Former chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday told a Dhaka court that the 2024 national election was “dummy and farcical”.
The last DUCSU election took place in 2019, shrouded by accusations of vote-rigging, anomalies, and dominance by BCL.
The interim government is not mandated to oversee local elections. Its primary responsibility is to conduct parliamentary elections.
The ongoing protest by students and mass people demanding justice has surfaced in a profound democratic void in Bangladesh.
"I think the election that was held in Bangladesh on January 7 this year was the freest, fairest and most neutral since 1975."
Shantanu Majumder, a professor of political science at the University of Dhaka, talks about his thoughts on Bangladesh’s recent national election and its implications on society and opposition parties, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.
Politicians provided a steady supply of obnoxious, potentially title-winning examples
Two polling centres posted a hundred percent voter turnout each in Sunday’s election, while two others recorded a 98 percent turnout, according to Election Commission’s centre-wise data.
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina took oath as the prime minister for the fourth consecutive term and formed government with 37 ministers yesterday.
Jatiya Party leaders loyal to Raushan Ershad have expressed concern over GM Quader’s indecision over taking part in the January 7 national election.
The sale of Awami League nomination forms for the upcoming national election dropped by nearly 17 percent compared to the last national election.
The by-elections in Laxmipur-3 and Brahmanbaria-2 have once again laid bare the grim political reality of Bangladesh, all while the country is just about two months away from its national election.
Can anyone be blamed for concluding that the EC is partisan and incapable of performing impartially and independently?
It seems all the opposition forces are becoming active ahead of the national election.
Amid huge opposition from the police department, the home minister, while talking to reporters on October 25, ruled out any provisions to empower Ansar battalion members to make arrests
Are the Ansar, who are not trained or structured for law enforcement, being primed to be used unfairly against the opposition during the election season?
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today ruled out any chance to empower Ansar battalion members to make arrests
Despite opposition from the police, Ansar battalion members are set to get powers to arrest offenders, frisk detainees, and seize goods.
As the political landscape heats up in anticipation of the general election, the ruling Awami League seems to be pulling out all the stops
