Bar council polls today

The election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the licencing and regulatory body for lawyers, will be held today.
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Campaign starts to increase number of female voters

Nine civil society and rights organisations yesterday launched a campaign, "Women Count", aiming at creating awareness among people
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

EC requests project DD's removal

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday requested the public administration ministry to withdraw an EC project's deputy director while a
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

3 dead fetuses found in Mymensingh

Bodies of three fetuses are found from a canal in Mymensingh town.
17 August 2015, 07:30 AM

SC receives Ekattor videos on ‘sub-judice’ matter

The Supreme Court receives the video recording of a private satellite channel Ekattor TV on a report and talk show on conversation between two judges.
16 August 2015, 04:40 AM

Hamid inquires about condition of Pranab’s wife

President Abdul Hamid calls his Indian counterpart over phone to inquire about the health condition of his wife now undergoing treatment at Army Hospital there.
15 August 2015, 16:12 PM

Decomposed body found

Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified man, aged about 40, from a field in Sujanagar upazila of the district yesterday.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s top court suggests 2 formulas for next two elections

With the political crisis over the mode of a polls-time cabinet still unresolved, the High Court has come up with two formulas for the interim government to assist the Election Commission in holding the next two parliamentary elections.
12 August 2015, 18:00 PM

6 Jamalpur war crimes suspects to be tried in absentia

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 decides to try six accused from Jamalpur in absentia for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
11 August 2015, 11:59 AM

Suicide attack in KSA kills 4 Bangladeshis

Four Bangladesh nationals are killed and four other injured in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Saudi Arabia.
9 August 2015, 11:24 AM

CCC panel mayor election on Aug 20

The election of panel mayors of Chittagong City Corporation will be held at Nagar Bhaban on August 20.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Polls to elect first ever student cabinets at secondary level on Saturday

Students for the first time will elect their representatives of students' cabinets through elections to be held at over 1,000 secondary
5 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Smart nat'l ID production begins next month

The Election Commission will start producing smart national identity card (NID) card by early next month to be distributed among voters free of cost.
3 August 2015, 18:00 PM

17 hurt in BCL's intra-party clashes

Around seventeen Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men were injured in clashes in two upazilas of Habiganj district on Saturday night.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM

No voter below 18

The Election Commission yesterday again brushed aside any possibility of enrolling a person below the age of 18 in the electoral roll.
29 July 2015, 18:00 PM

EC struggles to get party audit reports in time

The Election Commission is struggling to make the registered political parties submit their annual financial transaction reports in time,
28 July 2015, 18:00 PM

EC clarifies its stance over allegation of less female voters than males

The Election Commission yesterday denied the allegation of having any ill-motive behind the inversion of male to female voter ratio in the updated voter list.
28 July 2015, 18:00 PM

OMG!

“We can't expect this Election Commission to hold a fair election. Elections would be fairer even if they were overseen by Chhatra League or Jubo League.”
25 July 2015, 18:00 PM

EC begins updating electoral roll

Enumerators appointed by the Election Commission yesterday started going door-to-door in 189 upazilas to collect data of citizens to
25 July 2015, 18:00 PM

EC officials for no vote, scrutiny of party audits

Some senior field level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have proposed to scrutinise the authenticity of the annual audit
24 July 2015, 18:00 PM