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11 June 2026, 13:23 PM
Elections
EC likely to publish draft of UP election code within a week
10 June 2026, 11:06 AM
Elections
AL leaders can contest local govt polls if eligible: Adviser Zahed
9 June 2026, 13:19 PM
Elections
HC questions legality of NCP leader Monira Sharmin’s candidacy cancellation
6 May 2026, 14:13 PM
National Election 2026
Nusrat’s nomination valid: EC
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Elections
Question looms as NCP’s Monira seeks women’s reserved seat
21 April 2026, 19:30 PM
Elections
Jamaat-led alliance submits 13 names for reserved women’s seats in parliament
21 April 2026, 15:29 PM
Elections
BNP's Rezaul Karim Badsha leading in 144 out of 150 centres in Bogura-6 by-polls
9 April 2026, 20:12 PM
Elections
EC imposes vehicle restrictions for Bogura-6 by-polls, Sherpur‑3 election
7 April 2026, 18:38 PM
Elections
Bogura-6 by-polls in three days; voters show little enthusiasm
6 April 2026, 11:24 AM
Elections
PM asks AL men to get ready for polls
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks Awami League leaders and activists to get ready for the next general election and make the best use of the remaining time of the AL government’s tenure.
24 October 2016, 14:57 PM
Prepare for fair polls, Hasina says after council
Re-elected president of Awami League and prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina asks her party men to prepare for an upcoming general election.
23 October 2016, 12:44 PM
Tension ahead of Oct 31poll at a union centre
A tense situation is prevailing in ward No 8 of Dhanisafa union of Mathbaria upazila under the district ahead of the
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
EU for talks on new Election Commission
European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon says the EU-Bangladesh joint commission will discuss the formation of a new Election Commission in Bangladesh this December in Brussels.
17 October 2016, 10:19 AM
Administrators can contest district council polls on resignation
Parliament passes ‘The District Council (Amendment) Bill-2016’ aiming to create scope for incumbent administrators to contest district council polls subject to their resignation from their posts.
6 October 2016, 11:49 AM
District administrators can contest polls after resignation
The Cabinet approves The District Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016’ in the form of a law paving the way for the incumbent administrators to contest the district council polls subject to their resignation from their posts.
3 October 2016, 13:02 PM
TIB seeks EC formation law
Transparency International Bangladesh demands the government immediately formulate a law over the appointment of Election Commission before forming a new one to ensure its credibility.
28 September 2016, 14:20 PM
One killed in pre-poll clash
An elderly woman was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Santhia upazila on
20 August 2016, 18:00 PM
9 municipality polls held peacefully
Elections to nine municipalities under Pabna, Patuakhali, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Narail, Rangpur, Bogra, Tangail and Shariatpur were held peacefully yesterday amid incident of alleged vote rigging and poll boycotting by BNP backed candidate.
7 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Pirganj municipality polls Aug 7
Election campaign of newly formed Pirganj Municipality of Rangpur is gaining momentum as the polling day gets closer.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Sonatola municipality polls Aug 7
A total of 17,145 voters of Sonatola municipality of Bogra are going to vote on August 7 for the first time to elect their mayor, 15 years after its formation.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
New councillors after recounting
An election tribunal of Joypurhat on Wednesday declared four defeated councillors of Kalai municipality winners,
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Voter listing halted in 4 Nilphamari ex-enclaves
Complying with a High Court (HC) order the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday suspended voter registration and work for preparation
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
By-elections tomorrow
The by-elections to Mymensingh-1 (Haluaghat and Dhobaura) and Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) constituencies will be held tomorrow.
16 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Mustafa Jabbar’s panel wins BASIS election
Mustafa Jabbar-led Digital Brigade Panel wins the much hyped election of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
25 June 2016, 15:01 PM
Post-UP poll clash leaves 9 hurt in Bogra
At least nine people were injured in clashes after the union parishad (UP) polls at Darigaca village in Shajahanpur upazila of the district on
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection
Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.
13 June 2016, 07:37 AM
Voting ends amid violence, ballot stuffing, boycott
The sixth and final phase of election to 698 union parishads ended yesterday amid sporadic violence and irregularities
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Social instability causes of poll violence: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad holds the social instability and rigid stance of the candidates responsible for the election violence.
4 June 2016, 13:54 PM
UP polls: Voting ends in 6th and last phase of UP polls
Marked by incidents of violence that claimed the lives of at least three people, voting ends in the sixth and final phase of the union parishad elections in 698 unions.
4 June 2016, 02:21 AM