The Election Commission today gave 20,773 local observers from 84 organisations the approval to monitor the January 7 national election

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today said violence and breach of electoral code of conduct are not taking place on a "large scale"

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today pledged to make arrangements so that journalists do not face torture, intimidation, or false cases if her party is elected in the next general polls to be held on January 7

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday sought assistance from the city’s ward councillors to ensure the presence of voters in the January 7 national election.

With the national election still two weeks away, many national and international observers have already termed it as a farce or “staged election.”

Bangladesh is facing the possibility of a third election in which the basic preconditions for a competitive and inclusive election are not really going to be fulfilled, eminent economist Professor Rehman Sobhan said yesterday.

"Trust the system. If anyone of you create any kind of disturbance at a centre … if there is a single case of vote rigging, I will suspend voting in that centre immediately" Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal told candidates in Barishal

Terming her as a migratory bird and criticising her acting background, a top Awami League leader of Rajshahi has suggested actress Mahiya Mahi, an independent candidate for Rajshahi-1, to quit politics and concentrate on her acting career

It is the EC’s role to ensure a congenial atmosphere for people to cast their votes freely.

The US State Department reiterated yesterday that it supports a free and fair election in Bangladesh.

The ruling Awami League today said that it has given up six constituencies for its alliance partners and 26 for the Jatiya Party in the January 7 national election

The Jatiya Party today announced that it would take part in the January 7 national election

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed doubt whether the main opposition Jatiya Party would keep its word and stay in the electoral race.

Around 350 people lost their bid to run for parliament as independents because they failed to prove that they had the support of at least one percent of the voters in their constituencies.

A total of 29 registered political parties have nominated their candidates for the election scheduled for January 7

BNP leaders say the ruling Awami League’s desperate attempt to cause a large-scale defection from their party has failed because only one prominent leader jumped ship.

Legitimacy is all about inclusion and participation of voters and parties, and how people view the election. 

Our brains are being reprogrammed to look for the easiest solutions to our most vexing social and political questions.

What image of our legal system are we presenting to the world?

The Election Commission (EC) today issued a show cause notice to Shakib Al Hasan, star cricketer and Awami League-nominated candidate for Magura-1 constituency, for breaching the electoral code of conduct