Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon will hold a dialogue with the city dwellers soon, to listen about their problems, the newly elected mayor say after joining office.

Newly elected mayors and councillors of three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong will be sworn-in on Wednesday morning.

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.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) terms the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections questionable and embarrassing in national and international level.

WHAT started off as a peaceful, tension-free day of voting, turned out to be a disappointment for the city dwellers of Dhaka and Chittagong.

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.

When a voter burst into protest finding his vote was already cast, presiding officer compensates him by allowing him to cast a fake vote.

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.

BNP forms a committee to conduct election campaign for Dhaka South City Corporation polls.

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.

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.

BNP chief Khaleda Zia is observing whether the government and Election Commission are working on creating a congenial atmosphere for all candidates in the upcoming city corporation elections.