Bangladesh national election
TIB speaks the same language as BNP: Quader
Parliament session will make opposition clear, he says
January 7 polls one-sided, staged to appear competitive: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today termed the 12th parliamentary election as a one-sided one that was staged to appear competitive, and said it was an “ominous sign” for the country's democracy and the future of elections
Opinion / Dissolve the people, elect a new one?
Politics 101 today runs the risk of being solely authored by autocrats from all over the world.
Voting to be held in Naogaon-2 on Feb 12: EC
The Election Commission today said that the postponed election to the Naogaon-2 constituency following the death of an independent candidate, will be held on February 12
How to check election results online on the EC app
Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat has released the 'Smart Election Management BD' app, which is intended to help voters to stay updated online. Voters can see their polling centres and their addresses, voter numbers, and voting serial numbers by providing NID information and birth date in the designated sections of the app.
Russian observers to monitor tomorrow’s polls
A three-member delegation of Russian observers will monitor tomorrow's parliamentary election in Bangladesh
Election campaign ends tomorrow morning
Election campaigning for the 12th general election is going to end at 8:00 am tomorrow
SC clears way for election on Jan 7
The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the Election Commission (EC) to hold the 12th parliamentary election on January 7
Rangpur all set to welcome PM Sheikh Hasina
Preparations are going on in full swing in Rangpur to hold two separate public rallies of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Taraganj and Pirganj upazilas today
Jan 7 polls: Govt announces three-day motorcycle ban
Some other vehicles are to be banned for two days
Carrying, displaying firearms banned till Jan 9
Home ministry issues gazette to conduct polls in a peaceful manner
Verifying candidates’ affidavits should be mandatory
It is one of the best ways to prevent large scale corruption
Cumilla-6 AL candidate AKM Bahauddin show-caused
The election enquiry committee has issued a show cause notice against AKM Bahauddin Bahar, Awami League candidate for Cumilla-6 constituency, for breaching the electoral code of conduct.
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.
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.
Hasina reaches Sylhet to start AL’s polls campaign
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has reached Sylhet where she is set to flag off the party's electioneering for the Januar 7 national election today
US 'deeply concerned' by reports of mass arrests, torture of opposition members
The US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" by the reports of "mass arrests of thousands of opposition members and reports of torture in prison" in Bangladesh
How to make dissenters out of citizens
Awami League has always found justification in the Nietzschean theory of cultivating or “inventing” enemies
National polls: EC orders withdrawal of two police chiefs, DC
Also withdraws 5 SPs, transfers 3 OCs
