Leaders of the 12-party alliance, who previously organised joint movements with the BNP against the former Awami League government, have expressed support for the BNP’s position on holding the next parliamentary elections by 2025.
If we grasp that our expectations were unrealistic, a decline in our expectations of the interim government need not entail a sense of disappointment.
Warning his party men against complacency, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the next national election will pose a much harder challenge to the party than any previous ones held in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh's electoral system must be reformed carefully.
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.
Parliament session will make opposition clear, he says
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today termed the 12th parliamentary election as a one-sided one that was staged to appear competitive, and said it was an “ominous sign” for the country's democracy and the future of elections
Politics 101 today runs the risk of being solely authored by autocrats from all over the world.
The Election Commission today said that the postponed election to the Naogaon-2 constituency following the death of an independent candidate, will be held on February 12
A three-member delegation of Russian observers will monitor tomorrow's parliamentary election in Bangladesh
Election campaigning for the 12th general election is going to end at 8:00 am tomorrow
The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the Election Commission (EC) to hold the 12th parliamentary election on January 7
Preparations are going on in full swing in Rangpur to hold two separate public rallies of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Taraganj and Pirganj upazilas today
Members of the armed forces will be deployed for 13 days for election duty from December 29 to January 10, said home ministry
Some other vehicles are to be banned for two days
Home ministry issues gazette to conduct polls in a peaceful manner
It is one of the best ways to prevent large scale corruption
The election enquiry committee has issued a show cause notice against AKM Bahauddin Bahar, Awami League candidate for Cumilla-6 constituency, for breaching the electoral code of conduct.
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.
