UP polls to begin Jan 21, end May 27 in 2027
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6 HOUR(s) • Election
EC sits in meeting to finalise UP polls roadmap
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9 HOUR(s) • Election
Race for Thakurgaon-1 begins as BNP, Jamaat hit campaign trail
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8 October 2026 • Election
26 election observers to be appointed for Thakurgaon-1 by-polls
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6 October 2026 • Election
EC yet to fix UP election timeline, decide on army deployment
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1 October 2026 • Election
29 expat voters from 12 countries register for Thakurgaon-1 by-poll
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30 September 2026 • Election
Update / 6 candidates declared valid for Thakurgaon-1 by-election
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29 September 2026 • Election
All measures taken for free, fair Thakurgaon-1 by-election: CEC
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27 September 2026 • Election
Thakurgaon-1 by-election nomination deadline today
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27 September 2026 • Election

Forge unity, gain voters’ support for next poll: Obaidul

Urging Awami League’s local leaders and activists to strengthen unity among them, newly elected AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader calls upon them to work more for gaining support from the voters for the next general election.
11 November 2016

Saima Wazed elected chairperson of International Jury Board meeting of UNESCO

Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is elected Chairperson of the International Jury Board of UNESCO-Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
10 November 2016

Free and fair polls held in 399 UPs including 22 in ex-enclaves: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed claims that the elections in 399 Union Parishads, including 22 in the former enclaves in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Panchagarh, are held in a free and fair manner.
31 October 2016

UP polls: Voting ends peacefully in ex-enclaves

Voting in Union Parishad elections in former enclaves in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Panchagarh ended peacefully.
31 October 2016

Former enclave people taste voting right

Campaign for union parishad (UP) elections is getting momentum in 16 unions under Panchagarh and Lalmonirhat
24 October 2016

PM asks AL men to get ready for polls

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks Awami League leaders and activists to get ready for the next general election and make the best use of the remaining time of the AL government’s tenure.
24 October 2016

Prepare for fair polls, Hasina says after council

Re-elected president of Awami League and prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina asks her party men to prepare for an upcoming general election.
23 October 2016

Tension ahead of Oct 31poll at a union centre

A tense situation is prevailing in ward No 8 of Dhanisafa union of Mathbaria upazila under the district ahead of the
22 October 2016

EU for talks on new Election Commission

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon says the EU-Bangladesh joint commission will discuss the formation of a new Election Commission in Bangladesh this December in Brussels.
17 October 2016

Administrators can contest district council polls on resignation

Parliament passes ‘The District Council (Amendment) Bill-2016’ aiming to create scope for incumbent administrators to contest district council polls subject to their resignation from their posts.
6 October 2016

District administrators can contest polls after resignation

The Cabinet approves The District Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016’ in the form of a law paving the way for the incumbent administrators to contest the district council polls subject to their resignation from their posts.
3 October 2016

TIB seeks EC formation law

Transparency International Bangladesh demands the government immediately formulate a law over the appointment of Election Commission before forming a new one to ensure its credibility.
28 September 2016

One killed in pre-poll clash

An elderly woman was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Santhia upazila on
20 August 2016

9 municipality polls held peacefully

Elections to nine municipalities under Pabna, Patuakhali, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Narail, Rangpur, Bogra, Tangail and Shariatpur were held peacefully yesterday amid incident of alleged vote rigging and poll boycotting by BNP backed candidate.
7 August 2016

Pirganj municipality polls Aug 7

Election campaign of newly formed Pirganj Municipality of Rangpur is gaining momentum as the polling day gets closer.
4 August 2016

Sonatola municipality polls Aug 7

A total of 17,145 voters of Sonatola municipality of Bogra are going to vote on August 7 for the first time to elect their mayor, 15 years after its formation.
4 August 2016

New councillors after recounting

An election tribunal of Joypurhat on Wednesday declared four defeated councillors of Kalai municipality winners,
21 July 2016

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