Violence in Bangladesh over weekend 'deeply worrying': Amnesty

Amnesty International has said that the violence in Bangladesh over the weekend is deeply worrying and may have implications for the human rights situation before, during, and after the elections
31 July 2023

Can't bring anyone to polls by sending out palanquin: Shahriar

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today said Bangladesh's importance continues to grow in the geopolitical context, bringing both challenges and opportunities
31 July 2023

Mohiuddin Bacchu wins Ctg-10 by-election

Awami League candidate Mohiuddin Bacchu has won Chattogram-10 by-polls
30 July 2023

Ctg-10 by-polls: Independent candidate ‘assaulted’ at polling centre

An independent candidate for by-election to Chattogram-10 has said he was assaulted by the ruling Awami League men at two polling centres today
30 July 2023

Schedule for national polls not before October: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today said the schedule for the next national election would not be declared before October this year
30 July 2023

Chattogram-10 by-polls underway amid thin presence of voters

Ruling Awami League candidate Mohiuddin Bachchu cast his vote at New Tigerpass Government Primary School at 8:20am. Around 8.30am, 10-12 voters were seen standing in queues at the centre
30 July 2023

14 members of US Congress for UN peacekeeping forces during Bangladesh elections

Fourteen US congressmen and women have written to the US ambassador to the United Nations, urging the UN to arrange for peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh during the elections “to prevent intimidation, harassment or assault of voters”
28 July 2023

Ctg-10 by-polls: AL on full throttle, others yet to swing into action

With the by-polls for Chattogram-10 (Double Mooring, Pahartoli, Halishahar) scheduled to take place on July 30, the candidates are busy campaigning from afternoon to midnight.
26 July 2023

Next election will be free, fair, without violence

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today assured the visiting European Union (EU) delegation that the upcoming general election would be free and fair
25 July 2023

EC won't have dialogues with parties before polls

The Election Commission is not thinking about dialogues with political parties before the elections
25 July 2023

US to slap Cambodia with visa restrictions, aid cuts

The US said it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on individuals and aid cuts in response to Cambodia's national election, which Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party won in a landslide after his most credible rivals were disqualified
24 July 2023
23 July 2023

Hero Alom appeals to EC to scrap Dhaka-17 by-polls results

Ashraful Alom, widely known as Hero Alam, has appealed to the Election Commission seeking cancellation of the results of the July 17 by-polls and demanding fresh election in the constituency
23 July 2023

EC seeks judicial probe into attack on Hero Alom

The Election Commission demanded yesterday that authorities form a judicial inquiry committee to investigate into the attack on independent candidate Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alom in Dhaka-17 by-election
20 July 2023

EC meeting called to remove 'ambiguity' over RPO postponed

The Election Commission (EC) wanted to hold a meeting with election experts, civil society and media representatives on July 20 to remove the "ambiguity" over the recently amended Representation of the People Order (RPO)
18 July 2023

EU team meets EC officials, enquires about polls laws, dispute resolution

A technical team of European Union Exploratory Mission during a meeting with Election Commission officials enquired about Bangladesh’s election laws and the process of resolving electoral disputes
18 July 2023

Arafat wins Dhaka-17 by-election

According to the unofficial result, he got 28,816 votes, while his closest rival Hero Alom got 5,609 votes
17 July 2023

EC Alamgir says attack on Hero Alom ‘unfortunate’

The election commissioner says the by-polls were held in a free and fair manner, and turnout may be a “maximum of 13-14 percent”
17 July 2023

Benapole municipal polls held peacefully

Voting in Benapole municipal elections was held in a festive atmosphere with massive voter turnout
17 July 2023

Hero Alom assaulted near polling centre

Independent candidate Ashraful Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, in the Dhaka-17 by-polls was physically assaulted at a polling centre in Banani
17 July 2023