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.

3d 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.

3d 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

5d 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

Mymensingh city polls: 25pc votes cast at four centres till 12pm

.Twenty-five percent votes have been cast at four polling centres of Mymensingh City Corporation election in the first four hours today..This correspondent visited three centres in Nasirabad Government Girls’ High School and a center in City Collegiate School..In Nasirabad Gove

9m ago

Many return home as fingerprints do not match

Many voters in the Mymensingh City Corporation polls were seen leaving centres without casting their votes as their fingerprints did not match in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)

9m ago

3 injured, one shot in attack by outsiders at Cumilla polling centre

The incident took place at Neura Munshi M Ali High School centre

9m ago

Polling agents being driven out in Cumilla, candidates allege

In the first two hours after the start of Cumilla mayoral by-polls, three mayoral candidates brought allegations that the supporters of Tahsin Bahar Suchona -- daughter of Cumilla-6 lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar -- have been driving out the agents from the polling centres

9m ago

Vote counting in SCBA election halted ‘following altercation’

Vote counting in the two-day Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election was halted this morning following an altercation due to alleged interference from a group of outsiders on behalf of a candidate

9m ago

Mymensingh City Polls: 12 extended wards can turn tides

The voters from 12 extended wards under the Mymensingh City Corporation can be a decisive factor in the upcoming MCC polls which is scheduled to be held on March 9.

9m ago

Cumilla City Corporation By-election: No enthusiasm among voters

Despite 13-day-long vigorous campaigning by mayoral candidates in Cumilla City Corporation by-polls that ended last night, there is no apparent enthusiasm among voters.

9m ago

SCBA polls end peacefully

The two-day voting for electing the new leadership of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ended today

9m ago

Mymensingh, Cumilla City Polls: Law and order situation under control

Election Commissioner Md Almagir yesterday said the law and order situation centring Cumilla and Mymensingh city polls is under control.

9m ago

Mymensingh, Cumilla City Polls: It’s a show of businesspeople

Majority of the mayor and councillor aspirants in Cumilla and Mymensingh city by-polls are businessmen, a citizen’s forum said yesterday.

9m ago