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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Election Commission will begin its round the clock watch on social media from tomorrow to curb propaganda and fake news ahead of the general elections.
Aspirants seeking to appeal against their disqualification for candidacy in the general elections have to file their case by December 5.
The Election Commission cancels 786 nominations during its scrutiny process before clearing candidates to contest for the general elections.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said no incident of violation of electoral law happened during the filing of nomination papers across the country on Wednesday.
The Election Commission has withdrawn Narayanganj Superintendent of Police Anisur Rahman following a demand of the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Nomination seekers are thronging the offices of returning officers across the country since morning as today is the last date for submission of nomination papers.
The Election Commission has sent a letter to returning officers and local administrations saying that it did not impose any restriction on arranging any religious gathering or waz mahfil ahead of the national election.
A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC), challenging the legality of the appointments of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and four other election commissioners, claiming that no specific rules were formulated for their appointment.
Electronic voting machines will be used in Dhaka-6 and-13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the upcoming parliamentary election.
The government agencies will soon start monitoring social media sites, including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, round-the-clock to check any smear campaign ahead of the December 30 parliamentary election.
