12th parliamentary election
Election turns into Eid for children
There were barely any cars in or around Dhanmondi when I set off for work this afternoon
7 January 2024, 13:48 PM
3 jailed in Pirojpur, Sirajganj for casting fake votes
Three people were sentenced to jail for different terms in Pirojpur and Sirajganj for casting fake votes in the 12th parliamentary elections today
7 January 2024, 13:44 PM
Eleven JP candidates boycott polls
Eleven Jatiya Party candidates boycotted the 12th national election midway through voting, alleging widespread irregularities including stuffing of ballots and seizing of polling centres in their areas, said Mahmud Alam, joint office secretary of the party
7 January 2024, 13:40 PM
Victory of democracy and people: Quader
Calling the January 7 election a victory of democracy and people of the country, ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said that voters had boycotted the BNP for boycotting the election
7 January 2024, 13:36 PM
‘Predictable’ polls ‘guarantees’ AL victory
The election "without opposition" in Bangladesh has seen a low voter turnout but guarantees a fifth term for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reported several international media today
7 January 2024, 13:24 PM
Ballot box torched at Tangail centre, 2 Ansars injured
Ballot box stuffed with ballot papers were set on fire at a polling centre in Tangail's Gopalpur upazila just half an hour before the voting in the election ended
7 January 2024, 12:43 PM
Russian, Palestinian observers ‘impressed’ with election
Observers from Russia, Palestine, and Gambia have found the election process in Bangladesh very impressive, open and transparent
7 January 2024, 12:39 PM
BNP salutes voters for 'boycotting' polls
Claiming that their party's call for boycotting the "unilateral" national election was successful, BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan today congratulated the voters for not going to the polling stations
7 January 2024, 12:35 PM
Turnout around 40 percent: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said around 40 percent votes were cast in the 12th parliamentary election
7 January 2024, 11:44 AM
Polling agents' signatures taken even as vote was ongoing at Dhaka-14 centre
Supporters of an independent candidate from Dhaka-14 alleged that signatures of polling agents were taken on the result sheet before voting ended at a polling centre in Kalyanpur Girls School
7 January 2024, 11:21 AM
Healthy turnout will work in favour of credibility: Momen
A healthy voter turnout will work in favour of the election and its credibility, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said today
7 January 2024, 10:11 AM
Voting ends, counting begins
The voting of 12th parliamentary elections has ended at 4:00pm today
7 January 2024, 10:10 AM
Ctg-16 AL aspirant Mostafizur's candidacy cancelled
The Election Commission cancelled the candidacy of ruling Awami League candidate and current lawmaker from Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury
7 January 2024, 10:10 AM
The guilt that comes with voting at a farcical election
A first-time voter’s dilemma
7 January 2024, 10:00 AM
They line up to 'vote' when TV camera appears
There weren't many voters around 10:00am at Gulshan Model School in Dhaka-17 constituency, but suddenly about 20 individuals got together and formed a queue in front of the polling centre when several TV cameras appeared to cover the polls situation
7 January 2024, 09:54 AM
Eight candidates boycott polls over ‘irregularities’
Eight candidates in different constituencies across the country have boycotted the 12th national election so far, alleging vote rigging and irregularities
7 January 2024, 09:36 AM
Ctg clash: Gun-toting man identified as BCL activist, say police
The man, who brandished a firearm during a clash near a polling centre in Chattogram's Khulshi area today, has been identified as Shamim Azad, an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, police said
7 January 2024, 09:27 AM
Voter turnout 27.15pc till 3:00pm: EC
Till 3:00pm, the voter turnout is 27.15 percent, EC secretary Jahangir Alam told journalists in a media briefing at the EC secretariat
7 January 2024, 09:21 AM
Dhaka-12: Supporters of AL candidate serve food to polls officials
Supporters of the AL candidate distributed lunch boxes and water bottles with stickers of the "boat" symbol and Sheikh Hasina's name to the polls officials at Noyatola Darussalam Etimkhana Complex in the Dhaka-12 constituency, where four polling centres are located
7 January 2024, 09:21 AM
Two elderly voters cast votes defying physical barriers
Ninety-year-old Lozzatun Nesa of Baniyadi in Rupnagar, Narayanganj, defied physical challenges and age barriers to exercise her voting right
7 January 2024, 09:18 AM