No EVM in future polls in Bangladesh
The Election Commission on Thursday decided that electronic voting machines would not be used in any future elections...
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Govt cancels allocation of 12 flats to ex-secretaries, judges聽in Dhanmondi
The Ministry of Housing and Public Works on Tuesday cancelled the allocation of 12 residential flats that were previously allotted to former senior secretaries, retired judges and former government officials in a government-funded housing project in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi.
Voting rights for migrants
BANGLADESH has emerged as an important source of global migrants, with millions seeking improved opportunities and a more secure socio-economic future abroad. The majority of them migrate as temporary workers to the Middle East and Southeast Asian countries while others move as students, skilled professionals or asylum seekers to developed...
Major parties for no floor crossing on no-confidence
Major political parties, opposed to one another in field politics, wanted Article 70 of the constitution reformed but restricting lawmakers from voting against party decisions on money bill and no-confidence motion...
Canada election sees record high advanced voting
A record 7.3 million people cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in Canada鈥檚 election, official figures showed Tuesday, in a possible sign of elevated interest in the April 28 poll...
Restoring voting rights is nation鈥檚 aspiration this Bengali new year, Rizvi says
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said the nation鈥檚 aspiration this Bengali new year is to quickly restore the people鈥檚 voting rights.
Expatriate voting system to be finalised soon: CEC
Chief election commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the voting system of expatriates will be finalised shortly, following consultations with technical experts.
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...
Tarique calls for ensuring people鈥檚 political rights
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday underscored the need for ensuring people鈥檚 political and voting rights to build a country free from discrimination...
聽SUBSTANDARD EVMS: Zafar Iqbal, others under ACC probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission will probe why experts, including Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, found the electronic voting machines suitable, despite allegations of the substandard quality of the EVMs...
Voting fundamental rights of citizens: EC Sanaullah
Election commissioner brigadier general (retired) Abul Fazal Muhammad Sanaullah said that formulation of a flawless updated voters list and making the next election free, fair and credible was the prime objective of the present election commission....
Expatriates鈥� voting rights crucial for their inclusion in democracy: Asif
Expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday emphasised the importance of ensuring voting rights for expatriates, citing it as a critical step towards their greater inclusion in the nation鈥檚 democratic processes...
No plan of using EVMs in next election: CEC
Newly appointed chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said that the Bangladesh Election Commission did not have any plans of using electronic voting machines in the upcoming general elections in the country.
Voting machines and democracy
THE demand for free, fair and transparent elections has become pronounced. The issue is reflected in a decision of the interim government to form the election commission reforms committee. Tasked with revamping the election commission to enhance its independence, transparency and public trust, the committee work represents a critical step...
Election Reform Commission chief seeks political consensus on EVM use
Chairman of the Election Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majumdar has called for political consensus on the use of electronic voting machines, citing ongoing concerns over their reliability and potential for misuse...
BNP for defeating AL through vote: Khosru
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said the Awami League should be defeated through the democratic process of voting, not through any other means.
Voting rights聽must be ensured to聽prevent conspiracies, says BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday stated that voting rights must be guaranteed to prevent conspiracies, while party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir...
Voting rights for expatriates demanded
Rights activists on Saturday demanded voting rights for Bangladeshi expatriates regarded as one of the driving forces of economic development in the country.
Opposition call for voting rights restoration
Leaders of opposition political parties on Wednesday called to restore the people鈥檚 voting rights seized by the ruling Awami League...
South Africa鈥檚 early voters launch election week
Early voting got under way in South Africa Monday, kick-starting what could be a historic election week, with the ruling African National Congress鈥� majority on the line for the first time...
EC orders transfer of Subarnachar OC, ASI
The Election Commission ordered the transfer of Noakhali鈥檚 Subarnachar police station office-in-charge ahead of the upazila parishad polls...