Mirza Fakhrul sworn in as Bangladesh’s president
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Six MPs skipped presidential vote
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Mirza Fakhrul elected president with 255 votes
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MPs vote to elect Bangladesh’s next president
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World watching Bangladesh’s August 20 presidential election: CEC
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New president to take oath on Friday evening
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EC confirms Fakhrul-Oli contest for Aug 20 presidential election
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Formation of EC: President invites 4 more political parties for dialogue
President Abdul Hamid has invited four more political parties for dialogue with him at Bangabhaban -- over formation of the next Election Commission.
25 December 2021
EC formation: BSD declines president’s dialogue invitation
Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) has refused to join dialogue with President Abdul Hamid over forming the next Election Commission.
25 December 2021
Pre-poll violence leaves 10 injured
At least 10 people, including a member of the village police, were injured in a pre-poll clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates in Lokerpara union of Ghatail upazila yesterday.
23 December 2021
‘Don’t go against boat, no one can save you’
Voters will have to face dire consequences if they do not cast their votes for boat. List is being prepared. No one of you will be spared after elections, a union-level Awami League leader in Kushtia warned.
22 December 2021
Dialogue on EC formation: JSD stresses enacting specific law
A six-member delegation of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), led by its President Hasanul Haq Inu, entered Bangabhaban to join dialogue with President Abdul Hamid on the formation of the next Election Commission (EC).
22 December 2021
Culture of being elected uncontested not a good practice in a democracy: Mahbub Talukder
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder today said the culture of public representatives being elected uncontested in elections is not a good practice in a democratic state.
21 December 2021
UP chairman getting walkovers continues
One in nine Union Parishad chairman is being elected unopposed in the UP polls.
20 December 2021
Formation of EC: 5 more parties invited to join president's dialogue
President Abdul Hamid has invited five more political parties to hold dialogue on the reconstitution of the next Election Commission.
20 December 2021
EC formation: Jatiya Party recommends 5 names to president for search committee, CEC
Jatiya Party in a discussion with President Abdul Hamid today recommended five distinguished personalities for consideration as members of the search committee for the formation of the next Election Commission and selecting the chief election commissioner.
20 December 2021
EC formation: 2 more parties invited to president’s dialogue
President Abdul Hamid has invited two more political parties to hold dialogue on the reconstitution of the next Election Commission (EC), scheduled to be held next week.
19 December 2021
6th phase of UP polls on Jan 31
The sixth and final phase of Union Parishad elections will be held on January 31, the Election Commission announced yesterday.
18 December 2021
Final phase of UP polls on Jan 31
The sixth and final phase of Union Parishad elections will be held on January 31, the Election Commission announced today.
18 December 2021
Two students killed falling of pick-up for polls campaign
Two school students died after falling off a pickup truck on Wednesday night in Noakhali’s Sadar upazila.
16 December 2021
EC Formation: President’s talks with parties to begin Dec 20
President Abdul Hamid is to begin a dialogue from December 20 with the country’s registered political parties over the formation of the next Election Commission.
14 December 2021
UP polls violence: 1 killed, 10 injured in Pabna
A youth was stabbed to death and 10 others injured in a clash centring the union parishad elections at the Tarabaria Bazar area of Chortarapur union in Pabna’s Sadar upazila this evening.
13 December 2021
EC Formation Law: HC refuses to order govt to do it
The High Court yesterday refused to order the government to formulate a law for formation of the Election Commission saying that it would not make any interference in this issue at present, because the government is sincere about it.
12 December 2021
Pre-polls Violence: Independent runner killed
An independent union parishad chairman candidate was killed and at least 20 other people were injured in pre-polls violence in Pabna yesterday morning.
11 December 2021
Independent candidate killed in Pabna pre-polls violence
An independent candidate was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between supporters of the Awami League backed and rebel candidates for the chairman post of Bharara Union Parishad in Pabna Sadar upazila today.
11 December 2021
Pre-UP polls violence: 1 killed, 10 injured in Pabna
A man was killed and 10 others were injured, at least two by bullets, in a clash between the supporters of two Awami League factions in Bharara union of Pabna's Sadar upazila.
11 December 2021
Cumilla UP polls violence: Injured man dies at DMCH
A man died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital last night after being injured in the Periya Union Parishad election violence at Nangalkot upazila of Cumilla on Wednesday.
10 December 2021