CEC

Local polls will be better than national election: CEC

Nasir says EC will decide poll dates after considering legal amendments, weather and other factors
24 August 2026

CEC, four commissioners at Jamuna for meeting with chief adviser

Visit comes as part of ongoing preparations ahead of upcoming national polls
7 December 2025

Foreign observers who endorsed past three polls won’t be allowed: CEC

Only credible and experienced observers will be allowed to monitor the polls, he says
8 July 2025

Poll irregularities: Sedition among 3 new charges added against three ex-CECs

BNP filed a case against 24 individuals, including three former chief election commissioners, 10 election commissioners, and top government and police officials, for their alleged role in irregularities during national polls in 2014, 2018, and 2024
26 June 2025

Are we running in circles?

The only way out of a controversial election is dialogue
16 November 2023

‘Will this help EC hold fair polls?’

If the Election Commission cannot ensure free and fair elections, it could have at the very least prevented the process of “a potentially fraudulent polls”, said Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik.
15 November 2023

National election on January 7

Unveiling the polls schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal urged all political parties to join the election.
15 November 2023

CEC addresses the nation on national polls

Chief Election Commissioner Habibul Awal is addressing the nation to announce the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election.
15 November 2023

Our Election Commission's critical failings

Can anyone be blamed for concluding that the EC is partisan and incapable of performing impartially and independently?
7 November 2023

Setting rules of the game without parties’ consent may prove unwise

It is quite intriguing how the RPA amendment can be so accommodating to defaulters who are desperate to gain political power.
24 May 2023

What will it take for our next election to be credible and acceptable to all?

It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps
7 May 2023

Shahabuddin declared president-elect of Bangladesh

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal told reporters at the Election Commission that Shahabuddin, the ruling party nominee, was elected unopposed
13 February 2023

Ailing Democracy: Rx Intensive Care

Biden’s “inflection point” applies to Bangladesh, too.
15 September 2022

It was an accident: CEC on death of infant in polls violence

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said the infant’s death during polls-violence in Thakurgaon was an accident.
28 July 2022

All parties should participate in elections to flourish democracy: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has called upon all political parties to take part in the elections and flourish the democracy.
18 April 2022

Use of EVMs: CEC says it’s to ensure no irregularities take place

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday turned down BNP’s demand for not using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the Dhaka city elections slated for January 30.
6 January 2020

Rangamati Attack: 'Outcome of regional problem': CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the attack on election officials in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila was an “outcome of regional problem”.
21 March 2019

Vote Robbery: CEC remark proves BNP's claim true

The BNP has claimed that its allegation of “vote robbery” in the December 30 national election has now been proved to be true with the CEC's comment that the use of EVMs can prevent stuffing of ballot boxes the night before an election.
9 March 2019

CEC knows why EVM necessary

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the EC was planning to use electronic voting machines to make sure that ballot boxes could not be stuffed on the night before an election.
8 March 2019

BNP seeks CEC’s interference to stop arrest of party men

BNP in a letter urges Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda seeking his interference to stop filing of “false cases” and arrest of the party’s leaders and activists by law enforcers.
16 November 2018