Dhaka City Elections 2020
One held over journo attack on DCC polls day
A man has been detained in connection with an attack on Mostafizur Rahman Sumon, a crime reporter at online news portal Agami News, on the day of the Dhaka City Corporation elections on Saturday.
Dhaka City Polls: Turnout under 20pc in one third of centres
The turnout was less than 20 percent in 709 centres in the February 1 Dhaka city polls, shows Election Commission data on all the 2,468 centres released yesterday.
Elections failed badly due to EVMs: Ishraque
The elections failed badly due to EVMs (electronic voting machines), the paddy sheaf symbol was not even included in many of the machines, Ishraque Hossain alleges.
Voters’ apathy not good for democracy: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the apathy of voters during the recently held Dhaka city elections is not good for democracy.
UNWANTED HELP
Whether voters needed help or not, polling agents of the ruling party insisted on being by their sides at all times -- even inside the sacred area of the polling booth where nobody save the EVM machine is supposed to be a witness.
EVM Experience: Not smooth sailing at all
For most it was the first EVM experience and for many the experience was not pleasant.
Snapshots of election day: As we saw it
Yesterday’s Dhaka city polls may appear to many a re-run of the national election held on December 30, 2018, because of some aspects.
Ghosts around machines?
Unlike any polls in the past, eligible city dwellers yesterday were free to exercise their right to vote through machine, for the first time, at all centres across Dhaka.
Voters keep off
The polling atmosphere was eerily festive. Almost too peaceful to be true. Election posters flooded every nook and cranny of the capital. Supporters of the candidates, mostly from the Awami League, were seen outside the polling centres. Law enforcers patrolled the streets while peace prevailed.
1 beaten up at DU after ‘voting for BNP symbol’
A group of men beat up a voter for apparently casting his vote for “sheaf of paddy”, the BNP symbol, near Curzon Hall at University of Dhaka campus.
It’s a beautiful day: US envoy
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller visits two polling centres in Dhaka today -- Rampura Ekramunnesa High School voting centre and Shaheed Monu Miah Government High School in Tejgaon area – during the Dhaka city corporation elections.
14 complaints received, resolved instantly: DNCC returning officer
Returning Officer of Dhaka North City Corporation Abul Quasem has said he received 14 complaints of different irregularities from the candidates of the city corporation elections within the first two and a half hours after the voting began and resolved those issues immediately.
3 votes in 2 hours at DU polling centre!
The turnout rate of voters in Dhaka North and South City Corporations elections today, compared to the last city corporations’ elections, is seemingly very low.
Will accept the result, whatever it is: Atiqul
Awami League’s mayor candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation Atiqul Islam said he will accept the election result, whatever it is.
Election does not seem free and fair: Tabith
BNP nominated mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Tabith Awal presented a set of allegations and cast his doubts over today’s elections being free and fair.
BNP has no organisational strength to appoint polling agents: Taposh
Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, Awami League’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation election expresses hope that Dhaka residents will cast their votes in favor of the “boat” symbol to help ensure a developed city.
DCC elections: PM casts vote at Dhaka City College
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina cast her vote in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls at Dhaka City College centre, just after 8am.
Atiq, Tabith cast votes
Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral candidates Atiqul Islam and Tabith Awal cast their vote at their respective centres.
Dhaka city polls: Voting ends, counting begins
Vote counting in Dhaka North and South City Corporations begins after the voting ended at 4:00pm.