...
Women rights activists and professionals have rejected the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 decision of not increasing the reserved seats for women in parliament from the current provision of 50...
The Election Commission has approved the draft delimitation of parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election...
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...
The majority of the 30 political parties on Monday agreed that a lawmaker could hold dual roles as the prime minister and as the leader of the parliament, but should not simultaneously serve as the chief of a political party...
CONVENTIONALLY, a parliament member鈥檚 responsibilities tend to be seen in terms of scrutiny of legislation, development and constituent service. Observers talk about their formal roles. How about informal and less visible responsibilities? My collaborative research with the University of London, SOAS (2014-17), on this issue suggests that the MPs do their duties around...
The political parties attending the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 second-round dialogue session on Monday could not reach a consensus on the issues of women鈥檚 representation in parliament and the composition of upper house issues.
The Election Commission is moving forward with full swing preparations to hold the 13th parliamentary elections on time.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen faces a grilling from lawmakers Monday ahead of a confidence vote she expected to survive鈥攂ut which casts renewed scrutiny on her leadership...
Sixty eminent citizens recently called for a national consensus on introducing a proportional representation-based upper house in Bangladesh鈥檚 parliamentary system, saying such a chamber would enhance accountability, ensure better representation, and curb the 鈥榳inner-takes-all鈥� nature of current governance...
The Election Commission is expected to finalise the draft delimitation of parliamentary constituencies next week with the review of numerous applications from 76 constituencies now in its final stage...
The National Consensus Commission on Sunday came up with revisions in the constitutional and statutory appointment committee and the upper house of a bicameral parliament...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has demanded an immediate announcement of a specific roadmap for the formation of a national parliament by December through fair elections.
The Bangladesh Socialist Party disagreed to the proposed bicameral parliament while the Alliance of 12 Parties, though supporting the two-chamber parliament, recommended that the decision on it be taken by the next Jatiya Sangsad...
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, within the next couple of days, will start publishing on website the list of politically motivated cases recommended by a ministry-level committee for withdrawal.
A meeting was held between the officials of the Election Commission and the Directorate of Printing and Publication on Tuesday to assess the demand for materials required for the 13th National Parliament elections, as well as to determine the possible budget and stock.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday called on the Indian government to reconsider the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, recently passed by the Indian Parliament, saying that the move could undermine religious harmony in the region...
India鈥檚 parliament passed a bill on Thursday to reform hugely wealthy Muslim land-owning organisations, with the Hindu nationalist government saying it will boost accountability while the opposition called it an 鈥榓ttack鈥� on a minority...
Israel鈥檚 parliament Thursday passed a law expanding elected officials鈥� power to appoint judges, defying a years-long movement against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 contentious judicial reforms that saw massive street protests.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday called for establishing a strong parliament first so that all reform proposals, including changes to the constitution, could be accepted creating a national consensus through discussions there...
Election commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud on Wednesday confirmed that the Election Commission鈥檚 primary focus was on the coming parliamentary elections instead of local government polls...