IMF’s loan disbursement delay is a clear message for govt, political parties.

Commission holds preparatory meeting on law and order

EC yet to decide on including 'shapla' in the list, CEC says

25 representatives from TV and online media, 17 editors from print media invited

Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed says the NCP will not get the “Shapla” symbol

Demonstrators yesterday enforced blockades and staged sit-ins in Faridpur, Pabna, and Bagerhat, protesting the Election Commission’s recent redrawing of constituencies in their areas.

Latest reshuffle follows several rounds of transfers in recent months

Cabinet Division rejects reform proposal for separate ‘EC Service’ and an independent secretariat

Gazipur gains one new seat while Bagerhat loses one

New draft amendments to the RPO also mandate income tax returns, stricter affidavit rules

Rumeen Farhana says she was almost knocked down during clash at EC over Brahmanbaria boundaries

The Election Commission yesterday published a draft list of 39 constituencies in 14 districts, including Dhaka, for delimitation.

Many political parties seeking registration fail to meet basic requirements

Draft code of conduct finalised with tougher rules, eco-friendly campaign focus

The protest, organised by the party's Dhaka Metropolitan Committee, commenced at 12:00pm

The Election Commission (EC) is considering the "proxy voting system" as the best available option to ensure voting rights for expatriates

The Election Commission, reaffirming that the next parliamentary polls will be held in December, yesterday initiated the registration process for new political parties.

It will not be feasible to hold local elections before the national polls mainly because of the lengthy process and logistics involved, say Election Commission officials.

The list now includes 6,33,30,103 male voters, 6,03,52,415 female voters, and 994 voters of the hijra community

The electoral process finally begins amid huge expectations