Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today said there is no scope for showing muscle power during voting if the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are used during polls.

The upcoming election is currently, one of the most talked about topics for Bangladeshis. The issues regarding EVM that Awami League has raised has been happily embraced by the Election Commission.

The Election Commission today (May 26, 2022) started the registration process for new political parties.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has said the Election Commission is yet to gain the confidence of all regarding the use of electronic voting machines.

The Election Commission has said that it is actively considering the installation of CCTV cameras at polling stations for the transparency of elections and also reviewing the matter of using electronic voting machines (EVMs).

The Election Commission today (May 22, 2022) asked the concerned authorities to withdraw Madaripur’s Kalkini upazila nirbahi officer and officer-in-charge of Kalkini Police Station for their failure to maintain a conducive election atmosphere.

The Election Commission yesterday launched a countrywide campaign to update the voter list when the number of women voters is decreasing due to social and religious grounds and the absence of door-to-door drive over the last two years.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal today said all parties, including BNP, will soon be called for a dialogue on the elections.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said if he had been made the CEC of New Zealand or Britain, he could have finished the election by sitting on a chair sipping tea.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government have declared zero tolerance against narcotics. But the ruling Awami League has picked a top listed patron of the illegal drug business as its mayoral candidate for the Cumilla city polls.

The Election Commission last night (May 15, 2022) asked the returning officer and local administration to probe allegations of violating the electoral code of conduct against Arfanul Haque, Awami League mayoral candidate for the Cumilla City Corporation polls.

The ruling Awami League has picked its Cumilla city unit General Secretary Arfanul Haque as the party’s mayoral candidate in the Cumilla City Corporation polls slated for June 15.

Election Commission will set up CCTV camera in and outside each polling station during the Cumilla City Corporation election, to be held on June 15.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members will be deployed in Cumilla to maintain law and order situation from May 15.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the Election Commission is yet to take the final decision about using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the next parliamentary election.

After 41 days into holding Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election, its result was declared last night amid police guard – after scuffles and chaos broke out earlier in the day on SCBA premises between ruling Awami League-backed lawyers and pro-BNP lawyers over the recounting of votes cast for the post of secretary.

Polls to the Cumilla City Corporation will be held on June 15 as the Election Commission announced the schedule yesterday.

Elections to the Cumilla City Corporation will be held on June 15, the Election Commission decided today.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has called upon all political parties to take part in the elections and flourish the democracy.

The Election Commission is going to hold the fourth round of dialogue with senior journalists working with electronic media and online news outlets today.