election

Govt trying to keep Khaleda from polls: BNP

BNP alleges that the government has been hatching a conspiracy to make ineligible the party leaders including its chief Khaleda Zia for the next parliamentary polls.
28 June 2015, 11:07 AM

BNP has no idealistic relation with Jamaat: Ripon

BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon claims there is no idealistic relation between BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
13 June 2015, 15:43 PM

Bar council polls now Aug 13

Supreme Court orders authorities concerned to hold elections to Bangladesh Bar Council on August 13 through updating voter list.
28 May 2015, 06:46 AM

Sujan for reforming Election Commission

Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a civil society platform for good governance, urges the government for reforms to the Election Commission in view of the recent city polls to Dhaka and Chittagong.
25 May 2015, 07:16 AM

Appeal orders on bar council poll freeze May 28

The apex court sets May 28 to deliver verdicts of three appeals filed challenging the High Court freeze on Bangladesh Bar Council elections.
24 May 2015, 08:09 AM

Bar council election deferred over faulty voter list

Election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the highest body for regulating the country's lawyers, is deferred for a week due to anomalies in the voter list.
13 May 2015, 05:58 AM

Tabith demands re-election to DNCC

BNP-endorsed mayoral candidate Tabith Awal urges the Election Commission to hold fresh election to the Dhaka North City Corporation alleging widespread vote rigging and irregularities during Tuesday’s voting.
28 April 2015, 18:54 PM

‘Mayor’s powers insufficient to solve problems’

Several mayoral aspirants for the Dhaka North City Corporation observe that the prevailing problems of city dwellers cannot be solved due to absence of adequate power vested in a mayor.
17 April 2015, 06:19 AM

Split order on Abbas’ bail in 2 cases

High Court gives split verdict on bail plea of BNP-endorsed Dhaka mayor candidate Mirza Abbas in two criminal cases. The chief justice will now appoint another bench for the bail hearing.
15 April 2015, 09:39 AM

Nigeria to vote for state governors and assemblies

Nigerians are to vote for state governors in the final round of the country's election process.
11 April 2015, 05:40 AM

Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins

Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria
1 April 2015, 04:13 AM

AL backs Nasir for Ctg mayor

Awami League unanimously decides to back AJM Nasir, Chittagong city general secretary of the ruling party, as a mayoral candidate in the April 28 elections to Chittagong City Corporation
20 March 2015, 16:07 PM

SCBA polls: Mahbub, Khokon re-elected

BNP-Jamaat backed panel bags nine out of 14 posts including president and secretary in the year’s Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election
17 March 2015, 02:58 AM

Where has the tolerance gone?

SOMETIME ago, a leader in this newspaper wondered what had happened to our sense of decency. The thought-provoking article struck a chord in many hearts, including mine.
15 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Create atmosphere for talks, Ashraf tells Khaleda

Ruling Awami League calls upon BNP chief Khaleda Zia to create congenial atmosphere for talks for an inclusive election
14 March 2015, 07:18 AM

EC to sit for DCC polls date

The Election Commission will hold a meeting with the officials of education ministry and law enforcement agencies on Thursday to discuss the date for Dhaka City Corporation polls.
10 March 2015, 11:32 AM

72-hr hartal again from Sunday

The BNP-led 20-party alliance has called for a fresh spell of 72-hour countrywide hartal from Sunday morning to press home their demands that include general elections under a nonparty administration.
7 March 2015, 11:51 AM

20-party threatens fresh hartal from Sunday

The BNP-led 20-party alliance has once again threatened to enforce a fresh shutdown from Sunday if its demands including holding elections under a nonparty administration are not fulfilled.
5 March 2015, 11:35 AM

Manna’s family files general diary

Mahmudur Rahman Manna’s family files a general diary with Banani Police Station after detectives denied his detention.
24 February 2015, 13:23 PM

Chittagong City Corporation polls ‘likely in June’

Elections to the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) are likely to be held in the middle of next June, said Election Commission Secretary Sirajul Islam today.
17 February 2015, 11:15 AM