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.
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The Election Commission today starts the mammoth task of disposing of 543 appeals against returning officers' nomination rejections.
The election commissioners should resign if they fail to perform their duties properly, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
The High Court yesterday directed chief election commissioner (CEC) to immediately forward the nomination paper of BNP leader Mirza Abbas to the returning officer for scrutiny.
The Election Commission yesterday finalised a total of 40,199 polling centres nationwide for the December 30 polls.
The Election Commission has received a record number of appeals by parliamentary aspirants whose nomination papers were rejected by returning officers.
The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition that challenged the legality of the appointment of chief election commissioner and
The BNP had as many as 141 nominations rejected while their rival the ruling Awami League only had three, sources in the Election Commission said.
Jatiya Oikyafront urges the Election Commission to issue directives to the Home Ministry to release all leaders and activists of different parties arrested in “political” cases.
Aspiring candidates have begun to file in appeal at the Election Commission challenging the rejection to run for general elections on December 30.
Election Commission has asked root level election officers to build credibility and confidence among the voters and candidates of the general election.
