Bangladesh national election

Jan 7 polls: Govt announces three-day motorcycle ban

Some other vehicles are to be banned for two days
22 December 2023, 12:04 PM

Carrying, displaying firearms banned till Jan 9

Home ministry issues gazette to conduct polls in a peaceful manner
22 December 2023, 11:16 AM

Verifying candidates’ affidavits should be mandatory

It is one of the best ways to prevent large scale corruption
22 December 2023, 11:00 AM

Cumilla-6 AL candidate AKM Bahauddin show-caused

The election enquiry committee has issued a show cause notice against AKM Bahauddin Bahar, Awami League candidate for Cumilla-6 constituency, for breaching the electoral code of conduct.
22 December 2023, 07:28 AM

Turn candidates' halafnama into amalnama

It is heartening to see that the media has been preparing statements based on the information in affidavits submitted by the candidates who are running for parliament.
22 December 2023, 03:00 AM

Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL

AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
22 December 2023, 01:00 AM

Hasina reaches Sylhet to start AL’s polls campaign

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has reached Sylhet where she is set to flag off the party's electioneering for the Januar 7 national election today
20 December 2023, 06:16 AM

US 'deeply concerned' by reports of mass arrests, torture of opposition members

The US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" by the reports of "mass arrests of thousands of opposition members and reports of torture in prison" in Bangladesh
14 December 2023, 06:51 AM

How to make dissenters out of citizens

Awami League has always found justification in the Nietzschean theory of cultivating or “inventing” enemies
13 December 2023, 02:00 AM
10 December 2023, 10:15 AM

‘A violent crackdown during elections does not inspire voter confidence’

The human rights situation in Bangladesh is extremely concerning due to the nation’s steady slide towards authoritarianism.
10 December 2023, 00:00 AM

AL-led 14-Party Alliance: Seat-sharing stuck with JSD, Workers Party

The decision on Awami League’s seat-sharing with the 14-party alliance partners seems to be stalled over the demands from Bangladesh Workers Party and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD).
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Tainted, yet given Awami League ticket

The Awami League has nominated several controversial incumbents for the January 7 parliamentary election.
27 November 2023, 18:00 PM

No excuse good enough for forgoing dialogue

Politicians must give talks a chance to break stalemate
18 November 2023, 14:33 PM

Polls schedule is not a cut-off point for dialogue

Without political reconciliations, we're headed for another violent, one-sided election
16 November 2023, 13:02 PM

Ensure democratic, constitutional continuity at any cost, president tells EC

CEC says polls schedule will be announced 'very soon'
9 November 2023, 07:08 AM

Nat’l election likely between January 6 and 9

The Election Commission may hold the national election any day between January 6 and 9 with many experts pointing out that the atmosphere is not yet conducive to free and fair polls.
5 November 2023, 18:00 PM

National Polls: EC in full gear with key issues unresolved

The Election Commission is making all-out preparations to hold the polls in January, though some crucial political and administrative issues still remain unresolved.
25 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Fixing the economy: BB drawing up roadmap to tackle 3 key challenges

Bangladesh Bank is preparing a roadmap for the next government to address the three major issues of exchange rate instability, high inflation and high defaulted loan ratio bearing upon the economy.
25 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Why would anyone want to repeat December 10?

It is quite perplexing why the government seems set to repeat the measures that led to horrifying consequences between December 7 and 11 in 2022.
24 October 2023, 02:00 AM