Mirza Fakhrul sworn in as Bangladesh’s president
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21 August 2026 Election
Six MPs skipped presidential vote
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20 August 2026 Election
Mirza Fakhrul elected president with 255 votes
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20 August 2026 Election
MPs vote to elect Bangladesh’s next president
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20 August 2026 Election
World watching Bangladesh’s August 20 presidential election: CEC
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19 August 2026 Election
New president to take oath on Friday evening
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19 August 2026 Election
EC confirms Fakhrul-Oli contest for Aug 20 presidential election
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18 August 2026 Election

Voter listing halted in 4 Nilphamari ex-enclaves

Complying with a High Court (HC) order the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday suspended voter registration and work for preparation
18 July 2016

By-elections tomorrow

The by-elections to Mymensingh-1 (Haluaghat and Dhobaura) and Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) constituencies will be held tomorrow.
16 July 2016

Mustafa Jabbar’s panel wins BASIS election

Mustafa Jabbar-led Digital Brigade Panel wins the much hyped election of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
25 June 2016

Post-UP poll clash leaves 9 hurt in Bogra

At least nine people were injured in clashes after the union parishad (UP) polls at Darigaca village in Shajahanpur upazila of the district on
21 June 2016

UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection

Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.
13 June 2016

Voting ends amid violence, ballot stuffing, boycott

The sixth and final phase of election to 698 union parishads ended yesterday amid sporadic violence and irregularities
4 June 2016

Social instability causes of poll violence: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad holds the social instability and rigid stance of the candidates responsible for the election violence.
4 June 2016

UP polls: Voting ends in 6th and last phase of UP polls

Marked by incidents of violence that claimed the lives of at least three people, voting ends in the sixth and final phase of the union parishad elections in 698 unions.
4 June 2016

Post-poll violence leaves 50 hurt in Habiganj

At least 50 people were injured in post-UP poll violence at Kanaipur village in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district on Wednesday
2 June 2016

Why strikes at hospitals won’t be stopped: HC

The High Court issues a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain in two weeks as to why they should not be directed to stop strikes enforced by doctors and nurses of hospitals.
30 May 2016

47 sued over snatching ballot papers, attack on cops

A case was filed against 47 people, including an Awami League (AL) rebel candidate, on charges of snatching ballot papers and attacking
29 May 2016

Causality up in 5th phase UP polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the causality increased during fifth phase of Union Parishad (UP) election compared to the previous phases.
28 May 2016

EC helpless against polls violence: BNP

Despite knowing the prevailing irregularities in the Union Parishad elections, the Election Commission (EC) did not take any action to prevent the polls violence, alleges BNP.
28 May 2016

5th UP polls: Vote counting begins

Vote counting begins in the fifth phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections held in 717 unions of 47 districts.
28 May 2016

93 of 173 centres in Bogra 'risky'

Ninety-three polling centres out of 173 in 19 unions under three upazilas of the district have been marked as 'risky' by the district administration.
25 May 2016

6 shot in Munshiganj pre-polls violence

At least six people have been bullet-hit in a pre-election violence in Munshiganj’s Sadar upazila ahead of union parishad election this Saturday.
25 May 2016

Polling underway in 9 municipalities

Voting in the election to nine municipalities in seven districts have begun, with over three lakh people expected to exercise their franchise.
25 May 2016

Pre-polls violence leaves one dead, 11 hurt in 2 districts

A man was killed and 11 others were injured in pre-election violence in Jamalpur and Faridpur districts yesterday and on Friday night.
21 May 2016

UP polls: BCL leader jailed for 2yrs for carrying pistol

A mobile court sentences a BCL leader to two years’ imprisonment after he was arrested along with a pistol at a polling centre in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong during the fourth phase of union parishad election.
8 May 2016

4th phase UP polls see deadly clashes, ballot-stuffing

The fourth phase of elections to 703 union parishads yesterday saw incidents of violence and irregularities, including ballot-stuffing and taking over of polling stations.
7 May 2016