Amid rising concern of religious extremism in Bangladesh, American experts have called for encouraging genuine dialogue between

The BNP chairperson's adviser Hannan Shah yesterday said electoral code of conduct was flouted at 98 percent of the polling centres

The Election Commission published the city polls results in official gazette yesterday, shelving all complaints about ballot stuffing and ousting of polling agents of rival candidates by Awami League men during Tuesday's voting. The gazette cleared the way for the three newly elected mayors and most councillors in the three city corporations to take oath and enter office.

Chittagong City Corporation yesterday morning started removing all the posters and banners which were hung for Tuesday's elections in

There is a sea difference between the election that was and the election that could have been.

Political mudslinging has long been a key feature in Bangladesh politics, but the city polls have given people hopes that the culture of

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the city corporation polls were held in a fair and peaceful manner and the people of

The city corporation polls held in Dhaka and Chittagong on Tuesday are not credible by any standard, says Election Working Group

Awami League-backed candidates Annisul Huq and Sayeed Khokon are unofficially declared the mayors of Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday claimed the city corporation elections in Dhaka and Chittagong were held in a fair, peaceful and festive manner.

Law enforcers arrested 26 outsiders in Shaheed Sergeant Jahurul Haque Hall of Dhaka University early yesterday.

At least 10 journalists were assaulted by ruling party men during the city corporation elections yesterday.

“Are you out of your mind?” a female staff of Bangladesh Betar snapped when a rickshaw-puller claimed Tk 80 for a ride from Asad Gate to Shishu Mela in the capital yesterday. Usually, it costs her no more than Tk 30.

Awami League-backed Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral candidate Sayeed Khokon and a number of councillors allegedly hired rickshaw-pullers to give voters a free ride to the voting centres, in a gross violation of the code of conduct.

The day started high on hopes for a fair election. But it was not long before the optimism was blatantly doused.

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT adviser to the prime minister, uploaded a post on his official Facebook account at 8:29pm on Monday where he shared a pre-poll survey result.

Polling agents of BNP-backed Mirza Abbas deserted the poll centre of Dhaka University Annex Building at 11:05am yesterday, although nothing untoward happened that demanded such action.Polling agents of BNP-backed Mirza Abbas deserted the poll centre of Dhaka University Annex Building at 11:05 am yesterday, although

Just four hours into the start of voting, BNP’s boycott over irregularities, vote rigging and intimidation of BNP-backed candidates and their workers made the city corporation elections irrelevant.

Ruling Awami League-backed mayoral candidates lead in the early results in the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections boycotted by BNP favourites partway through voting today.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral aspirant Zonayed Saki boycotts the city polls expressing disappointment over the voting process.