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.
Why did the EVM experiment fall on its face?
Heavy use of plastic in election campaigning raises concerns
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
A fair election will require much more than token initiatives
STUFFING of ballot boxes whether in national or local elections is nothing new in Bangladesh.
Experts and observers share their views on the electoral proceedings of the City Corporation Elections and their implications for the political climate of the country with The Daily Star.
WITH potholed roads, contaminated water, choked drains, and garbage littered all over the city, the picture of Dhaka is grim.
Bringing allegations of obstructions in election campaign, BNP-blessed mayor aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation Tabith Awal has lodged a complaint with Election Commission and returning officer seeking necessary actions.
People fear Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in their action and activities, a top Rab officer says while making his point that there is no need for army deployment in the upcoming city corporation elections.
FOR understandable reasons the ensuing mayoral election in the national capital and the commercial capital of the country has
THERE is a close link between economic growth, human development and good management of natural resources, mainly water bodies
A platform of professionals which is supporting the BNP-backed candidates in the upcoming Dhaka city elections has set a 17-point priority list.
THE election schedules for Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City Corporation have been declared. April, 28th is the voting date.
The High Court upholds the election commission’s order that rejected the nomination of Abdul Awal Mintoo, the BNP-backed mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation polls.
