EC
Time to declare EVMs’ end
The machines that still remain functional have only four years of their lifespan left.
Election Commission's burden of a looming non-inclusive election
Has the EC played its due role? Or have its actions—or rather inactions—contributed to the current political crisis?
Who do you think they (foreign observers) are?
It is quite intriguing as to why the EC felt it necessary to hold a meeting with an organisation that does not have a clean history of poll monitoring.
Why tie up EC’s hands further?
The amendment of the Representation of the People Order (RPO) comes at a critical juncture when the demand for holding a free and fair election in Bangladesh is getting louder at home and abroad
Mobile operators face trouble to provide service for EC's NID server problem
People are facing problem in purchasing SIMs and get other services as mobile phone operators can not verify the buyer’s information due to problem in NID database server at the Election Commission.
EC’s role in Gazipur laudable
It must also ensure fair campaign in the lead-up to elections
Draft RPA (amendment) 2023 / Setting rules of the game without parties’ consent may prove unwise
It is quite intriguing how the RPA amendment can be so accommodating to defaulters who are desperate to gain political power.
What will it take for our next election to be credible and acceptable to all?
It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps
No EVMs in general polls / Can ballots ensure free and fair elections?
A genuinely inclusive election depends on a wide range of factors, many of which the Election Commission cannot even begin to address
Bangladesh HC asks ruling Awami League MP to surrender by June 20
Rejecting the bail petition of ruling Awami League lawmaker Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury, the High Court yesterday ordered him to surrender before the lower court concerned by June 20 in a case filed for assaulting an upazila election officer.
Causality up in 5th phase UP polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the causality increased during fifth phase of Union Parishad (UP) election compared to the previous phases.
Elections fraught with irregularities
It sets a dangerous precedent in a country when we come to expect and accept incidents of violence and irregularities as an inevitable part of the electoral process.
UP polls: EC asks cops to withdraw Gazipur SP, 2 OCs
The Election Commission has issued an order to withdraw the superintendent of police and officer-in-charges of two police stations of Gazipur for the sake of fair election as the district goes into Union Parishad polls on Saturday.
Who is misleading whom?
The EC has been under fire after two phases of UP elections were marred by widespread irregularities and violence.
Inu-led JSD faction gets ‘torch’ polls-sign
The Election Commission has allocated the ‘torch’ polls-sign to the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) faction of Hasanul Haq Inu, weeks after a split in the party and tug-war over the symbol.
EC, law enforcers praise each other
Though widespread violence and loss of dozens of lives marked the first two phases of union parishad polls, the Election Commission and the law enforcement agencies have praised each other for their respective roles.
Is the media at fault?
The Election Commission has now made the media a whipping boy to counter widespread criticism for its failure to hold the Union Parishad elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner.
Khaleda to sit with alliance chiefs to decide on UP polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with the top leaders of 20-party alliance to decide whether it will participate in the Union Parishad elections.
UP polls: 78.46% votes cast in 2nd phase
A total of 78.46 present votes are cast in the second phase of the country’s Union Parishad elections, an official of the Election Commission says.
