Chief Election Commissioner

Find out if third party conspiring

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday directed the law enforcement agencies to prepare a security plan and a strategy for the coming election keeping in mind the violence centring the 2014 national election.

EC warns of stern action

Any government official or law enforcer attempting to influence the polling process will face actions, Election Commissioner Rafiqul Islam said yesterday.

None being held without a reason

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said police were not arresting anyone without any reason going beyond the Election Commission's directives.

BNP seeks CEC’s interference to stop arrest of party men

BNP in a letter urges Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda seeking his interference to stop filing of “false cases” and arrest of the party’s leaders and activists by law enforcers.

CEC moves to heal rift with commissioners

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has finally moved to end his “go alone” policy that used to leave the four other election commissioners in the dark while running the EC.

Army won’t be deployed in upcoming city polls: CEC

Army will be deployed in the upcoming general elections but not during the upcoming city polls, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says.

'No army needed in Rangpur polls'

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said army deployment would not be necessary during the upcoming Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) polls.

Remarks on Zia, BNP: AL 'sees it as CEC's strategy'

The Awami League is viewing Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda's remarks lauding BNP founder Ziaur Rahman as a strategy to make the party happy and draw it to the next national elections.

BNP to take part in polls

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said BNP had told them that they would contest the next parliamentary elections.

July 20, 2017
July 20, 2017

CEC misreads EC's jobs

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda seems to have misread significant jurisdictions of the Election Commission and rights of the political parties by expressing inability to intervene if any registered political party's activities are hampered before the announcement of the polls' schedule.

March 25, 2017
March 25, 2017

EC sees CCC polls as challenge for democratic journey

The newly formed Election Commission is considering the upcoming Comilla City Corporation election as a challenge for democratic journey, the chief election commissioner (CEC) says.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

Final phase of UP election no less violent

We wonder whether the Chief Election Commissioner was talking about the recently concluded six-phase elections in Bangladesh or some other election in some other country when...

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Polls violence due to social instability

Social instability and rigid stances of union parishad polls candidates were responsible for the election violence, claimed Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday.

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

Irregularities down, violence up: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday said violence escalated in the fifth phase of Union Parishad polls

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

Will remain alert to avoid violence: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says the law enforcement agencies will remain alert to avoid any violence during the third phase of Union Parishad (UP) elections, scheduled to be held on April 23.

March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016

BNP blasts CEC for polls remarks

BNP lambastes the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) for yesterday’s comment that the first phase of the Union Parishad election was largely fair and acceptable.

March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016

EC fails to get desired cooperation from local administration: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the Election Commission does not get the level of cooperation it desires from the local administration in arranging elections, causing polls violence and irregularities.

December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015

Election not fair: JP

Jatiya Party, a key ally of the Awami League-led grand alliance government alleges that today’s municipality elections were not fair by any chance.

December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015

Election peaceful: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed claims that the municipality elections were held in a peaceful manner except some stray incidents here and there.

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