Bangladesh EC to publish draft voter list on Aug 10
Bangladesh鈥檚 election commission will publish the draft voter list on August 10 for holding the upcoming 13th national polls.
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RUCSU polls scheduled for September 15
The authorities on Monday announced that the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union would be held on September 15...
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...
RUCSU polls schedule likely on July 28
After a prolonged hiatus spanning over three decades, Rajshahi University is set to announce the election schedule for its central student union on July 28...
RU students stage sit-in for RUCSU polls
A group of Rajshahi University students on Monday staged a sit-in, demanding the announcement of a full schedule for the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union elections soon...
DUCSU polls likely in 2nd week of September
The schedule for the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union is likely to be announced on July 29, with voting expected in the second week of September...
French envoy hopeful of democratic polls under Yunus鈥檚 leadership
French ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy on Sunday said that democracy was about 鈥榣iberty, equality, fraternity and inclusivity鈥� and noted that the country was then heading towards truly 鈥榙emocratic elections鈥� under the 鈥榳ise and remarkable鈥� leadership of chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus...
FBCCI polls deferred
The election to the board of directors of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry for 2025-26 and 2026-27 terms has been deferred by another 45 days by the Ministry of Commerce...
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...
DU tightens campus security centring DUCSU polls, recent concerns
The Dhaka University authorities have adopted a series of strict security measures to address the prevailing concerns over campus safety and prepare for potential challenges ahead of the forthcoming Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
Most parties want polls road map
Most political parties in a meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday demanded an election road map without further delay while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party said that there was no reason to hold national election beyond December.
BNP, allies for polls by Dec
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies want the national election to be held by December this year while the National Citizen Party and Islamist parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, support holding the polls between December...
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...
Polls delay to deepen crisis, says BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said that the country鈥檚 ongoing crisis would deepen with any further delay in restoring the democratic order through a credible electoral process.
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.
IAB demands Shariah Court, local elections before JS polls
The Islami Andolan Bangladesh in a meeting with the National Consensus Commission on Wednesday demanded Shariah Court for every tier of the country鈥檚 judiciary, and the next Jatiya Sangsad elections after local government elections...
Univs should hold students鈥� union polls early, regularly
UNIVERSITY of Dhaka students demanding elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions in three to six months is a legitimate demand. The demand came once again through a survey that the advisory committee formed by the university administration conducted in March 23鈥揂pril 6. About 75 per cent of the respondents say that the authorities...
Chhatra Odhikar Parishad demands DUCSU polls by June
The Chhatra Odhikar Parishad on Wednesday demanded that the Dhaka University authorities announce a specific timeframe for Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections by May and hold an 鈥榓cceptable, participatory, and competitive鈥� election by June...
Students want CCCSU polls by ensuring appropriate environment
Urging to ensure necessary reforms, consensus and appropriate environment, students and leaders of various student organisations want early elections of Carmichael College Central Students鈥� Union...
DCs urged to help to ensure fair election
The deputy commissioners on Sunday, the opening day of their three-day annual conference, were urged to help hold the forthcoming national polls in a fair manner.
1,806 BGMEA members eligible to vote
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association currently has 1,806 active members who are eligible to become voters and can exercise their voting rights in the upcoming BGMEA polls...
Prof Yunus stresses mechanism for free polls in Bangladesh
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has stressed the need for establishing a mechanism so that everyone in Bangladesh can vote freely and fairly, without any interruptions or threats.
JU admin forms election commission for JUCSU polls
The Jahangirnagar University administration has taken a significant step towards restoring student democracy to the university by forming an election commission to conduct the long-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union...
DUCSU elections likely early next year: DU proctor
The long pending elections to Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and its hall unions are expected to take place by late January or early February next year, after a six-year gap since the last DUCSU polls in 2019...
How reasonable is demand for polls before reform?
AFTER the July-August 2024 mass uprising, the nature and framework of the interim government have sparked fresh debates in political and intellectual circles. Some argue that failing to establish a 鈥榬evolutionary government鈥� following such a massive uprising was a mistake. This has led to disagreements on how best to address the ongoing crisis in the country. While some, including the BNP and many...
Rational approach includes provincial council polls
THE government is being very rational in its actions whether in dealing with the economy, the travel advisories or the reconciliation process, and is reaping the rewards. Its victory at the local council election in Elpitiya is an indication that its popularity after a month in power is continuing and that it is not confined to president Anura Kumara Dissanayake...
Kashmir votes in final round of regional polls
Indian-administered Kashmir was voting Tuesday in the third and final round of polls to elect its first government since the insurgency-wracked territory was brought under...
Security high as Kashmir votes in round two of regional polls
Indian-administered Kashmir voted on Wednesday to elect its first government since New Delhi scrapped the Himalayan territory鈥檚 semi-autonomous status, sparking widespread protest in a region wracked by a decades-long insurgency...
France votes in snap polls as far right eyes power
French voters turned out in large numbers on Sunday for the first round of high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could alter France鈥檚 trajectory and see the...
Another killed in post-poll violence
One more person, a supporter of defeated Kamarkhanda upazila vice-chairman candidate Selim Reza was allegedly beaten to death by supporters of another defeated candidate, Hafizur Rahman, in the early hours of Thursday...