Election

Police fear clashes and violence during the upcoming local government elections, while senior officials have raised concerns over shortages of vehicles and other resources needed to maintain security. At a […]

The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 constituency later this week, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters at […]

The Election Commission (EC) has issued separate but largely similar codes of conduct for elections to union parishads, municipalities, city corporations, upazila parishads and district councils. Under the new rules, […]

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won a historic victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls released on Sunday. The AfD secured around 44.5% of […]

Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarker has said that the Election Commission (EC) plans to announce the long-awaited schedule for Union Parishad (UP) elections by the end of September. However, the […]

The Election Commission (EC) has set a September 7 deadline for voters seeking to transfer their voter registration due to a change of residence ahead of the upcoming local government […]

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has submitted a nine-point set of demands to the Election Commission (EC) seeking to ensure free, fair and acceptable local government elections. Jamaat Secretary General and former lawmaker […]

The number of registered voters in Bangladesh has increased by more than 454,000 ahead of the upcoming local government elections, taking the total to 12,87,77,643. Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar […]

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has once again nominated Delawar Hossain as its candidate for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, also naming him as the candidate of the 11-party alliance. The announcement was made at […]

DHAKA: The government has allocated around Tk 6,000 crore to complete all local government elections within the current fiscal year, said Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives State Minister Mir […]