Ahmed Deepto

Nearly two-thirds of polling centres for the upcoming national election have been classified as “risky,” a sharp rise from the 2024 polls, when only about 25 percent of centres were deemed risky.

BNP bins Jamaat’s call for dialogue, says it’ll respond only to chief adviser's invite

Despite uncertainty over how effective the Election Commission’s costly initiative to bring expatriate Bangladeshis into the voting process will be, Jamaat-e-Islami has been actively working to woo this voter base.

EC cites emblem rules; NCP warns it won’t join polls without desired symbol

Gazipur gains one new seat while Bagerhat loses one

The Election Commission has proposed stricter amendments to the election law, including a provision barring fugitives from contesting national polls.

The Election Commission yesterday unveiled its work plan for the next general election and set November as the deadline for wrapping up all major preparations.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken several decisions to ensure security during the upcoming national election.

The usual bustle was missing at Milestone School and College yesterday. There were no students running across the playground, no morning assembly, and no classroom chatter.

Students, parents recall near escapes

Barely 300 metres from Milestone School and College, Sharif Ul Anwar Sazzan was waiting for his son Srijon Sattik, a sixth grader, to come out so they could return home for lunch.

Parul wails in anguish as she searches for her 3rd grader daughter Nusrat

The Election Commission yesterday revoked the registrations of all 96 local organisations that monitored the 12th national election.

In its application for registration with the Election Commission, Janatar Bangladesh Party has said its central office is located on the 12th floor of Darus Salam Arcade near the capital’s Paltan intersection.

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.

Ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, a total of 147 political parties have applied for registration with the Election Commission (EC), several of them with rather unusual names.

Although the national parliamentary election is slated to be held within June next year, the allocation for the Election Commission (EC) in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26 has been set at Tk 2,956 crore — significantly lower than what was spent in the previous election year.

Miftahul Jannat Ashra travelled all the way from Chattogram with her parents to claim the reward of years of hard work.

The Election Commission has objected to 10 key reform proposals, including those on the delimitation of constituencies, the timing of local government polls and the national election, and investigations against election commissioners.

The Election Commission, reaffirming that the next parliamentary polls will be held in December, yesterday initiated the registration process for new political parties.