Iqbal Hossain Tapos, Jatiya Party mayoral candidate in yesterday's Barishal City Corporation (BCC) election, today claimed that all the government bodies, including the Election Commission, committed "digital cheating" in the election
Abdul Khair Abdullah, the newly elected mayor of the Barishal City Corporation (BCC), today said he did not want any division and was eager to work with everyone irrespective of party affiliation
Police have detained a man in connection with yesterday's attack on Islami Andolan Bangladesh mayoral candidate Muft Syed Faizul Karim while he was visiting a Barishal City Corporation polling centre
How did the events unfold in the Barishal City Corporation election?
The total number of voters in KCC is 5,35,529. A total of 2,56,433 votes were cast
Awami League candidate Abul Khair Abdullah was leading by 39,485 votes in Barishal City Corporation mayoral polls
The party also boycotts upcoming polls in Sylhet, Rajshahi
Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) charged batons on the supporters of Islami Andolan Bangladesh's mayoral candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim to disperse them from Beltala Bazar in the city this afternoon
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal estimated that voter turnout was about 50 percent in the Barishal City Corporation election that ended at 4:00pm..He said turnout in the Khulna City Corporation polls was between 42 and 45 percent..While briefing reporters at the EC Offic
Incumbent Barishal City Corporation (BCC) Mayor Serniabad Sadiq Abdullah, also the secretary of Awami League city unit, did not cast his vote in today's city corporation polls
Protesting the attack on the Islami Andolon Bangladesh mayoral candidate during Barishal City Corporation elections, more than 500 leaders and activists of the party have gathered in front of Barishal University
The attack on Mufti Syed Faizul Karim, the mayoral candidate of Islami Andolan Bangladesh in the Barishal City Corporation polls, was a "sudden and stray" incident, Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan said
Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Shafiqul Islam Madhu today expressed his frustration over voting through electronic voting machines (EVMs) and said he had told the Election Commission not to use them in the Khulna City Corporation polls
Jatiya Party (Ershad)-backed mayoral candidate Md Shafiqul Islam Madhu has alleged that his agents are being barred from entering polling centres by supporters of Awami League (AL) candidate during the ongoing Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election
Islami Andolon Bangladesh mayoral candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim and several supporters were injured in an attack allegedly by ruling party men during the Barishal City Corporation polls
The mayoral candidate of Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) Abdul Awal alleged that votes cast for "hand fan", IAB's electoral symbol, were going to "boat" -- the ruling party's symbol -- in the EVMS at one centre in the Khulna City Corporation polls
Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan yesterday said the Barishal and Khulna city polls will be better than the recently held Gazipur city polls.
Md Kamrul Ahsan Rupan, an independent mayoral candidate in Barishal City Corporation elections, today alleged that some BNP leaders are working in favour of the Awami League and Jatiya Party candidates in exchange of money
Khulna city BNP has taken a strong stance by directing its leaders and members to refrain from participating in election campaigns and casting their votes in the upcoming Khulna City Corporation elections
Barishal Metropolitan Police has imposed a ban on carrying and displaying all kinds of weapons in the city from tomorrow (Saturday)
The Election Commission started installing CCTV cameras at each polling station and secret ballot booth in preparation for the upcoming Barishal City Corporation elections.
As BNP, a party with a substantial voter base, is not participating in the upcoming Barishal City Corporation election, a pertinent question arises surrounding which candidate will get the support of the BNP loyalists.