Followers of the incumbent Barishal City Corporation Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah -- who has been denied Awami League’s ticket for the upcoming mayoral race -- are dominating the race for councillor posts in the BCC polls scheduled to be held on June 12.

Nomination papers of four mayoral candidates and 14 candidates for the posts of general and reserved councillors were cancelled on different grounds including incomplete affidavit, during the primary scrutiny in the upcoming Barishal City Corporation (BCC) elections slated for June 12..Ret

The nomination papers of four out of seven mayoral candidates in the Khulna City Corporation election were rejected today.

The nomination papers of four independent mayoral candidates of Barishal City Corporation (BCC) elections have been cancelled.

People of the country will hold a fair election for their own interest, not at the behest of foreigners, said Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon yesterday.

A total of 195 candidates, including seven for the mayoral post, submitted nomination papers for the upcoming Khulna City Corporation election..Md Alauddin, returning officer of KCC, confirmed the matter..Today was the last day for filing nomination papers for the KCC polls, accordin

Mobile courts today fined six Barishal City Corporation councillor candidates a total of Tk 68,500 on charges of violating the electoral code of conduct..The six candidates violated rules during submission of their nominations at the Election Commission office, said the mobile courts’ Exec

With two days left to buy nomination papers, as many as 222 candidates, including seven for the mayoral post, have so far collected papers to contest in the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) elections slated for June 12

The Election Commission yesterday served a show-cause notice on Zaida Khatun, mother of suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam, for violating the electoral code of conduct.

The ruling Awami League joint general secretary Hasan Mahmud yesterday categorically said the next national elections will be held as per the constitution and under the present government.

The Election Commission has instructed two state ministers  to adhere to the electoral code of conduct during their visit to Khulna ahead of the city corporation election.

Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton yesterday said if re-elected he will generate more employment in the region by expanding small and medium cottage industries and arranging loans for entrepreneurs.

The ruling party’s supporters in Barishal city have reportedly occupied a floor of a market belonging to the city corporation and transformed it into a campaign office for their mayoral candidate.

Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Ahsan Habib Khan today said the commission will ensure free movement of media personnel during the Barishal City Corporation elections, slated for June 12

The High Court (HC) today upheld the decision of the Election Commission to cancel the candidacy of suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam, who had submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming Gazipur City Corporation election.

Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton today collected nomination paper for contesting the Rajshahi City Corporation election to be held on June 21.

Suspended Gazipur city mayor Zahangir Alam today filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the authorities' decision to cancel his candidacy in the city corporation election to be held on May 25

Unidentified people attacked the house of former ward councillor and local BNP leader Md Mahbub Kaisar last night.

Five mayoral candidates have collected nomination papers to compete in Khulna City Corporation election -- to be held on June 12.

Jatiya Party, the main opposition party in parliament, has nominated its mayoral candidates for city corporation polls in Gazipur, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi and Barishal.