Bangladesh Election Commission
Column by Mahfuz Anam / EVMs, the EC, and waste of public money
Why did the EVM experiment fall on its face?
Future lawmakers, or lawbreakers?
Heavy use of plastic in election campaigning raises concerns
Turn candidates' halafnama into amalnama
It is heartening to see that the media has been preparing statements based on the information in affidavits submitted by the candidates who are running for parliament.
Opinion / Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
Observers may help add credence to fairness of polls, CEC says in reply to EU
Observation by local and foreign observers may help add credence to the status of fairness of election and make them credible at home and abroad, the chief election commissioner (CEC) said in a letter to the EU.
Govt decision to curtail EC’s power
A further blow to the possibility of elections being free and fair
A poll-time government without BNP?
A fair election will require much more than token initiatives
EU to send election monitoring team to Bangladesh in July
The European Union will send an exploratory election monitoring mission to Bangladesh in July as the Election Commission has welcomed them in a written invitation..EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley confirmed the development to The Daily Star..He said he was very happy abou
Time to discard EVMs instead of repairing
Such an extraordinary emphasis on having elections in some constituencies make us wonder whether there’s more to this than meets the eye.
Satkhira OC withdrawn for 'seeking vote for boat'
The officer-in-charge of Kolaroa Police Station in Satkhira, who allegedly violated electoral code of conduct by seeking vote for Awami League, is withdrawn and attached to district police lines.
Allocate ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ to 4 BNP candidates in place of rival contenders: HC
The High Court directs the Election Commission to allocate BNP’s election symbol “Sheaf of Paddy” to its four candidates in place of other four rival contenders who were earlier allocated the same symbol.
Writ filed seeking distribution of leaflets with candidates’ affidavit info
A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the Election Commission to provide information submitted by the candidates in their affidavits through distributing leaflets among the voters.
Decision on 25 Jamaat men by Monday
Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin says a decision on the candidacy of 25 Jamaat-e-Islami leaders will be made by Tuesday.
‘Announce accurate results so that people keep faith on EC’
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda urges the officials involved in the election results announcement process to declare accurate results so that people can have faith on the Election Commission.
Stop attack, mass arrest of opposition men: Dr Kamal
Jatiya Oikyafront key leader Dr Kamal Hossain today called upon the Election Commission to take legal steps within a day or two to stop the mass arrest of opposition party men and attack on them.
HC puts bar on Millat, Ilias’s candidacies
The High Court places a bar on M Rashiduzzaman Millat and Tahsina Rushdir Luna from running in the upcoming general election.
'Atmosphere not favourable yet'
The lack of a congenial election atmosphere was casting doubt over the credibility of the upcoming parliamentary polls, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.
1841 candidates to contest JS polls
A total of 1841 candidates from different political parties will contest against 300 seats in the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.
12 writs filed challenging EC’s nomination rejection orders
A total of 12 aspirants including seven leaders of BNP today filed writ petitions with the High Court against the Election Commission's orders that had rejected their nomination papers to contest in the upcoming national election.
