Bangladesh general election 2024

CEC warns of crisis if anti-polls activities descend into violence

Urges all concerned to carry out duties even if there is resistance to voting

Naogaon-2 polls postponed following independent candidate's death

The Election Commission (EC) today decided to postpone the election to the Naogaon-2 constituency following the death of an independent candidate earlier in the day

Nat'l polls: AL gives up 26 seats for JP, 6 for allies

The ruling Awami League today said that it has given up six constituencies for its alliance partners and 26 for the Jatiya Party in the January 7 national election

JP will participate in Jan 7 polls: Chunnu

The Jatiya Party today announced that it would take part in the January 7 national election

Crackdown, groupthink, and the dialogue that didn’t happen

How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?

Reading Donald Lu’s letter, intently

Is there a connection between India’s clarification of its policy and Lu’s letter?

Dialogue must be on equal footing

Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility

Why is political disinformation on the rise?

Lack of transparency creates perfect breeding ground for its spread

Are we doomed to repeat past mistakes?

Politicians owe it to the people to give dialogue a chance

January 1, 2024
January 1, 2024

CEC warns of crisis if anti-polls activities descend into violence

Urges all concerned to carry out duties even if there is resistance to voting

December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023

Naogaon-2 polls postponed following independent candidate's death

The Election Commission (EC) today decided to postpone the election to the Naogaon-2 constituency following the death of an independent candidate earlier in the day

December 17, 2023
December 17, 2023

Nat'l polls: AL gives up 26 seats for JP, 6 for allies

The ruling Awami League today said that it has given up six constituencies for its alliance partners and 26 for the Jatiya Party in the January 7 national election

December 17, 2023
December 17, 2023

JP will participate in Jan 7 polls: Chunnu

The Jatiya Party today announced that it would take part in the January 7 national election

November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023

Crackdown, groupthink, and the dialogue that didn’t happen

How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?

November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023

Reading Donald Lu’s letter, intently

Is there a connection between India’s clarification of its policy and Lu’s letter?

November 14, 2023
November 14, 2023

Dialogue must be on equal footing

Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility

November 12, 2023
November 12, 2023

Why is political disinformation on the rise?

Lack of transparency creates perfect breeding ground for its spread

November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023

Are we doomed to repeat past mistakes?

Politicians owe it to the people to give dialogue a chance

March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023

Why does the EC want to talk with the BNP anyway?

This sudden move by the Election Commission seems to be for lip service.