Bangladesh Election Commission

Why overhaul of EC is topmost priority

Questions have been raised about the current Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal and his colleagues.

The alterations we need in our Election Commission

Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.

Column by Mahfuz Anam / EVMs, the EC, and waste of public money

Why did the EVM experiment fall on its face?

Future lawmakers, or lawbreakers?

Heavy use of plastic in election campaigning raises concerns

Turn candidates' halafnama into amalnama

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.

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.

Observers may help add credence to fairness of polls, CEC says in reply to EU

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.

Govt decision to curtail EC’s power

A further blow to the possibility of elections being free and fair

A poll-time government without BNP?

A fair election will require much more than token initiatives

March 21, 2020
March 21, 2020

EC halts CCC election, 2 by-polls

Election Commission postpones Chattogram City Corporation election and by-polls to two constituencies due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020

No fake votes possible through EVMs: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says the electronic voting machines (EVMs) that would be used in the upcoming elections to Dhaka North and South city corporations are of high quality and would not make it possible to cast fake votes using those.

September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019

Fake NID: Action if evidence found against any EC official, says Kabita Khanam

The Election Commission will take actions if any of its officials is found involved in issuance of fake national identity cards (NID) for the Rohingya people, Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam says.

March 30, 2019
March 30, 2019

3 MPs ordered to leave area before UZ polls

Election Commission orders three lawmakers to leave their constituencies immediately for violating polls code ahead of upazila election.

March 24, 2019
March 24, 2019

UZ polls: Voting at all centres in Katiadi suspended over 'vote rigging'

Authorities suspend voting at all 89 centres of Katiadi upazila in Kishoreganj following allegations of huge irregularities during the 3rd phase of upazila elections.

January 31, 2019
January 31, 2019

Learn from EVM-related mistakes

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday asked the election officials to take lessons from the polls-time mistakes while using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) during the December 30 national election and be prepared for the upcoming upazila elections.

December 31, 2018
December 31, 2018

11th general polls a ‘bright example’ in nat’l life: EC Secy

Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed says the 11th parliamentary election will remain as a ‘bright example’ in national life.

December 29, 2018
December 29, 2018

How to know your polling centre online?

Bangladeshi voters can very easily find the polling centres at which they are going to cast their vote on December 30. Follow these simple steps to find your polling centre.

December 28, 2018
December 28, 2018

EC not allowing army to work independently: BNP

BNP alleges that the Election Commission (EC) is not allowing army personnel in discharging their duties to improve the law and order situation.

December 26, 2018
December 26, 2018

Oikyafront walks out of CEC meet

A Jatiya Oikyafront delegation led by Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday walked out of a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda for what they said was "discourteous behaviour" of the CEC.