Voter turnout could reach up to 40 percent each in the Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporation elections, Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana said today.

Sukumar Ghosh, a 95-year-old determined voter from Ghoshpara of Rajshahi city, overcame all his ailments to make it to the voting centre at Barendra College

Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana this morning said the commission has not found any allegations of election irregularities so far in the Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporation polls

"If the BNP had participated in the elections, they would have gained insight into the public opinion regarding their support"

"I believe in democracy," he told reporters. "My party is a democratic party. Even if I lose the election, I will accept the result"

The voting started at 8:00am and will continue until 4:00pm without any break

Election Commission has served a show-cause notice to a senior election officer of Rajshahi after a local Awami League leader visited his house

Rajshahi city today turned into a city of processions and festivity during the last hours of campaigns ahead of the Rajshahi City Corporation election, slated for June 21

President Md Shahabuddin urged political parties and candidates to come forward, along with the Election Commission, to make elections fair and participatory

Police today released an Awami League leader around 12 hours after detaining him from an assistant returning officer's house in Rajshahi city's Sagarpara area, ahead of the Rajshahi City Corporation elections on June 21

The Election Commission today cancelled the nomination paper of Ashraful Hossain Alam aka Hero Alam for the Dhaka-17 by-elections.

Awami League mayoral candidate for Sylhet City Corporation elections Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury announced his 21-point manifesto this afternoon

Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana today said candidature to the election of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) will be cancelled if he or she violates code of conducts.

In 2021, after 19 years of upgrading Sylhet municipality to a city corporation, the city area was expanded from 26.50 to 79.50 square kilometres.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the current Election Commission cannot hold a credible national election

The Election Commission today asked Barishal Metropolitan Police Commissioner Saiful Islam to investigate the allegations of irregularities in the Barishal city polls reported in the media and submit a report on legal actions to the commission

Iqbal Hossain Tapos, Jatiya Party mayoral candidate in yesterday's Barishal City Corporation (BCC) election, today claimed that all the government bodies, including the Election Commission, committed "digital cheating" in the election

Abdul Khair Abdullah, the newly elected mayor of the Barishal City Corporation (BCC), today said he did not want any division and was eager to work with everyone irrespective of party affiliation

Awami League mayoral candidate AHM Khairuzzaman Liton urged Rajshahi city residents to vote for him for economic progress

The total number of voters in KCC is 5,35,529. A total of 2,56,433 votes were cast