Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday claimed the city corporation elections in Dhaka and Chittagong were held in a fair, peaceful and festive manner.

Law enforcers arrested 26 outsiders in Shaheed Sergeant Jahurul Haque Hall of Dhaka University early yesterday.

At least 10 journalists were assaulted by ruling party men during the city corporation elections yesterday.

“Are you out of your mind?” a female staff of Bangladesh Betar snapped when a rickshaw-puller claimed Tk 80 for a ride from Asad Gate to Shishu Mela in the capital yesterday. Usually, it costs her no more than Tk 30.

Awami League-backed Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral candidate Sayeed Khokon and a number of councillors allegedly hired rickshaw-pullers to give voters a free ride to the voting centres, in a gross violation of the code of conduct.

The day started high on hopes for a fair election. But it was not long before the optimism was blatantly doused.

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT adviser to the prime minister, uploaded a post on his official Facebook account at 8:29pm on Monday where he shared a pre-poll survey result.

Just four hours into the start of voting, BNP’s boycott over irregularities, vote rigging and intimidation of BNP-backed candidates and their workers made the city corporation elections irrelevant.

Ruling Awami League-backed mayoral candidates lead in the early results in the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections boycotted by BNP favourites partway through voting today.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral aspirant Zonayed Saki boycotts the city polls expressing disappointment over the voting process.

AL-backed Dhaka South City Corporation mayor candidate Sayeed Khokon and a number of councillors allegedly hire rickshaws to give voters a free ride to the voting centres.

Presiding officer looks helpless as BCL men enter all the six polling booths of Dhaka College polling centre and stuff ballot boxes at their will.

Law enforcers obstruct media persons from entering a polling centre after the two Dhaka city corporations elections began.

With the BNP-backed candidates complaining of arrests and threats, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday said necessary measures have been taken to ensure a peaceful environment in today's polls.

The government is holding a farcical city corporation election in Chittagong as the ruling Awami League's cadres, aided by the Election

A total of 76 foreign observers from 16 foreign diplomatic missions, the UN, electoral and right organisations based in Dhaka will

Despite all the racket over the city corporation elections, residents of the capital are unlikely to miss the annoying and lingering whining near the ear ending in bites on exposed skin and itchy swellings.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed in Dhaka and Chittagong tonight today ahead of April 28 city polls.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police slaps a restriction on motorcycle movement from 12:01am Sunday to 6:00am Wednesday as part of security measures for the bifurcated Dhaka city corporation elections.

EC is going to impose restrictions on BNP chief's electioneering,as she is campaigning with motorcade blocking roads in violation of electoral code of conduct.