Bangladesh general election 2024
CEC warns of crisis if anti-polls activities descend into violence
Urges all concerned to carry out duties even if there is resistance to voting
Naogaon-2 polls postponed following independent candidate's death
The Election Commission (EC) today decided to postpone the election to the Naogaon-2 constituency following the death of an independent candidate earlier in the day
Nat'l polls: AL gives up 26 seats for JP, 6 for allies
The ruling Awami League today said that it has given up six constituencies for its alliance partners and 26 for the Jatiya Party in the January 7 national election
JP will participate in Jan 7 polls: Chunnu
The Jatiya Party today announced that it would take part in the January 7 national election
Crackdown, groupthink, and the dialogue that didn’t happen
How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?
Reading Donald Lu’s letter, intently
Is there a connection between India’s clarification of its policy and Lu’s letter?
Dialogue must be on equal footing
Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility
Why is political disinformation on the rise?
Lack of transparency creates perfect breeding ground for its spread
Are we doomed to repeat past mistakes?
Politicians owe it to the people to give dialogue a chance
In which direction is Bangladesh heading?
The most common question that people are asking these days is: will the upcoming general election be free and fair?
US to focus on polls atmosphere
There was a lot of interest in US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Donald Lu's visit to Dhaka. Before leaving early yesterday, he held a series of meetings with the top ministers, labour rights, and civil society leaders. What were the discussions and outcomes? Lu shared with Porimol Palma in detail.
BNP’s Caretaker Movement: Final phase when Dhaka units ready
The BNP wants to make a final push to realise its demand for holding the next general election under a neutral caretaker administration only after the top brass finds the party’s Dhaka city units fully prepared for an all-out movement.
