Pre-UP poll clashes leave one dead, 42 injured

A Swechchhasebok League leader was killed and 42 others were injured in clashes between the supporters of UP chairman candidates in
8 March 2016, 18:00 PM

‘JMB man’ killed in ‘gunfight’ at Khilgaon

An alleged activist of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has been killed in a “gunfight” with detectives in Khilgaon area of Dhaka early today.
8 March 2016, 04:33 AM

EC finds no flaws in walkovers

The Election Commission (EC) finds no flaws in the incidents of many chairman aspirants' being elected unopposed in the Union Parishad(UP) polls.
7 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Khulna doctors go on 12hrs strike

Doctors went on a 12-hour strike in the public and private hospitals, diagnostic centres and private chambers in
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Bus crushes schoolteacher in Kamalapur

A schoolteacher was crushed under the wheels of a rashly-driven bus at Kamalapur in Dhaka on Wednesday morning.
2 March 2016, 07:20 AM

Shujan doubts fairness of UP polls

Civil society platform Sujon criticises role of Election Commission ahead of the upcoming Union Parishad polls and doubts fairness of the election.
2 March 2016, 07:06 AM

Body of missing worker found in Ctg

The divers of Fire Service yesterday recovered the body of a worker from a canal, after he went missing when a girder
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM

UP polls: Aspirants can submit nomination to district authorities

The Election Commission today announces that the chairman and councillor aspirants of the upcoming Union Parishad elections can submit their nomination papers to the district administration offices apart from the returning officers to avert any untoward incident.
1 March 2016, 14:17 PM

Three students hacked over cricket match

Three students of a school were injured in a scuffle following a cricket match dispute at Jamshing in Savar early yesterday.
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM

EC cancels polls schedule for 12 UPs

The Election Commission cancels the polls schedule for 12 union parishads in the second-phase of the election scheduled to be held on March 31.
24 February 2016, 15:15 PM

Pre-UP poll clashes leave 23 hurt in Patuakhali

At least 23 people were injured in clashes over upcoming union parishad (UP) elections slated for March 22 in Baufal and Dashmina
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Bar Asssociation election on Feb 24, 25

The two-day polls to elect the leaders in the Dhaka Bar Association will be held on February 24 and 25.
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM

EC to print record number of ballots for UP polls

The Election Commission (EC) has started printing some 22 crore ballot papers required for the upcoming six-phase Union Parishad
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

BGB will not be deployed

The Election Commission has initially decided not to deploy members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the
16 February 2016, 18:00 PM

BNP to join polls

Claiming that the upcoming elections to union parishads (UP) will be farcical and not credible “as experienced in ones held recently”, BNP yesterday announced that it would be contesting it, prioritising grassroots leaders' suggestions on probable candidates, as it was an election-oriented party.
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM

UP polls begin Mar 22

Election to 752 union parishads, the first phase of the root level elections throughout the country, will be held on March 22 in a partisan manner.
11 February 2016, 09:28 AM

Polls in ten municipalities on March 20

Elections to ten municipalities of nine districts will be held on March 20, the Election Commission announced today.
10 February 2016, 12:39 PM

Kader Siddique’s plea to contest by-polls rejected in HC

The High Court upholds the Election Commission's decision that had cancelled the candidacy of Krishak Sramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddique for Tangail-4 by-polls.
4 February 2016, 06:46 AM

44.32 new voters registered

The Election Commission says more than 44.32 lakh new voters have been registered in the electoral roll across the country last year.
31 January 2016, 13:50 PM

Pro-AL panel bags 8 seats, pro-BNP 7

A pro-Awami League (AL) panel bagged eight posts, including that of the president and secretary, while a BNP-
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM