Questions have been raised about the current Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal and his colleagues.
Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.
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It is heartening to see that the media has been preparing statements based on the information in affidavits submitted by the candidates who are running for parliament.
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
Observation by local and foreign observers may help add credence to the status of fairness of election and make them credible at home and abroad, the chief election commissioner (CEC) said in a letter to the EU.
A further blow to the possibility of elections being free and fair
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The Election Commission files a petition with the Supreme Court challenging a High Court order the that stayed the process for holding Gazipur City Corporation election.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the Election Commission does not have the ability to hold the next general election in a fair manner.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said he personally believed army should be deployed in the upcoming parliamentary polls, but added the decision rested with the Election Commission.
Elections to Gazipur and Khulna city corporations will be held on May 15. Deadline for the submission of nomination papers is April 12, while the dates for scrutinising those are April 15 and 16, and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is April 23.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says they have sent a letter to the Election Commission seeking its step so that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cannot carry out electioneering expending public money before the announcement of election schedule.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the national election would not be inclusive without the participation of the BNP.
The number of voters in the country has now increased to 10.41 crore from 10.14 crore in 2017, according to the Election Commission's updated electoral roll.
The Election Commission is to announce the by-polls schedule for the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Tuesday, January 9, 2018.
The Election Commission is set to start handing over laminated NID cards this March to those who have been included in the voter list since 2013.
The Election Commission will decide within a day or two when the by-polls to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation will be held, acting secretary of the commission Helaluddin Ahmed said yesterday.
