Rahgir Almahi Ershad takes oath as MP
10 October 2019, 09:03 AM
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Rangpur-3 by-polls: ‘Will consider if JP wants to contest from AL alliance’
12 September 2019, 06:22 AM
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JS polls: Shujan demands Supreme Judicial Council to probe irregularities
9 July 2019, 07:15 AM
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BNP’s Siraj wins Bogura-6 by-polls
24 June 2019, 07:12 AM
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HC rejects writ challenging MPs’ oath-taking
18 February 2019, 07:26 AM
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Zakia Nur takes oath as MP
16 February 2019, 09:40 AM
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Dec 30 polls challenged in High Court
13 February 2019, 21:13 PM
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Address 'threats to democracy' in Bangladesh
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Polls in Kishoreganj-1 Feb 28
22 January 2019, 13:29 PM
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HC rejects petition on oath taking of MPs
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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The richest and the poorest of them
Not many are familiar with the nuances of complex accounting jargons. It is quite challenging to decipher the income and wealth
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Lalmonirhat-3: No respite for BNP even before polls day
While BNP supporters remained out of the field even on the day before the national polls fearing arrest and police harassment in Lalmonirhat-3 constituency, Awami League activists were active with last moment electioneering in support of the Jatiya Party candidate.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Two BNP candidates attacked
Hours before the nation goes to polls, a Jubo League leader was hacked and beaten to death allegedly by BNP-Jamaat activists in Patiya upazila of Chattogram last night, police said.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM
No alternative to free and fair polls
Former Cabinet Secretary Dr Akbar Ali Khan says there is no alternative to a free and fair election for sake of strengthening democracy.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Polls violence: Security guard killed in Kushtia
A security guard in Kushtia’s Daulatpur was killed in Kushtia over election-related violence, a day ahead of the national elections.
29 December 2018, 17:58 PM
BNP alleges ballot box stuffing 4444
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan last night alleged that ruling party activists were stuffing ballot boxes in some centres of Dhaka-9 and -14 hours before the polls opened.
29 December 2018, 17:49 PM
Jubo League man killed in Ctg pre-polls violence
An activist of Jubo League, youth front of ruling Awami League, is killed reportedly by BNP-Jamaat men in Patiya upazila of Chattogram, police say.
29 December 2018, 17:17 PM
Commonwealth calls for free, fair election
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland calls upon Bangladesh and its Election Commission (EC) to provide a conducive environment for free, fair, inclusive and participatory national elections tomorrow.
29 December 2018, 15:56 PM
This election will set example for peaceful atmosphere: HT Imam
HT Imam, co-chairman of Awami League Election Steering Committee, says tomorrow’s national polls will set an example in the region for its peaceful atmosphere.
29 December 2018, 14:39 PM
Election Talks with Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman
In today’s episode of ‘The Election Talks 2018’, noted economist Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, former adviser to a caretaker government, talks with The Daily Star about the election to be held tomorrow.
29 December 2018, 14:34 PM
BNP won’t accept rigged results: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir categorically says his party will not accept the result of a rigged election.
29 December 2018, 14:29 PM
235 polling centres in Madaripur ‘vulnerable’
Madaripur district administration identifies 235 polling centres out of total 376 “vulnerable” in three constituencies of the district.
29 December 2018, 14:27 PM
Khaleda calls voters to guard centres: Rizvi
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has sent word from jail calling voters to guard polling centres until the declaration of results, BNP claims.
29 December 2018, 14:13 PM
‘Shots fired’ at Manikganj BNP candidate’s car
BNP candidates for Manikganj-1 Khondaker Akter Hamid Dablu allegedly comes under attack.
29 December 2018, 13:50 PM
Know your voter centre via SMS
You can now get your voter centre information on your mobile phone. Voter centre can be obtained through short message service (SMS) on mobile phone, Asaduzzaman Arzu, director of public relations at Election Commission, tells The Daily Star.
29 December 2018, 13:06 PM
Dr Kamal to cast vote at Viqarunnisa School and College
Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain will be casting his vote at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College tomorrow morning.
29 December 2018, 10:04 AM
It’s difficult to revive 'dead democracy', says Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expresses strong doubt about credible polls December 30 and says it is not easy to revive the “dead democracy as people have lost their confidence in the country’s election system”.
29 December 2018, 09:56 AM
BGB increases deployment ahead of polls
Bangladesh Border Guard increases their deployment to 1,127 platoons a day ahead of the 11th parliamentary polls.
29 December 2018, 09:43 AM
BTRC suspends 3G, 4G services
The telecom regulatory commission asks all mobile operators to shut down 3G and 4G services with immediate effect.
29 December 2018, 09:32 AM
How to know your polling centre online?
Bangladeshi voters can very easily find the polling centres at which they are going to cast their vote on December 30. Follow these simple steps to find your polling centre.
29 December 2018, 08:09 AM