Voting ends, counting begins

The voting of 12th parliamentary elections has ended at 4:00pm today
7 January 2024, 10:10 AM

Ctg-16 AL aspirant Mostafizur's candidacy cancelled

The Election Commission cancelled the candidacy of ruling Awami League candidate and current lawmaker from Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury
7 January 2024, 10:10 AM

They line up to 'vote' when TV camera appears

There weren't many voters around 10:00am at Gulshan Model School in Dhaka-17 constituency, but suddenly about 20 individuals got together and formed a queue in front of the polling centre when several TV cameras appeared to cover the polls situation
7 January 2024, 09:54 AM

Eight candidates boycott polls over ‘irregularities’

Eight candidates in different constituencies across the country have boycotted the 12th national election so far, alleging vote rigging and irregularities
7 January 2024, 09:36 AM

Dhaka-12: Supporters of AL candidate serve food to polls officials

Supporters of the AL candidate distributed lunch boxes and water bottles with stickers of the "boat" symbol and Sheikh Hasina's name to the polls officials at Noyatola Darussalam Etimkhana Complex in the Dhaka-12 constituency, where four polling centres are located
7 January 2024, 09:21 AM

Two elderly voters cast votes defying physical barriers

Ninety-year-old Lozzatun Nesa of Baniyadi in Rupnagar, Narayanganj, defied physical challenges and age barriers to exercise her voting right
7 January 2024, 09:18 AM

4 including child hurt in crude bomb explosion in Hazaribagh

Four persons including a child were injured after unidentified miscreants exploded two crude bombs near a voting centre in Dhaka's Hazaribagh this morning
7 January 2024, 08:14 AM

Voters allege slow vote casting process in Narayanganj-1

Nurjahan Begum, a 58-year-old voter, has been waiting behind 30 women in a long queue for more than one hour until 1:00pm to cast her vote at Baniadi Government Primary School polling centre in Narayanganj-1 constituency
7 January 2024, 08:03 AM

Two suffer bullet wounds in clash near Ctg polling centre

Two people suffered bullet wounds as two groups clashed near a polling centre in Chattogram’s Khulshi area this morning
7 January 2024, 07:56 AM

18.5pc votes cast till 12:10pm: EC

The percentage of votes cast in the 12th parliamentary election till 12:10pm was 18.5 percent.
7 January 2024, 07:04 AM

15 arson attacks reported in 12 hours till 6am

At least 15 arson attacks were reported in the 12 hours preceding the start of the national election this morning, according to Fire Service statistics
7 January 2024, 06:57 AM

Gazipur’s assistant presiding officer dies of cardiac arrest

An assistant presiding officer of a polling centre under Gazipur-2 constituency died of cardiac arrest this morning
7 January 2024, 06:22 AM

Vote today, the outcome long known

As the nation goes to polls today for a third straight time under Sheikh Hasina-led government, the outcome is already a foregone conclusion. The 12th parliamentary election will go down in history as a race between Awami League candidates and Awami League “independents”.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM

AL aims for a ‘tough’ 50pc turnout

The Awami League will be fully focused on turnout as the nation heads to the polls today.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Attack on AL office: EC asks for lawsuit against Sunamganj-1 independent candidate

The Election Commission yesterday asked that a lawsuit be filed against Sunamganj-1 independent candidate Mouazzam Hossain Ratan and five of his associates for “launching an attack on an Awami League office” in Dharmapasha upazila
6 January 2024, 11:53 AM

Bangladesh election environment ‘repressive’: UN special rapporteur

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, called the election environment in Bangladesh "repressive" and said that he is "deeply disturbed".
6 January 2024, 10:57 AM

National polls: 700 Rab patrol teams to be on election duty

In preparation for the upcoming 12th national election tomorrow, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has deployed 700 patrol teams across the country to ensure security
6 January 2024, 09:29 AM

PM to cast vote at Dhaka City College tomorrow

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote in the 12th parliamentary election at Dhaka City College tomorrow morning
6 January 2024, 09:09 AM

Polling centre comes under arson attack in Chattogram

A school designated as a polling centre was set on fire by unidentified arsonists in Patenga EPZ area of the port city early today
6 January 2024, 07:40 AM

Most JP picks quit ‘one-sided, staged’ election

More than 225 of the 265 Jatiyo Party candidates have pulled out of Sunday’s race, terming the election “one-sided and staged”, a top JP leader said.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM