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.

One in nine Union Parishad chairman is being elected unopposed in the UP polls.

President Abdul Hamid has invited five more political parties to hold dialogue on the reconstitution of the next Election Commission.

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.

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.

The sixth and final phase of Union Parishad elections will be held on January 31, the Election Commission announced yesterday.

The sixth and final phase of Union Parishad elections will be held on January 31, the Election Commission announced today.

Two school students died after falling off a pickup truck on Wednesday night in Noakhali’s Sadar upazila.

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.

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.

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.

An independent union parishad chairman candidate was killed and at least 20 other people were injured in pre-polls violence in Pabna yesterday morning.

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.

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.

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.

At least 12 persons were critically injured in a clash ensued between ruling Awami League-backed and independent candidates at Churamankati union under Jashore Sadar upazila yesterday.

One in 10 winning chairmen candidates in the ongoing union parishad elections has so far been elected unopposed, almost double the ratio compared to that of the last UP polls in 2016.

An independent chairman candidate in Bhatra union parishad (UP) election was attacked and injured allegedly by supporters of rival Awami League candidate today.

Although there were demands from all quarters to enact a law for forming future election commissions (EC), it now seems that the government is determined to form a “subservient EC” through a “subservient search committee”, said speakers at a virtual programme yesterday.

At least 10 persons were injured, including two sustaining bullet wounds, in the post polls violence between two factions of Awami League in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila last night.