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 Election Commission is making all-out preparations to hold the polls in January, though some crucial political and administrative issues still remain unresolved.
Bangladesh Bank is preparing a roadmap for the next government to address the three major issues of exchange rate instability, high inflation and high defaulted loan ratio bearing upon the economy.
It is quite perplexing why the government seems set to repeat the measures that led to horrifying consequences between December 7 and 11 in 2022.
Bangladesh is reeling under internal turmoil, external pressures, and an irresponsible and immature political leadership.
US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller yesterday said his country does not want to influence the outcome of the election in Bangladesh
The ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP remain at odds over the polls-time administration.
Rights bodies in the US called for policy tools, including additional sanctions, for ensuring free and fair elections in Bangladesh.
The US will send a monitoring team in early October to assess the pre-polls situation ahead of Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, US Ambassador Peter Haas said today
The 12th parliamentary elections are only about six months away. But the two largest political parties – the ruling Awami League and opposition BNP – stick to their guns on one crucial matter.
While both the parties said they had never “complained” to the foreigners and blamed each other for tarnishing the image of the country, it was evident that the whole point of holding the rallies was to play to the proverbial gallery
