Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday expressed serious reservations about the neutrality of the Election Commission, public administration, and the police, demanding necessary reshuffles in these institutions ahead of the polls.

The National Citizen Party yesterday expressed serious concerns over what it described as the Election Commission’s partial and non-transparent activities and urged the government to restructure it to ensure a free and fair election.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said the misuse of artificial intelligence has become a global concern and called for a 24-hour system to combat misinformation during the upcoming national election.

Party insists on shapla as electoral symbol

Reiterates Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam

Security agencies invited for meeting on Oct 20 over election preparedness

The government will refrain from assigning election duties to officials who served in the 2014, 2018 and 2024 polls as much as possible in the upcoming national polls, in a move aimed at restoring public confidence in the electoral process.

EC yet to decide on including 'shapla' in the list, CEC says

Reporters say permission and time limits at polling centres threaten transparency

Urges cooperation for holding fair, transparent, and credible polls

Journalists said yesterday that restoring public confidence in the electoral process will pose a major challenge for the Election Commission, given the widespread allegations of irregularities that were reported in the last three general elections.

National Citizen Party said if it did not get Shapla (water lily) as its electoral symbol, then it would have major political consequences and seriously impact the upcoming polls. 

Focus remains on implementation of July Charter, he says

Nasir Uddin, at dialogue with journalists, stresses media partnership, transparency

25 representatives from TV and online media, 17 editors from print media invited

Voter registration ongoing in 10 countries

The Election Commission has sent a letter to the National Citizen Party, asking it to choose an election symbol from its reserved list of 50 symbols.

Launched series of dialogues on Sept 28, beginning with civil society members, intellectuals

The European Union yesterday said it intends to send 150 observers to monitor Bangladesh's upcoming 13th national election, scheduled for February next year.

British high commissioner tells media after after meeting with CEC