Elections
Polls soon after stability returns
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said his party is optimistic that the interim government led by Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus will hold an election by restoring stability soon in the country.
Public, business community want elected govt, democracy: Fakhrul
The secretary general of BNP urges interim govt to promptly sit with political parties to prevent "misunderstanding"
Law Reporters Forum: Ashraf-Ul president, Mission GS
Ashraf-Ul-Alam, special correspondent of daily Ajker Patrika, and Moneruzzaman Mission, senior reporter of daily New Age, have been elected president and general secretary of the Law Reporters Forum (LRF) respectively for 2024-2025
Post-polls violence: Case filed against Madhyanagar UZ chairman
Sunamganj’s Madhyanagar Upazila Parishad Chairman Abdur Razzak Bhuiyan and 19 other people have been sued over the post-polls violence that left seven people injured on June 7
Municipality polls: Scuffle during symbol allocation, conference room vandalised
The conference room was vandalised during the clash in presence of election officers and police, say witnesses
Polls without symbols / No need to amend the law: Tazul
Development, and Co-operatives Minister Tazul Islam yesterday said there is no need to amend the law to hold elections for upazila parishads and other local government bodies without party symbols.
Post-Polls Violence: Journo attacked by defeated candidate
A local journalist was allegedly assaulted by a defeated upazila vice-chairman candidate and her supporters in Bakshiganj upazila, Jamalpur early yesterday.
Jashore post-polls violence: Injured man dies at Dhaka hospital
A man, who was injured in a post-election clash between supporters of two chairman candidates for Jashore’s Sadar upazila Parishad election yesterday, died at a hospital in Dhaka today
4Th Phase UZ Polls: Trend of low voter turnout continues
The fourth and last phase of upazila parishad elections was held by and large peacefully yesterday and the turnout was low like the previous phases.
UZ polls: BCL man shot dead in Brahmanbaria
An activist of Chhatra League was shot dead allegedly by his rival group in Brahmanbaria town today, following an enmity over establishing dominance in the area
4th phase UZ polls: 34.33pc votes cast, says CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today said 33.34 percent votes were cast in the 4th phase upazila parishad polls
4th phase of UZ polls: Voting in 57 upazilas underway
The fourth phase of the upazila parishad elections is underway in 57 upazilas across the country
175 platoons of BGB deployed ahead of 4th phase upazila polls
A total of 175 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order during the 4th phase of the 6th upazila parishad election to be held tomorrow
Fair polls not possible without political will of govt : CEC
The hostility among the political parties is quite evident and it is very difficult to move forward, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal today
Upazila Election: EC summons state minister over polls code violation
The Election Commission yesterday summoned State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Mohibbur Rahman, saying he violated the electoral code of conduct by campaigning for multiple upazila polls candidates in Patuakhali’s Rangabali.
Polls code violation: EC summons state minister Mohibbur
The Election Commission today summoned State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Mohibbur Rahman for allegedly campaigning for upazila polls candidates which it says violated the electoral code of conduct
Upazila Polls: Third phase sees 36.24pc turnout
The overall turnout in Wednesday’s third phase of the upazila polls was 36.24 percent, which is lower than the previous phase.
