The quality of the January 7 election in Bangladesh was undermined by incidents of state, ruling party and opposition violence, said the US-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI).
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday that her decision to allow party members to run as independents in the recently held national election was necessary to protect democracy.
The US has urged the Bangladesh government to ensure a fair and transparent legal process for political activists arrested ahead of the national elections
A total of 1,441 candidates out of 1,969 who contested the January 7 polls lost their security deposits for failing to secure the minimum required votes.
Two polling centres posted a hundred percent voter turnout each in Sunday’s election, while two others recorded a 98 percent turnout, according to Election Commission’s centre-wise data.
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina took oath as the prime minister for the fourth consecutive term and formed government with 37 ministers yesterday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as prime minister of Bangladesh
The country is moving towards a one-party state, Trinamool BNP Secretary General Advocate Taimur Alam Khandakar said today
Bangladesh now has a new government, determined through an election held on January 7 that was described as “controversial" in well-known international press
Awami League will not accept any change to the election schedule if it crosses the deadline set by the constitution, the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today. Alleging that BNP wants to obstruct the polls, Quader said, "They want to question the election. Now they are openly obstructing, openly taking a stand against the election.
Sitting MPs will not have to resign if they take part in the upcoming national elections as independent candidate, the EC said today
Even though transparent, participatory and competitive elections are a constitutional right, the realities today have vitiated those expectations.
AL leaders seeking to run as independents must get the party’s nod
Jatiya Party unveiled its nominees for 287 constituencies yesterday.
Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to "eliminate competition" ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday
The party's President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury are among the 24 women candidates
With the deadline for submitting nomination papers to the Election Commission only a week away, the BNP now faces two challenges: preventing defection from the party and drawing up fresh programmes to keep the anti-government movement going.
Star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is set to start a new career in politics as he got the ruling Awami League’s ticket to run for parliament from Magura-1 constituency.
Ending all speculation, Jatiya Party has announced that it will run in the general election as it has assurance from different stakeholders that the polls will be free and fair.
