Bangladesh national election 2024
12th national election: 2,713 aspirants to vie for 300 seats
A total of 29 registered political parties have nominated their candidates for the election scheduled for January 7
BNP averts split despite AL efforts
BNP leaders say the ruling Awami League’s desperate attempt to cause a large-scale defection from their party has failed because only one prominent leader jumped ship.
A legal but illegitimate election will not serve the people
Legitimacy is all about inclusion and participation of voters and parties, and how people view the election.
Is human civilisation at an inflection point?
Our brains are being reprogrammed to look for the easiest solutions to our most vexing social and political questions.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Is Awami League heading towards a Pyrrhic victory?
What image of our legal system are we presenting to the world?
Shakib show-caused for breaching electoral code of conduct
The Election Commission (EC) today issued a show cause notice to Shakib Al Hasan, star cricketer and Awami League-nominated candidate for Magura-1 constituency, for breaching the electoral code of conduct
AL won't accept change in polls schedule after deadline: Quader
Awami League will not accept any change to the election schedule if it crosses the deadline set by the constitution, the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today. Alleging that BNP wants to obstruct the polls, Quader said, "They want to question the election. Now they are openly obstructing, openly taking a stand against the election.
Incumbent MPs won’t have to resign if they run as independents: EC
Sitting MPs will not have to resign if they take part in the upcoming national elections as independent candidate, the EC said today
Citizens, elections, democracy: The Bangladeshi conundrum
Even though transparent, participatory and competitive elections are a constitutional right, the realities today have vitiated those expectations.
12th national election: 2,713 aspirants to vie for 300 seats
A total of 29 registered political parties have nominated their candidates for the election scheduled for January 7
BNP averts split despite AL efforts
BNP leaders say the ruling Awami League’s desperate attempt to cause a large-scale defection from their party has failed because only one prominent leader jumped ship.
A legal but illegitimate election will not serve the people
Legitimacy is all about inclusion and participation of voters and parties, and how people view the election.
Is human civilisation at an inflection point?
Our brains are being reprogrammed to look for the easiest solutions to our most vexing social and political questions.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Is Awami League heading towards a Pyrrhic victory?
What image of our legal system are we presenting to the world?
Shakib show-caused for breaching electoral code of conduct
The Election Commission (EC) today issued a show cause notice to Shakib Al Hasan, star cricketer and Awami League-nominated candidate for Magura-1 constituency, for breaching the electoral code of conduct
AL won't accept change in polls schedule after deadline: Quader
Awami League will not accept any change to the election schedule if it crosses the deadline set by the constitution, the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today. Alleging that BNP wants to obstruct the polls, Quader said, "They want to question the election. Now they are openly obstructing, openly taking a stand against the election.
Incumbent MPs won’t have to resign if they run as independents: EC
Sitting MPs will not have to resign if they take part in the upcoming national elections as independent candidate, the EC said today
Citizens, elections, democracy: The Bangladeshi conundrum
Even though transparent, participatory and competitive elections are a constitutional right, the realities today have vitiated those expectations.
Not quite independent
AL leaders seeking to run as independents must get the party’s nod
