Updated list takes Bangladesh鈥檚 total voters to 12.64 crore
The total number of voters in Bangladesh climbed to 12.64 crore (12,63,07,504), marking an increase of nearly 26 lakh in the latest updated electoral rolls published on Sunday...
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Libya local vote begins amid security tensions
Hundreds of thousands of Libyans are voting Saturday in the second phase of municipal elections, held under tight security after incidents and irregularities forced delays at several stations...
Swing voters rise to 48.5pc in 8 months
A survey has found that 48.50 per cent of respondents are undecided about who they will vote for in the national election expected to be held next February...
EC proposes provisions for 鈥榥o vote鈥�, no EVM use
The Election Commission has finalised the draft amendments to the Representation of the People Order, reinstating the provision of 鈥榥o vote鈥� in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election and removing the provision for using electronic voting machines.聽
Election Commission publishes draft list with 45,71,216 new voters
The Election Commission has published the draft voter list for 2025 -- after carrying out an extensive update -- disclosing a total of 12,61,70,900 registered voters nationwide as of June 30.
EC to publish draft updated voter list today
The Election Commission will publish the draft of updated voter list today, ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliament election...
Bringing voters to polling stations key challenge, says CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said that peoples鈥� trust in the election system had been destroyed, making it a major challenge to bring voters to polling centres in the upcoming elections.
Election Commission to publish draft voter list on Aug 10
The Election Commission would publish the draft voter list on August 10 ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, official sources said on Monday...
EC empowered to publish voter list any time
The interim government has amended the law to grant the Election Commission the authority to publish and update the voter list at any time of the year, before the announcement of the election schedule.
Govt issues gazette notification of Voters鈥� List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025
Bangladesh interim government has issued the gazette notification of the Voters鈥� List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025.
Anyone aged 18 till election schedule to be voter
The interim government has granted final approval in-principle to the draft Voters鈥� List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, allowing those who turn 18 before the announcement of the election schedule to register as voters.
17,000 Bangladeshi expats enrolled as voters
Some 17,367 Bangladeshi expatriates have so far been registered as voters after they applied from nine foreign countries through Bangladeshi missions there.
EC gets approval for voter registration in five countries
The Election Commission has received approval to begin the voter registration process and issue national identity cards in five countries, including the United States.
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...
EU chief faces parliament before confidence vote
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...
Any Rohingya to be dropped from voter list upon identification: EC
The Election Commission has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against the inclusion of Rohingyas in the national voter list, announcing that any person to be identified as Rohingya will be removed immediately.
Political parties urge simplified method for overseas voters
Political parties on Tuesday welcomed the government move to make arrangements for Bangladeshi expatriates to vote from abroad, while at the same time voiced reservations citing technical and institutional challenges...
Trump faces first electoral setback after Wisconsin SC vote
Donald Trump鈥檚 second presidency was dealt a spinning blow by voters in Wisconsin Tuesday as they elected a liberal judge to the state鈥檚 Supreme Court, despite his billionaire advisor Elon Musk pouring millions into the race to sway the polls...
Lanka needs far-sighted voters
IT WAS three years ago that the Aragalaya people鈥檚 movement in Sri Lanka made the international headlines. The world watched a celebration of democracy on the streets of Colombo as tens of thousands of people of all ages and communities gathered to demand a change of government. The Aragalaya showed that people have the power, and agency, to make...
Proxy voting not acceptable as it strangles secrecy of vote
THE Election Commission is mulling over the introduction of proxy voting in the 13th parliamentary elections. The commission thinks that proxy voting would be the most practical solution for it to implement within the time frame left before the elections. In the process, Bangladeshi expatriates could cast their vote through an authorised individual back in Bangladesh. An...
EC not working to implement anyone鈥檚 agenda, CEC says
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said the election commission was not working to implement anyone else鈥檚 agenda.
US opposes Ukraine territorial integrity in UN vote
UN members backed a resolution supporting Ukraine鈥檚 territorial integrity Monday, facing down staunch opposition from Washington which pushed its own language that declined to blame Russia for the war or mention Kyiv鈥檚 borders...
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...
Delhi votes as BJP bids to dislodge rival
India鈥檚 capital province of Delhi began voting Wednesday in local elections with prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party vying to dislodge one of his chief opponents...
EC extends voter list updating deadline
The Election Commission has extended the voter list updating deadline till April 27 for those whose data could not be collected or dropped from the latest updating process...
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.
EC to begin door-to-door data drive today
The Election Commission will commence the door-to-door data collection campaign on Monday throughout the country to update the electoral rolls...
EC announces draft list with 12.37cr voters
The Election Commission on Thursday announced a draft voter list with 12,36,83,512 voters, including 6,33,30,103 male voters, 6,03,52,415 female voters and 994 voters of the transgender community...
Bangladesh interim govt chief proposes lowering voting age to 17
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday suggested that the minimum voter age should be stand at 17 years.
Final voter list to be published on Mar 2: EC
The election commission on Monday said that it would make the country鈥檚 final voter list public on March 2.