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

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

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

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”

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.

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

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

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

Says Election Commissioner Anisur

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

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

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)

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

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

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”

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

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

Nearly all polling agents of Dhaka-17 by-poll candidates, other than those of the ruling Awami League candidate, were unable to identify their candidates during the ongoing by-polls

Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana said the Dhaka-17 by-election is being held peacefully but with low voter turnout

It was an auspicious day for Naushin Haider, who for the first time cast her vote in any election