The Election Commission will decide whether it would hold by-elections to Patuakhali-1 constituency after a meeting today, said an EC yesterday.

The Election Commission has deferred its scheduled training for top field level administration and police officials due to BNP’s grand rally on October 28.

Khurshid Alam Khan said the HC verdict, published yesterday, mentioned that no convict can participate in the election until the sentence is overturned by the appropriate court

The Election Commission will hold two meetings with top officials of law enforcement agencies, and secretaries of ministries concerned as it prepares to announce the schedule for the next national election.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the next parliamentary elections will be held in line with the country’s constitution.

The Election Commission has called for applications from international observers and media, with a deadline of November 21, to oversee the 12th parliamentary elections.

The EC gives great importance to the observation of the election process for the sake of transparency, it said today in a notice

A rigged or disputed election in Bangladesh could trigger fierce anti-government protests, the International Crisis Group has said.

The European Union (EU) will send four observers to monitor the 12th parliamentary polls, Election Commissioner top officials said

Election Commission Secretariat Secretary Md Jahangir Alam today said the current law and order situation in the country remains peaceful

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will determine the size of the election-time government

Left Democratic Alliance today announced that they would resist the upcoming national election schedule if it was held farcically

Spokesman for UN secretary-general says in New York

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld a High Court verdict that declared legal the Election Commission's decision regarding demarcating constituencies of Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim and former minister Anwar Hossain Manju in Pirojpur

Several police and administration officers told the Election Commission that ballot papers for the 12th national election should be taken to the polling stations on the day before the election day.

Concerns are growing regarding the upcoming polls being acceptable, inclusive, and participatory due to the chief election commissioner's self-contradictory statements, said Transparency International Bangladesh in a media release yesterday..The Bangladesh chapter of the Berlin-based anti-

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the issue of dialogue may be considered if BNP withdraws the conditions

The US pre-election assessment mission has made five recommendations as a roadmap for progress toward credible, inclusive, participatory, and nonviolent elections

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today called upon the countrymen to be cautious so that BNP cannot thwart the upcoming national election

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal this morning directed field level administration officials and law enforcers not to let politics get in the way of performing their duties