People don’t want to see politics being hogged by time-tested politicians who have failed people’s expectations time and again.
Among the priorities for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections is the long-overdue enfranchisement of approximately 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates.
Abdul Moyeen Khan, a member of BNP's highest decision-making body, in an interview with Reuters says his party wants elections this year
Survey says BNP leads with 41.7%, but data is from a fraction of total sample.
Around 58 percent of participants in a recent survey said they want the national elections to be held before the end of this year.
If voted to power, the BNP would form a government of national unity and ensure representation from the parties that would participate in the polls and those who protested against the last autocratic regime, said the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.
Sixty-five percent of the people favour local government elections before the next national polls under the interim government, a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics study has found
The Electoral Reform Commission is likely to recommend an investigation into irregularities during the last three national polls held under ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
The US yesterday welcomed plans by Bangladesh's interim leader to hold elections next year or in early 2026
The debates about Bangladesh's forthcoming constitution have been lively, involving many participants.
No specific timeframe was proposed by anyone in the government until now
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, said he was happy with the army chief’s timeline for elections within 18 months, though it was later than expected, but warned that genuine reform and polls were impossible without her party.
"If you ask me, then I will say 18 months should be the time frame by which we should enter into a democratic process," he said
Having analysed the drivers of democratic transitions in the context of Bangladesh, on balance, we may still be on track to beat the odds.
Chief adviser tells foreign diplomats; ‘I must succeed as there’s no other option’
In the PR system, each party may be required to pay a certain amount of money as security fee against each of its nominated candidates.
The Election Commission has sent the gazette of the 12th national election to the Bangladesh Government Press, Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said today
Joint forces early today detained a panel mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) on charge of intimidating voters in Sagarpara area of the city
Job creation, good governance that will ensure stability, are expected from the new govt, says a top business leader
