11th Bangladesh National Election

Make sure election not questionable

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to make sure that parliamentary polls were not questionable in any way.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Be tough to keep order

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda gives instruction to the law enforcing agencies to maintain the law and order situation with an iron fist if there is any incident of violence during tomorrow’s election.
29 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Cast ballots without fear

Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed yesterday told voters to go to the polling centres and cast their votes without fear as the army would be around.
29 December 2018, 18:00 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

Traffic curbs to be placed on New Year eve

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will be placing restrictions on traffic in Dhaka University and other key areas on New Year eve. The New Year, as it happens, will fall on the day after Bangladesh will be voting in the 11th parliamentary election.
29 December 2018, 13:44 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

All is well that ends well: Obaidul

The 11th national election is going to be held tomorrow under the complete supervision of the Election Commission (EC) and the Awami-League-led government is merely providing assistance to them, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.
29 December 2018, 07:37 AM

Int’l rights bodies concerned over Bangladesh polls atmosphere

A total of 16 international rights organisations express concern regarding the “restrictive electoral environment” surrounding the 11th general election in Bangladesh slated for December 30.
29 December 2018, 06:18 AM

EC hands over polls materials for centres across the country

With one day left for the polls, the Election Commission starts handing over election materials -- ballot box, ballot papers and other stuff – for the polling centres across the country.
29 December 2018, 06:10 AM

Dhaka wears deserted look before polls day

The capital, Dhaka, wears a completely deserted look as there are very few vehicles on the roads just a day before the polls.
29 December 2018, 05:21 AM

8 held in Dhaka for ‘spreading rumours’ over election

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrest eight people from Maghbazar and Mowchak areas in Dhaka city last night allegedly for spreading rumour on social media over tomorrow’s national election.
29 December 2018, 04:24 AM

Hasina alerts party men to conspiracies

The Awami League has instructed its grassroots leaders and activists to be on high alert on the voting day to thwart any attempt to foil tomorrow's election.
28 December 2018, 18:00 PM

BB instructs banks to keep adequate cash in ATM

Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks to keep adequate cash in ATM machines during the national elections to be held on December 30.
27 December 2018, 06:47 AM

Fair election under AL not possible: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says holding a fair election under the Awami League government is not possible.
27 December 2018, 05:08 AM

BNP loses three more candidates

With the election this Sunday, three more BNP candidates skidded off the race yesterday as the High Court disqualified them on the ground that the government did not accept their resignation as upazila chairmen.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Ensure free movement of media vehicles

The Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) yesterday urged the Election Commission to ensure free movement of media vehicles across the country from the day before the polls to the day after.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM

‘AL men’ bar Fakhrul’s wife from campaigning in Thakurgaon

Rahat Ara Begum, wife of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was barred from electioneering for her husband allegedly by ruling Awami League activists in Thakurgaon.
26 December 2018, 08:46 AM

20-party urges president to appoint ‘neutral’ CEC

BNP-led 20-party alliance appeals to President Abdul Hamid to appoint a neutral person as the chief election commissioner ahead of the upcoming December 30 general election.
26 December 2018, 08:36 AM

Three held with Tk 8cr in capital

Rapid Action Battalion detained three people in the capital's Motijheel and Gulshan yesterday for allegedly distributing money to influence the coming election and instigate violence.
25 December 2018, 18:00 PM