Bangladesh national election

The need for smart election observation

The return of multi-party democracy would be the first step necessary to reset Bangladesh’s embittered political culture.
9 May 2025, 07:00 AM

Unhealthy election controversy must be resolved

Just as the fundamental reforms are necessary for the country, so is an elected government.
17 April 2025, 18:30 PM

Speed up reforms for polls between Dec and June

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday told the National Consensus Commission to expedite the reform initiatives with the goal of holding the national election between December and June 2026.
12 April 2025, 18:01 PM

BNP prepares for demos for election by December

Frustrated as the chief adviser has yet to clearly specify when the election will be held, the BNP is making preparations to take to the streets with a demand for polls by December.
5 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Yunus ‘extremely vague’ about polls timeline

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said he was disappointed that Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus had not presented a roadmap to the national election in his address to the nation on Tuesday.
26 March 2025, 18:00 PM

NCP ready for polls at any time

The National Citizen Party is practically ready for elections at any time, its Convener Nahid Islam said yesterday.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM

EC ready to hold polls in December: EC Anwarul

Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam has reaffirmed that preparations are underway to hold the election in December
26 February 2025, 13:39 PM

Election by the year-end is most logical

Political parties must reach a consensus on election timing, reforms
15 February 2025, 14:00 PM

EC preparing to hold next national polls in December

Election Commissioner Abul Fazal says after briefing development partners about the next polls
11 February 2025, 08:21 AM

National election by December

Says Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker; 16 lakh dead voters to be removed from voter list.
10 February 2025, 14:01 PM

Trying to attract voters dissatisfied with AL-BNP bipolar politics

With the interim government having completed six months in office, the calls for a national election have intensified. Meanwhile, several reform commissions have submitted reports to the government. .Regarding these developments and more,<B> Akhter Hossen,</B> member secretary of Jatiya Na
9 February 2025, 18:24 PM

12-party to back BNP for polls by 2025

Leaders of the 12-party alliance, who previously organised joint movements with the BNP against the former Awami League government, have expressed support for the BNP’s position on holding the next parliamentary elections by 2025.
21 December 2024, 19:05 PM

Our expectations of this government should match its competence

If we grasp that our expectations were unrealistic, a decline in our expectations of the interim government need not entail a sense of disappointment.
20 December 2024, 02:00 AM

Next election to be harder than those in past: Tarique

Warning his party men against complacency, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the next national election will pose a much harder challenge to the party than any previous ones held in Bangladesh.
2 December 2024, 18:02 PM

How election can be a tool of accountability

Bangladesh's electoral system must be reformed carefully.
29 November 2024, 05:30 AM

Can a proportional representation system ensure better democracy?

In the PR system, each party may be required to pay a certain amount of money as security fee against each of its nominated candidates.
15 August 2024, 06:00 AM

TIB speaks the same language as BNP: Quader

Parliament session will make opposition clear, he says
18 January 2024, 07:59 AM

January 7 polls one-sided, staged to appear competitive: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today termed the 12th parliamentary election as a one-sided one that was staged to appear competitive, and said it was an “ominous sign” for the country's democracy and the future of elections
17 January 2024, 09:57 AM

Dissolve the people, elect a new one?

Politics 101 today runs the risk of being solely authored by autocrats from all over the world.
11 January 2024, 02:00 AM

Voting to be held in Naogaon-2 on Feb 12: EC

The Election Commission today said that the postponed election to the Naogaon-2 constituency following the death of an independent candidate, will be held on February 12
8 January 2024, 14:47 PM