Gono Forum, the Left Democratic Alliance, and the 12-Party Alliance have strongly reiterated their demand for holding the national election by December.
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday said the national election should be held by December this year, according to three sources with direct knowledge of his remarks made at a high-level gathering in Dhaka cantonment.
The return of multi-party democracy would be the first step necessary to reset Bangladesh’s embittered political culture.
Just as the fundamental reforms are necessary for the country, so is an elected government.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday told the National Consensus Commission to expedite the reform initiatives with the goal of holding the national election between December and June 2026.
Frustrated as the chief adviser has yet to clearly specify when the election will be held, the BNP is making preparations to take to the streets with a demand for polls by December.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said he was disappointed that Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus had not presented a roadmap to the national election in his address to the nation on Tuesday.
The National Citizen Party is practically ready for elections at any time, its Convener Nahid Islam said yesterday.
Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam has reaffirmed that preparations are underway to hold the election in December
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
Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat has released the 'Smart Election Management BD' app, which is intended to help voters to stay updated online. Voters can see their polling centres and their addresses, voter numbers, and voting serial numbers by providing NID information and birth date in the designated sections of the app.
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