12th parliamentary election Bangladesh
73pc candidates lose security deposits
A total of 1,441 candidates out of 1,969 who contested the January 7 polls lost their security deposits for failing to secure the minimum required votes.
Bappy Chowdhury expresses interest in politics
Bappy announced his wish to follow his senior colleagues and contemporaries such as Ferdous Ahmed and Mahiya Mahi.
The election is not the endgame
“What’s the point of this election?” Its winner has already been predetermined.
Political parties need to behave more responsibly towards the electorate
The people have to be more alert, assertive, and vocal.
The guilt that comes with voting at a farcical election
A first-time voter’s dilemma
The Street View / The quest is for an opposition, not a government
Who will form the opposition is still a matter of speculation.
Mila returns with an election song
The song titled “Go Vote” has recently been released as a music video on the official Facebook and YouTube channels of the Campaign Advocacy Programme (CAP)
Voters without choice are just glorified dummies
You’ve already met the dummy candidates, aka independents. Now, meet dummy voters.
Opinion / Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
Who killed democracy in Bangladesh?
The recent by-polls represent the state of democracy in our country fairly accurately.
