Bangladesh national election

How to check election results online on the EC app

Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat has released the 'Smart Election Management BD' app, which is intended to help voters to stay updated online. Voters can see their polling centres and their addresses, voter numbers, and voting serial numbers by providing NID information and birth date in the designated sections of the app.
6 January 2024, 14:57 PM

Russian observers to monitor tomorrow’s polls

A three-member delegation of Russian observers will monitor tomorrow's parliamentary election in Bangladesh
6 January 2024, 14:05 PM

Election campaign ends tomorrow morning

Election campaigning for the 12th general election is going to end at 8:00 am tomorrow
4 January 2024, 13:50 PM

SC clears way for election on Jan 7

The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the Election Commission (EC) to hold the 12th parliamentary election on January 7
27 December 2023, 11:56 AM

Rangpur all set to welcome PM Sheikh Hasina

Preparations are going on in full swing in Rangpur to hold two separate public rallies of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Taraganj and Pirganj upazilas today
25 December 2023, 14:59 PM

Armed forces to be deployed on Dec 29 for 13 days

Members of the armed forces will be deployed for 13 days for election duty from December 29 to January 10, said home ministry
22 December 2023, 14:43 PM

Jan 7 polls: Govt announces three-day motorcycle ban

Some other vehicles are to be banned for two days
22 December 2023, 12:04 PM

Carrying, displaying firearms banned till Jan 9

Home ministry issues gazette to conduct polls in a peaceful manner
22 December 2023, 11:16 AM

Verifying candidates’ affidavits should be mandatory

It is one of the best ways to prevent large scale corruption
22 December 2023, 11:00 AM

Cumilla-6 AL candidate AKM Bahauddin show-caused

The election enquiry committee has issued a show cause notice against AKM Bahauddin Bahar, Awami League candidate for Cumilla-6 constituency, for breaching the electoral code of conduct.
22 December 2023, 07:28 AM

Turn candidates' halafnama into amalnama

It is heartening to see that the media has been preparing statements based on the information in affidavits submitted by the candidates who are running for parliament.
22 December 2023, 03:00 AM

Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL

AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
22 December 2023, 01:00 AM

Hasina reaches Sylhet to start AL’s polls campaign

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has reached Sylhet where she is set to flag off the party's electioneering for the Januar 7 national election today
20 December 2023, 06:16 AM

US 'deeply concerned' by reports of mass arrests, torture of opposition members

The US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" by the reports of "mass arrests of thousands of opposition members and reports of torture in prison" in Bangladesh
14 December 2023, 06:51 AM

How to make dissenters out of citizens

Awami League has always found justification in the Nietzschean theory of cultivating or “inventing” enemies
13 December 2023, 02:00 AM
10 December 2023, 10:15 AM

‘A violent crackdown during elections does not inspire voter confidence’

The human rights situation in Bangladesh is extremely concerning due to the nation’s steady slide towards authoritarianism.
10 December 2023, 00:00 AM

AL-led 14-Party Alliance: Seat-sharing stuck with JSD, Workers Party

The decision on Awami League’s seat-sharing with the 14-party alliance partners seems to be stalled over the demands from Bangladesh Workers Party and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD).
5 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Tainted, yet given Awami League ticket

The Awami League has nominated several controversial incumbents for the January 7 parliamentary election.
27 November 2023, 18:00 PM

No excuse good enough for forgoing dialogue

Politicians must give talks a chance to break stalemate
18 November 2023, 14:33 PM