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
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
The US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" by the reports of "mass arrests of thousands of opposition members and reports of torture in prison" in Bangladesh
Awami League has always found justification in the Nietzschean theory of cultivating or “inventing” enemies
Also withdraws 5 SPs, transfers 3 OCs
The human rights situation in Bangladesh is extremely concerning due to the nation’s steady slide towards authoritarianism.
The decision on Awami League’s seat-sharing with the 14-party alliance partners seems to be stalled over the demands from Bangladesh Workers Party and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD).
The Awami League has nominated several controversial incumbents for the January 7 parliamentary election.
Politicians must give talks a chance to break stalemate
Without political reconciliations, we're headed for another violent, one-sided election
CEC says polls schedule will be announced 'very soon'
The Election Commission may hold the national election any day between January 6 and 9 with many experts pointing out that the atmosphere is not yet conducive to free and fair polls.
