Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul yesterday said the date for the upcoming parliamentary election will be announced within a few days, reaffirming the government’s commitment to hold the “best election in the history of Bangladesh.”
The Election Commission yesterday published a draft list of 39 constituencies in 14 districts, including Dhaka, for delimitation.
It has also proposed redrawing the boundaries of 42 constituencies
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the government is working to build a broad national consensus around a renewed political system that will deliver inclusive, participatory, and credible elections.
The government will carry out key administrative reshuffles ahead of the upcoming national election and will provide specialised training to around 150,000 police personnel to ensure proper execution of polls duties.
On Sunday alone, the commission issued transfer orders for 71 election officials, changing their current postings
The Election Commission (EC) has stepped up preparations for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election, aiming to complete the procurement of all necessary electoral materials by September.
Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday urged the Election Commission to hold local government polls under the interim government before the upcoming 13th national election.
Former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda, who oversaw the 2018 national polls, was arrested after a mob assaulted him at his Uttara residence yesterday evening,
The government took note of the chaotic situation created by a "mob" during the arrest and the physical assault on the accused
A free and fair election is not possible without the cooperation of the government no matter how independent the Election Commission is, said Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday.
Each office bearer, including the president and general secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), will be allowed to serve a maximum of two terms in their lifetime in either post, according to the approved draft charter adopted at the party’s sixth general meeting yesterday.
Ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) has requested updated information on minor repairs at educational institutions used or likely to be used as polling centres.
No one will be spared if they resort to violence or irregularities, he says
They expect reforms to be completed or nearly completed before the elections
Bangladesh has witnessed 12 national elections since independence and none of them were held in April
