IN these very columns we had carried an article with a similar heading following the farcical January 5, 2013 elections. Regrettably, we have to say the same about yesterday's mayoral election that did not live upto our expectations.

Experts and observers share their views on the electoral proceedings of the City Corporation Elections and their implications for the political climate of the country with The Daily Star.

At least 10 journalists were assaulted by ruling party men during the city corporation elections yesterday.

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'.

Just four hours into the start of voting, BNP’s boycott over irregularities, vote rigging and intimidation of BNP-backed candidates and their workers made the city corporation elections irrelevant.

Presiding officer looks helpless as BCL men enter all the six polling booths of Dhaka College polling centre and stuff ballot boxes at their will.

With the withdrawal of all three BNP backed mayoral candidates from the Dhaka city north, south and Chittagong city corporation elections by noon, the national politics is back to square one.

Mahi B Chowdhury, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls, is injured when unknown miscreants attack his car in Tejgaon area of Dhaka.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia blames the activists of ruling Awami League and its student front Bangladesh Chhatra League for the deadly bank robbery attempt earlier in the afternoon at Ashulia.

The Election Commission has decided to deploy army from April 26 to April 29 in Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations to maintain law and order during the April 28 city polls.

At least four are injured as miscreants attack motorcade of BNP chief Khaleda Zia after she went to campaign for her party-endorsed mayoral candidate Tabith Awal at Karwan Bazar.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia starts campaign for her party-backed mayoral candidate Tabith Awal in the Dhaka North City Corporation elections.

Bikalpa Dhara-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation Mahi B Chowdhury seeks vote and support from BNP chief Khaleda Zia.

United Nations Development Programme will host youth dialogue with the mayoral candidates of Dhaka North City Corporation on Apr 15.

Ruling Awami League has finalised lone councilor hopefuls for most units for the upcoming city corporation elections to the two halves of Dhaka city, to be held on April 28.

Adarsha Dhaka Anodolon, a platform that will beat the drum for BNP sponsored candidates in the Dhaka city corporation polls, form its steering committee.

With loan default allegation no longer standing in the way, Tabith Awal, son of BNP’s Abdul Awal Mintoo, is now a legal candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation polls.

The High Court upholds the election commission’s order that rejected the nomination of Abdul Awal Mintoo, the BNP-backed mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation polls.

Supreme Court lawyer seeks High Court directives upon Election Commission and government to stay the process of holding elections to the bifurcated Dhaka city corporations.