The Election Commission (EC) has received approval from the foreign ministry to begin voter registration of Bangladeshi expatriates in five additional countries, including the US.

National Citizen Party had sought 'Shapla' as its electoral symbol

The country shows interest in election preparations

The party's Secretary General Golam Parwar has clarified that Jamaat never demanded deferring or advancing the election date

For the 13th national election, the Election Commission itself will form a committee of experts

No discussion took place on the election date during the meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday.

The Election Commission is likely to have a set of guidelines in its electoral code of conduct for the use of social media in campaigning.

The Election Commission (EC) has stepped up preparations for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election, aiming to complete the procurement of all necessary electoral materials by September.

Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday urged the Election Commission to hold local government polls under the interim government before the upcoming 13th national election.

Former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda, who oversaw the 2018 national polls, was arrested after a mob assaulted him at his Uttara residence yesterday evening,

The government took note of the chaotic situation created by a "mob" during the arrest and the physical assault on the accused

A free and fair election is not possible without the cooperation of the government no matter how independent the Election Commission is, said Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday.

Each office bearer, including the president and general secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), will be allowed to serve a maximum of two terms in their lifetime in either post, according to the approved draft charter adopted at the party’s sixth general meeting yesterday.

Ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) has requested updated information on minor repairs at educational institutions used or likely to be used as polling centres.

No one will be spared if they resort to violence or irregularities, he says

They expect reforms to be completed or nearly completed before the elections

Bangladesh has witnessed 12 national elections since independence and none of them were held in April

In his address to the nation, CA says EC will later provide detailed roadmap

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Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday said the next general election is likely to be held between December and June.