Elections

Elections

EC cancels deal with BCC for NID services

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.

2d ago

EVMs won’t be used in future polls

No election will be held using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Badiul Alam Majumdar, chief of the Electoral Reform Commission, said yesterday.

2d ago

EC ramps up preparations for national election

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

4d ago

Don't see barriers for AL to join next polls: Badiul Alam Majumdar

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

6d ago

Polls to take place by June 30, 2026

The next parliamentary polls are expected to take place by June 30, 2026, said Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the chief adviser.

1w ago

EC prepared to hold polls by mid-2026

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday assured that the government is fully prepared to hold the national election.

1w ago

CA’s polls announcement: BNP seeks specifics, Jamaat okay to wait

BNP leaders welcomed Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’s announcement on the timeline of national elections but urged a clear and actionable roadmap.

1w ago

Four eminent citizens hail polls timeline

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.

1w ago

First phase of upazila polls on May 8: EC

The first phase of this year's upazila election will be held on May 8, the Election Commission said today

9m ago

Security deposit for chairman aspirants increases

The Election Commission has increased the rate of security deposit for the upazila chairman and vice chairman aspirants by 10 and 15 times, respectively.

9m ago

Ekramul Haque Titu re-elected Mymensingh mayor

Ekramul Haque Titu has once again won the mayoral post in the Mymensingh city corporation election securing a total of 1.39 lakh votes

9m ago

Munshiganj municipality by-polls: Wife of former mayor wins

Chowdhury Fahria Afrin, wife of former mayor, has won a landside victory in the by-elections of Munshiganj municipality

9m ago

Sonargaon UP by-polls: Clash kills 1, injures 20 including cops

A man was shot dead and another sustained bullet injuries during a clash between supporters of two candidates centring the Pirojpur Union Parishad by-election under Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj this evening, said police

9m ago

Patuakhali municipality polls: Mohiuddin elected mayor

Mohiuddin Ahmed elected mayor of Patuakhali municipality for the second term by defeating his rival candidate former mayor Dr Md Shafiqul Islam

9m ago

Tahseen Bahar Shuchona wins Cumilla city by-polls

Tahseen Bahar Shuchona has won the Cumilla mayoral by-polls, beating her nearest opponent Monirul Hoque Sakku by a margin of 21,993 votes

9m ago

Mayoral by-election: Sporadic violence as voting ends in Cumilla

Voting ended on time for the mayoral by-election in Cumilla City Corporation today, despite some incidents of violence

9m ago

Mymensingh city polls: Voters wait in long queues as voting time ends

Voter turnout increased in the later stages of voting in Mymensingh City Corporation election

9m ago

JCD leader detained after clash at Cumilla polling centre

Police in a drive today detained a man after a clash between the supporters of two candidates of Cumilla City Corporation elections that left two people bullet-hit at a polling centre in the city

9m ago