Pankaj Karmakar

Presiding officers noticed no assaults on journalists on the Dhaka city corporation polls day, although such incidents at 30 centres were reported by different media outlets.

Poll result sheets of the Election Commission say each of at least six polling stations witnessed over 90 percent of its votes being cast in the recently held Dhaka south and north city corporation elections, eliciting astonishment from experts.

The Election Commission's (EC) own observers have found no irregularities in the last week's Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls.

All three mayor aspirants blessed by main opposition in parliament Jatiya Party could not even bag one-eighth of the votes cast in

The Election Commission yesterday decided in principle to seek army deployment in Dhaka and Chittagong cities during the elections slated

Plagued by perennial problems, Dhaka and Chittagong -- our two major cities -- go to polls on April 28. What will a mayoral hopeful do to solve those problems if elected?

The Election Commission wants the returning officers to take actions against violations of electoral code of conduct by potential mayor

The death toll in Sunday's launch disaster in the Padma in Manikganj rose to 70, and the ill-fated vessel, MV Mostafa, was salvaged yesterday.

At least 41 people, including seven children, drowned and around 65 went missing, as a launch sank after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Padma river in Manikganj yesterday.