EC to propose tougher rules for local polls
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
3 outsourced workers sacked for helping Rohingya man secure Bangladeshi NID
21 July 2026, 21:58 PM
Elections
EC to release draft polling centre list Aug 10
15 July 2026, 19:38 PM
Elections
EC launches voter registration, NID services for Bangladeshis in Singapore, Bahrain, Sweden
13 July 2026, 21:59 PM
Elections
Draft voter list to be published on Aug 9 as EC prepares for local elections
9 July 2026, 20:00 PM
Elections
Next national election will be held under caretaker government: Law minister
9 July 2026, 13:47 PM
Elections
EC to review proposals on election monitoring: Commissioner Sanauallah
8 July 2026, 13:06 PM
Elections
Local polls: CEC orders swift finalisation of code of conduct
7 July 2026, 20:07 PM
Elections
With October in mind, EC gears up for local govt elections
28 June 2026, 19:21 PM
Elections
EC plans mock voting ahead of local polls
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Elections
Sonatola municipality polls Aug 7
A total of 17,145 voters of Sonatola municipality of Bogra are going to vote on August 7 for the first time to elect their mayor, 15 years after its formation.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
New councillors after recounting
An election tribunal of Joypurhat on Wednesday declared four defeated councillors of Kalai municipality winners,
21 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Voter listing halted in 4 Nilphamari ex-enclaves
Complying with a High Court (HC) order the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday suspended voter registration and work for preparation
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
By-elections tomorrow
The by-elections to Mymensingh-1 (Haluaghat and Dhobaura) and Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) constituencies will be held tomorrow.
16 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Mustafa Jabbar’s panel wins BASIS election
Mustafa Jabbar-led Digital Brigade Panel wins the much hyped election of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
25 June 2016, 15:01 PM
Post-UP poll clash leaves 9 hurt in Bogra
At least nine people were injured in clashes after the union parishad (UP) polls at Darigaca village in Shajahanpur upazila of the district on
21 June 2016, 18:00 PM
UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection
Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.
13 June 2016, 07:37 AM
Voting ends amid violence, ballot stuffing, boycott
The sixth and final phase of election to 698 union parishads ended yesterday amid sporadic violence and irregularities
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Social instability causes of poll violence: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad holds the social instability and rigid stance of the candidates responsible for the election violence.
4 June 2016, 13:54 PM
UP polls: Voting ends in 6th and last phase of UP polls
Marked by incidents of violence that claimed the lives of at least three people, voting ends in the sixth and final phase of the union parishad elections in 698 unions.
4 June 2016, 02:21 AM
Post-poll violence leaves 50 hurt in Habiganj
At least 50 people were injured in post-UP poll violence at Kanaipur village in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district on Wednesday
2 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Why strikes at hospitals won’t be stopped: HC
The High Court issues a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain in two weeks as to why they should not be directed to stop strikes enforced by doctors and nurses of hospitals.
30 May 2016, 09:47 AM
47 sued over snatching ballot papers, attack on cops
A case was filed against 47 people, including an Awami League (AL) rebel candidate, on charges of snatching ballot papers and attacking
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Causality up in 5th phase UP polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the causality increased during fifth phase of Union Parishad (UP) election compared to the previous phases.
28 May 2016, 13:51 PM
EC helpless against polls violence: BNP
Despite knowing the prevailing irregularities in the Union Parishad elections, the Election Commission (EC) did not take any action to prevent the polls violence, alleges BNP.
28 May 2016, 10:17 AM
5th UP polls: Vote counting begins
Vote counting begins in the fifth phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections held in 717 unions of 47 districts.
28 May 2016, 02:14 AM
93 of 173 centres in Bogra 'risky'
Ninety-three polling centres out of 173 in 19 unions under three upazilas of the district have been marked as 'risky' by the district administration.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
6 shot in Munshiganj pre-polls violence
At least six people have been bullet-hit in a pre-election violence in Munshiganj’s Sadar upazila ahead of union parishad election this Saturday.
25 May 2016, 05:20 AM
Polling underway in 9 municipalities
Voting in the election to nine municipalities in seven districts have begun, with over three lakh people expected to exercise their franchise.
25 May 2016, 04:21 AM
Pre-polls violence leaves one dead, 11 hurt in 2 districts
A man was killed and 11 others were injured in pre-election violence in Jamalpur and Faridpur districts yesterday and on Friday night.
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM