The city corporation elections is going to be an acid test for the government and the Election Commission, BNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain says.

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain says the test of the current Election Commission will begin with the upcoming elections to Rangpur and other city corporations.

The ultimate tragedy will strike if people become withdrawn. It will no longer matter who wins or loses any of the many elections.

Overwhelmed by the vociferous postmortem of the city corporation polls, two footfalls on the cityscape have gone unnoticed, unappreciated, as though coming and going on stealth.

The EC's tilt was no less pronounced on the eve of and on the day of the elections. Press reports, photographs and narratives of many involved in the election administration process have amply established its culpability in undermining fair election.

BNP's decision to boycott the election halfway into the voting has surprised most observers.

THE handsome, charismatic and successful young men join hands and smile for the perfect photo.

Though not happy with the irregularities and vote rigging during the just held city corporation elections, commoners in Dhaka city want to see their city clean, free of traffic-jam and developed.

IT is difficult to accept the comments of the CEC that the three city corporation elections were held in a fair and peaceful manner and that there were no threats or anomalies.

STUFFING of ballot boxes whether in national or local elections is nothing new in Bangladesh.

Supporters of Awami League-backed mayoral and councilor candidates stuffed ballot boxes indiscriminately driving out poling agents of BNP-backed candidates from a polling booth at Kamalapur Sher-e Bangla Railway High School Centre-1 today.

US expresses disappointment over 'widespread, first-hand, and credible reports of vote-rigging, intimidation and violence that have occurred at polling stations today, and the BNP’s decision to boycott the city corporation polls'.

Voting at Kabi Nazrul College centre in old Dhaka remains suspended following a clash between the supporters of two councillor aspirants and Election Commission suspends voting at three centres at Suritola in Dhaka.

WITH potholed roads, contaminated water, choked drains, and garbage littered all over the city, the picture of Dhaka is grim.

IT is with mixed feelings that we note the promises articulated by contending women councillors for Dhaka north and south city corporation polls at a Prothom Alo roundtable.

A High Court bench has sent the bail petitions filed by Mirza Abbas in connection with two criminal cases along with its split orders on them (petitions) to Chief Justice SK Sinha for a decision.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia skips electioneering for today in favour of her party-backed mayoral candidates in two Dhaka city corporations as repairing to her damaged SUV is underway.

Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) calls for initiating a city government to provide better services to citizens and good governance to cities.

Election Commission will not tolerate any electoral irregularity during Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls, the CEC says.

Dhaka city polls take full shape with the candidates receiving their polls-sign from the Election Commission offices.