City Corporation Election
Don’t allow MPs to campaign at city polls: CEC
CEC KM Nurul Huda sends a letter to the Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury requesting not to allow any lawmaker to participate in election campaign in upcoming city polls.
12 BNP mayor aspirants collect nomination
Twelve of BNP’s mayor aspirants willing to contest in the city corporation elections of Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal have collected nomination forms from the party.
MPs can join city polls campaigns
In line with the ruling Awami League's recommendations, the Election Commission yesterday decided to allow lawmakers to participate in city corporation election campaigns.
PLEASURE IS ALL MINE / Puppeteers go in different directions
Overwhelmed by the vociferous postmortem of the city corporation polls, two footfalls on the cityscape have gone unnoticed, unappreciated, as though coming and going on stealth.
CROSS TALK / Winning and losing in city corporation elections
The ultimate tragedy will strike if people become withdrawn. It will no longer matter who wins or loses any of the many elections.
The city polls charade
The EC's tilt was no less pronounced on the eve of and on the day of the elections. Press reports, photographs and narratives of many involved in the election administration process have amply established its culpability in undermining fair election.
HUMOROUSLY YOURS / Yes We Con
THE handsome, charismatic and successful young men join hands and smile for the perfect photo.
Editorial / BNP abandoning election midway
BNP's decision to boycott the election halfway into the voting has surprised most observers.
Fulfill your pledges, people tell new mayors (video)
Though not happy with the irregularities and vote rigging during the just held city corporation elections, commoners in Dhaka city want to see their city clean, free of traffic-jam and developed.
Opinion: What BNP withdrawal means
With the withdrawal of all three BNP backed mayoral candidates from the Dhaka city north, south and Chittagong city corporation elections by noon, the national politics is back to square one.
