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90pc votes cast in six Dhaka polling centres

Poll result sheets of the Election Commission say each of at least six polling stations witnessed over 90 percent of its votes being cast in the recently held Dhaka south and north city corporation elections, eliciting astonishment from experts.
7 May 2015

Fair polls not possible under present EC: Tabith

BNP-backed mayoral contestant for Dhaka North City Corporation Tabith Awal says it has been proved once again that a free, fair and acceptable election is not possible under the present Election Commission.
7 May 2015

Writ seeks judicial probe into city polls ‘irregularities’

Writ petition is filed with High Court seeking directives on Election Commission and government to form judicial inquiry commission for investigation into "irregularities" during city polls.
7 May 2015

New city mayors not elected by people

Dodging city corporation taxes will not be a crime since the mayors were not voted to office, said Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB)
6 May 2015

3 city mayors sworn-in

The newly elected mayors and councillors of three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong are sworn-in.
6 May 2015

4 killed in Madaripur road crash

At least four people are killed and as many injured as a truck rammed a three-wheeler human hauler in Rajoir upazila of Madaripur this morning.
5 May 2015

NIA in Bangladesh to curb trans-boundary militancy

A team of India’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) comes to Dhaka on a four-day visit as part of a joint effort by Bangladesh and India to curb trans-boundary militancy and terrorism, police said.
4 May 2015

EC is not a postbox

As the chief election commissioner, Justice MA Aziz had once compared the Election Commission's task with that of a “postbox.”
2 May 2015

US experts stress AL-BNP dialogue

Amid rising concern of religious extremism in Bangladesh, American experts have called for encouraging genuine dialogue between
2 May 2015

98pc centres saw code violation

The BNP chairperson's adviser Hannan Shah yesterday said electoral code of conduct was flouted at 98 percent of the polling centres
2 May 2015

It's official

The Election Commission published the city polls results in official gazette yesterday, shelving all complaints about ballot stuffing and ousting of polling agents of rival candidates by Awami League men during Tuesday's voting. The gazette cleared the way for the three newly elected mayors and most councillors in the three city corporations to take oath and enter office.
30 April 2015

CCC starts removing posters, banners

Chittagong City Corporation yesterday morning started removing all the posters and banners which were hung for Tuesday's elections in
30 April 2015

City election: Things we have lost

There is a sea difference between the election that was and the election that could have been.
29 April 2015

Only cheer from polls campaign

Political mudslinging has long been a key feature in Bangladesh politics, but the city polls have given people hopes that the culture of
29 April 2015

City polls free, fair

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the city corporation polls were held in a fair and peaceful manner and the people of
29 April 2015

Not credible

The city corporation polls held in Dhaka and Chittagong on Tuesday are not credible by any standard, says Election Working Group
29 April 2015

Annisul, Khokon win Dhaka city polls

Awami League-backed candidates Annisul Huq and Sayeed Khokon are unofficially declared the mayors of Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations.
29 April 2015

Bangladesh’s polls chief says no anomalies or threat in city elections

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday claimed the city corporation elections in Dhaka and Chittagong were held in a fair, peaceful and festive manner.
28 April 2015

26 outsiders held from DU dorm on eve of polls

Law enforcers arrested 26 outsiders in Shaheed Sergeant Jahurul Haque Hall of Dhaka University early yesterday.
28 April 2015

Journalists come under attack while covering city polls in Bangladesh

At least 10 journalists were assaulted by ruling party men during the city corporation elections yesterday.
28 April 2015