Ruling Awami League assessed that AL-nominated mayor aspirants were ahead in around 200 municipalities out of the 234 going to polls on December 30.

Police want restrictions on journalists' access to polling stations in the December 30 municipal polls, but the Election Commission has

Stating that the Hindu community remains vulnerable to attacks before and after any election, leaders of Bangladesh

The Election Commission has enlisted some 64,000 election officials, including presiding officers, assistant presiding officers and polling

BNP is taking part in the December 30 municipality election, fearing that the government might brand the party a militant organisation before foreigners if it boycotts the polls, the party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday.

Ruling Awami League (AL) men allegedly continue violating the electoral code of conduct centring the municipality polls while apparently turning a deaf ear to the Election Commission's (EC) repeated directives.

At least 30 shops are gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur this noon.

The High Court yesterday fixed January 3, 2016, for passing an order on a writ petition seeking stay on holding the

Election to the executive committee of Bangladesh Agro Processors' Association (BAPA) will be held at its office in the capital's

Pro-Awami League Blue Panel today swept the Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) election.

Three panels will contest the annual election of Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) today.

Former Cabinet Secretary Abdul Karim and businessman Nasir Uddin were elected president and general secretary

A legal notice has been served to the Election Commission seeking steps for deploying army to create a level-playing

National Human Rights Commission Chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman yesterday criticised the Election Commission for discrimination in allocating electoral symbols to women councillors.

The Election Commission and many returning officers (ROs) have turned a blind eye to the violations of electoral code of conduct by

The ruling Awami League and its archrival BNP have adopted almost similar strategies to deal with their rebel candidates for mayoral

Small political parties are more interested in contesting the national elections than the local government polls. This is evident in their lukewarm response to the upcoming municipality polls. The municipality polls, for the first time, will be held on partisan lines. Political parties registered with the Election Commission can contest the polls by nominating their candidates.

The High Court has stayed for six months the process for holding elections to Singair Pourasava in Manikganj on allegation of irregularities in voters' list.

Selection of single mayor aspirants by the grassroots of Awami League sparked protests in several municipalities raising the fear that the candidates might face intra-party rebels in the upcoming polls.

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