Rights organisation Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) yesterday submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission requesting it to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO), incorporating a provision to disqualify the river polluters and encroachers from elections.

After a three-year long legal battle over a vote rigging allegation, Shamsul Huda has been sworn in as the chairman of Borobil Union Parishad (UP) in Rangpur

It will not be feasible to hold local elections before the national polls mainly because of the lengthy process and logistics involved, say Election Commission officials.

Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam has reaffirmed that preparations are underway to hold the election in December

Shafiqul Alam said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and other advisers talked about elections many times

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday hinted that it is not possible to hold the local government elections by June as the voter list updating work is underway.

The Election Commission is making preparations to announce the election schedule and hold the polls in December this year.

The Local Government Reform Commission has proposed a major overhaul of the system to ensure decentralisation of governance.

With the interim government having completed its first six months in office, all eyes are now on the series of dialogues with political parties to reach a consensus on reforms to be carried out.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said that the national election could be held in December.

Miah Golam Parwar says local elections before national polls

The Election Commission has sought Tk 2,794 crore for conducting the 13th parliamentary election, making it the costliest poll in Bangladesh’s history.

Despite government assurance of polls by December, the BNP would be pushing for prompt announcement of the election roadmap as it believes a quarter is out to delay the polls.

There is no hard and fast decision on when the next election will be held, but the Election Commission is making preparations to hold it in December.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expressed hope that the upcoming general elections in Bangladesh will be the best in the country's history

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said the commission does not intend to support or oppose any political party.

A BNP delegation held a meeting with CEC AMM Nasir Uddin and other election commissioners this afternoon

The Election Commission (EC) has collected information on around 4.97 million people during the door-to-door campaign to update the voter list.

The Election Commission is taking into account the  number of voters, along with the population and the area, while redrawing constituencies.

As speculations swirl around the timing of the next general election, remarks from election commissioners and historical precedents suggest that the highly anticipated 13th national polls may take place this December or next January.