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 year 2022 marked a major turnaround for the BNP as the party seemed to have overcome the organisational weaknesses and political inertia that had been plaguing it since the disappointing results of the 2018 national polls.
Prime minister's stance on "external pressure"
Soon after the DMP gave permission to BNP to hold its December 10 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, the party said it will stage the programme in front of the Nayapaltan office.
Bangladesh will miss the opportunity to hold a free and fair election if opposition parties do not participate in the polls, said Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan.
The BNP has finalised the draft of a nine-point demand, aiming to wage a “simultaneous movement” with different opposition parties and platforms to force the government to step down and pave the way for a free and fair election.
Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan has demanded abolition of reserved women’s seats in the parliament, in the upcoming national election.
The Election Commission of Bangladesh has been mired in controversies over the last decade.
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said if he had been made the CEC of New Zealand or Britain, he could have finished the election by sitting on a chair sipping tea.
The BNP decided to write to the Speaker and the Election Commission to revoke the parliamentary membership of the party’s MPs-elect, if they take oath.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is not her policy to divide any party or do anything that leads to a split in a party.
