The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) has opened a dedicated media centre to help journalists cover the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election and the referendum. Located at Hotel InterContinental Dhaka, the Media Centre will provide foreign journalists with necessary information and logistical suppo
As in previous elections, the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election is set to be held without extending voting rights to the country's hundreds of citizens with various disabilities, raising concerns about inclusiveness. The Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-SCAN) revealed the fi
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has deployed observers to monitor election day proceedings across the country. A total of 90 short-term observers (STOs) have been assigned across all 64 administrative districts. They will monitor all stages of the election, including the
Despite the Awami League's official decision not to contest the national election, the party continues to exert influence on the political landscape through indirect participation and disruptive activities, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). Speaking amid ongoing debate over
Polling agents will play the most crucial role in ensuring a fair and successful election, BNP Chairman's adviser Abdus Salam said Tuesday. "The most important responsibility lies with the polling agents. The election results depend on the polling agents," said Mr. Salam, who is also chief coordin
A crucial general election analogous with a referendum is tomorrow for Bangladesh's post-uprising transition into democratic practices obliterated through last three polls that culminated to the downfall of the previous government. Meanwhile, the interim government prepares for exit, as its head,
The campaign and public outreach for the 13th National Parliamentary Election, scheduled for February 12, have ended. Now, it is time for voters to cast their ballots. BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will cast his vote at the Gulshan Model High School and College center, located on Road 86, Block 1/D
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was admitted to Square Hospital in the capital on Tuesday. His personal assistant Arifur Rahman Tushar said the BNP leader was taken to the hospital around 3:00 pm due to breathing difficulties, UNB reports. He said Rizvi has bee
After spending several days travelling across the country for election campaigning, BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman is now working from his office in Gulshan. From there, he has been speaking with party leaders, activists, and candidates across the country, seeking updates from candidates on the si
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said there is no scope for ‘engineering’ in the national election as government officials and employees are expected to discharge their duties properly to ensure free, fair and credible voting. “We have finally regained
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) seeking the cancellation of National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam's candidature for the Dhaka-11 constituency, alleging that he holds dual citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Shamim Ahmed, a Jatiya Party nominee for the c
Calm comes down on poll campaigns, sometimes having turned vituperative, as the countdown begins for voting Thursday in post-uprising referendum and general election. The Election Commission has banned electioneering rallies and publicity from 7:00am Tuesday (today) in the run-up to the polls, bei
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman has pledged to create 10 million jobs if his party is elected to govern. He made the promise at a street rally in the Dhaka-8 constituency on Monday, the final day of campaigning ahead of Wednesday’s parliamentary election and referendu
