A group of men beat up a voter for apparently casting his vote for “sheaf of paddy”, the BNP symbol, near Curzon Hall at University of Dhaka campus.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller visits two polling centres in Dhaka today -- Rampura Ekramunnesa High School voting centre and Shaheed Monu Miah Government High School in Tejgaon area – during the Dhaka city corporation elections.

Returning Officer of Dhaka North City Corporation Abul Quasem has said he received 14 complaints of different irregularities from the candidates of the city corporation elections within the first two and a half hours after the voting began and resolved those issues immediately.

The turnout rate of voters in Dhaka North and South City Corporations elections today, compared to the last city corporations’ elections, is seemingly very low.

Awami League’s mayor candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation Atiqul Islam said he will accept the election result, whatever it is.

BNP nominated mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Tabith Awal presented a set of allegations and cast his doubts over today’s elections being free and fair.

Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, Awami League’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation election expresses hope that Dhaka residents will cast their votes in favor of the “boat” symbol to help ensure a developed city.

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina cast her vote in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls at Dhaka City College centre, just after 8am.

Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral candidates Atiqul Islam and Tabith Awal cast their vote at their respective centres.

Vote counting in Dhaka North and South City Corporations begins after the voting ended at 4:00pm.

The Election Commission hopes that the voter turnout will increase in Dhaka city elections with participation of young voters.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday requested the polling agents of the mayor and ward councillor candidates not to leave the polling centres even if they were asked to do so.

Combating the mosquito menace was a key promise in the manifesto of Mohammad Hanif, who became the first elected mayor of the undivided Dhaka City Corporation in 1994.

The Election Commission issues a press statement mentioning the different ways in which voters can obtain their voter numbers and voting centres ahead of the Dhaka North and South City Corporation elections scheduled for February 1.

Terming the clash between the two groups of Awami League as an “untoward incident,” Atiqul Islam says it happened due to a misunderstanding among themselves.

Alleging that BNP has been bringing in outsiders to Dhaka ahead of city corporation elections, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged Election Commission to take necessary steps in this regard.

BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Ishraque Hossain pledges a modern and world-class metropolis where heritage blends with modern amenities.

A Dhaka court places five people on one-day remand each in connection with yesterday’s clash took place between activists of BNP and Awami League during an election campaigning in Wari area of Dhaka.

Tabith Awal, BNP-nominated candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral election, declares his manifesto -- giving priority to developing Dhaka as an “intelligent city”.

With close to 100 million internet users in the country, everything from shopping to entertainment is moving online, and it is no surprise that mayor and councillor candidates for the two Dhaka city corporation elections have jumped on the bandwagon.