The Election Commission has terminated its contract with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) for National Identification (NID) data verification services due to a breach of terms.
No election will be held using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Badiul Alam Majumdar, chief of the Electoral Reform Commission, said yesterday.
The Election Commission, under the stewardship of Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, has embarked on preparations for the nation's 13th parliamentary election, setting the wheels in motion for what it promises to be a festival time in the country's democratic journey
Badiul Alam Majumdar, the head of the Election System Reform Commission, today said there are no obstacles to the Awami League's participation in the upcoming 13th national election
The next parliamentary polls are expected to take place by June 30, 2026, said Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the chief adviser.
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday assured that the government is fully prepared to hold the national election.
BNP leaders welcomed Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’s announcement on the timeline of national elections but urged a clear and actionable roadmap.
Four eminent citizens responded positively to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’s announcement that the next national election would be held either at the end of 2025 or in the first half of 2026.
The first phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway in 139 upazilas across the country
A total of 139 upazilas are going to polls today in the first phase of the upazila parishad election amid a lack of enthusiasm and festivity.
BNP yesterday urged voters not to go to the polling stations today to cast their votes in the first phase of upazila parishad polls.
Sujanagar incumbent Upazila Parishad Chairman and chairman candidate of the same upazila Md Shahinuzzaman Shahin, among 11, were held with cash in Pabna last night
Pabna Sujanagar Upazila Parishad Chairman Shahinuzzaman Shaheen and 10 of his associates were released from RAB camp this afternoon -- 12 hours after they were detained with over Tk 22 lakh
RAB early today arrested the incumbent chairman of Pabna's Sujanagar upazila and 10 of his associates along with a large amount of cash a day before he runs for re-election in the upazila parishad polls
The incomes and moveable assets of incumbent chairmen, vice-chairmen and vice-chairmen in reserved posts for women at the upazila parishads have seen a whopping rise, according to a Transparency International Bangladesh report.
The High Court yesterday stayed for 21 days the process of holding the by-polls to Jhenaidah-1 constituency, which was scheduled to be held on June 5.
Six people, including five presiding officers, were arrested in Sirajganj last night over holding a “secret meeting” with some supporters of an upazila chairman candidate.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said the list of candidates for the Upazila Parishad polls has exposed how Awami League has turned into an empty vessel, as genuine politicians are being sidelined from the election race
