Elections

Elections

EC cancels deal with Bangladesh Computer Council for NID services

ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the National Identity Registration Wing at the EC, made the disclosure while talking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban today.

1h 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

1d 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

3d 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.

4d 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.

4d 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.

5d 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.

5d ago

No election before trial of AL: Jatiya Nagorik Committee

He further said if there is an election before the trial of 2024, the 2,000 martyrs and millions injured will not get any justice

5d ago

UZ polls: vice-chairman candidate killed in Narsingdi clash

An upazila vice-chairman candidate was killed and seven others were allegedly injured in separate two clashes between the supporters of two vice-chairman aspirants in Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila today

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Bogura-3 MP's father elected upazila chairman

Sirajul Islam Khan Raju, father of Bogura-3 lawmaker, has been elected chairman of Adamdighi upazila yesterday

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Upazila Election: Second phase too marked by low turnout

The second phase of the upazila elections also saw a low turnout yesterday like in the first phase.

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2nd phase UZ polls: Over 30 percent votes cast, says CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has estimated that over 30 percent of votes were cast in the second phase of the upazila parishad elections

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Two youths fined for casting fake votes in Rangpur

A mobile court sentenced fined two youths for casting fake votes in a polling centre during Rangpur’s Mithapukur upazila parishad elections today

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2nd phase UZ polls: 8 hurt during clashes in Rajshahi’s Durgapur

At least seven people were injured clash between supporters of two chairman candidates for Rajshahi's Durgapur upazila in a polling centre during the second phase of upazila parishad elections today

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17pc voters cast ballots in first four hours

The average voter turnout was around 17 percent during the first four hours of the second phase of the upazila parishad elections, Election Commission (EC) Secretary Jahangir Alam said this afternoon.

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UZ polls: supporter of Sreepur chairman candidate jailed for 3 days

A mobile court sentenced a supporter of Jamil Hasan Durjoy, a chairman candidate of Gazipur's Sreepur upazila parishad election, to three days' imprisonment for violating electoral code of conduct this morning

7m ago

UZ election: polling agents 'intimidated, beaten up' in Narayanganj

Polling agents are being intimidated and beaten up by rivals in two upazilas of Narayanganj as upazila election is underway across the country today, two chairman candidates alleged

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2nd phase of UZ polls: Voting in 156 upazilas underway

The second phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway in 156 upazilas across the country

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