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 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.

February 9, 2023
February 9, 2023

Who killed democracy in Bangladesh?

The recent by-polls represent the state of democracy in our country fairly accurately.

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