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Local polls to be held in phases from Sep-Oct, no plan to deploy army: EC

25 May 2026, 20:59 PM
EC moves to standardise rules for five-tier local government polls
25 May 2026, 20:59 PM
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Ecnec rejects Tk 493cr dev project by EC

24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The Election Commission’s proposal for a nearly Tk 493 crore infrastructure project was turned down by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on May 13, with the government directing the commission to use space in upazila complexes instead of constructing new offices.
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Local govt polls from Sept-Oct

20 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The government is preparing to hold elections to local government bodies in phases, beginning this September-October and continuing into early next year.
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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BNCC seeks role in local polls, voter list update despite EC reluctance

13 May 2026, 10:26 AM
Commission says BNCC members can't perform election duties as they are not recognised law enforcers
13 May 2026, 10:26 AM
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Higher deposits, no posters in local polls

13 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The Election Commission has begun drafting a unified code of conduct for elections to all five local government tiers, with provisions to ban posters and increase security deposits for the polls, likely to be held later this year.
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Appeal filed against BNP nominee for reserved women’s seat

26 April 2026, 17:07 PM
Both sides present conflicting claims over timing of resignation from Bandarban council post
26 April 2026, 17:07 PM
Monira Sharmin NCP Women’s Reserved Seat Nomination Controversy

Question looms as NCP’s Monira seeks women’s reserved seat

21 April 2026, 19:30 PM
Former govt official submits nomination despite a law barring ex-civil servants from becoming MPs within three years of retirement
21 April 2026, 19:30 PM
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Filing of polls expenditure: EC still waiting on 92 candidates

20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Sixty-six days after the issuance of the gazette of the 13th national parliamentary election, the Election Commission is yet to receive expenditure statements from every candidates.
20 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Threat of Nipah virus looms large

In winter, people love to indulge in the season’s delicacies, raw date juice being one of those.
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM
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Pneumonia Surge: Shishu Hospital overwhelmed by patients

With an oxygen mask on and a cannula attached to one hand, three-year-old Farhana Akhtar was lying in her bed in the pneumonia ward of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Institute, still struggling to breathe.
23 December 2023, 18:00 PM
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