Rahgir Almahi Ershad takes oath as MP
10 October 2019, 09:03 AM JS Polls 2018
BNP’s Siraj wins Bogura-6 by-polls
24 June 2019, 07:12 AM JS Polls 2018
HC rejects writ challenging MPs’ oath-taking
18 February 2019, 07:26 AM Country
Zakia Nur takes oath as MP
16 February 2019, 09:40 AM Politics
Dec 30 polls challenged in High Court
13 February 2019, 21:13 PM JS Polls 2018
Address 'threats to democracy' in Bangladesh
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM Front Page
Polls in Kishoreganj-1 Feb 28
22 January 2019, 13:29 PM JS Polls 2018
HC rejects petition on oath taking of MPs
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM JS Polls 2018

BNP gets back 4 out of 6 seats

BNP has got back three of the six seats which fell void of its candidate for the upcoming general elections. The only seats remaining to receive a ruling are Rangpur-5, Manikganj- 2 and Shariatpur-1 constituencies.
6 December 2018, 06:01 AM

BNP's Roni, Miltan, Tamijuddin cleared for polls

Aspiring candidates with BNP ticket, Golam Maula Roni, Morshed Miltan and Tamijuddin have been cleared to run for the general election.
6 December 2018, 05:24 AM

Efforts on to interfere in holding fair polls

Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged all, including the media, to stay alert about any move that could hamper an impartial and credible election.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM

543 appeals; only 3 days to settle

The Election Commission today starts the mammoth task of disposing of 543 appeals against returning officers' nomination rejections.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Nominee Affidavits: Tk 2.67cr fortune, nothing in banks

Dinajpur-1 lawmaker Manoranjan Shill Gopal, his wife or any of his dependents do not have a single penny in banks, although the family's net wealth grew 38 times in the last 10 years.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP Candidates for Dec 30 Polls: 150 finalised, rest in wait

The BNP has finalised candidates in at least 150 constituencies and will pick contenders for the remaining seats after the Election Commission decides the fate of many of its leaders' appeals against rejection of their nomination papers.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Be visible, vibrant

Expressing dissatisfaction with the electoral enquiry committees, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday advised their members to be proactive for winning people's trust.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Election commissioners should resign if can’t perform duty properly: Fakhrul

The election commissioners should resign if they fail to perform their duties properly, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
5 December 2018, 08:45 AM

Khaleda's nomination rejection: BNP files appeal with EC

BNP files an appeal petition with the Election Commission (EC) against the commission's rejection of its chief Khaleda Zia’s nominations in three constituencies.
5 December 2018, 07:33 AM

Hospitalised as he 'feels lonely at house'

Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad was again admitted to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH) yesterday.
4 December 2018, 18:00 PM

40,199 polling centres finalised

The Election Commission yesterday finalised a total of 40,199 polling centres nationwide for the December 30 polls.
4 December 2018, 18:00 PM

US, European nations keen to observe Dec 30 polls

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Election Commission that several Western countries, along with some reputed regional and international groups, expressed their interest in sending election observers for the December 30 polls.
4 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Uphill task awaits EC

The Election Commission has received a record number of appeals by parliamentary aspirants whose nomination papers were rejected by returning officers.
4 December 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP's strategy works well

The BNP's strategy of fielding multiple candidates in almost every constituency has worked effectively. Otherwise, the party would not have any candidates in a large number of seats, say senior party leaders.
4 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Kanak Chapa’s Facebook ID ‘hacked’

The Facebook ID and fan page of eminent singer and BNP candidate from Sirajganj-1 Romana Morshed Kanak Chapa have been allegedly hacked.
4 December 2018, 16:59 PM

234 aspirants file appeals with EC

A total of 234 aspirants file appeals with the Election Commission as their nomination papers were cancelled by the returning officers during scrutiny.
4 December 2018, 10:32 AM

Establish rights by defeating ruling party in polls: Manna

Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna today said people need to defeat the ruling party through voting in the upcoming general election to establish their rights.
4 December 2018, 07:39 AM

Nominations Rejected: BNP 141, AL 3

The BNP had as many as 141 nominations rejected while their rival the ruling Awami League only had three, sources in the Election Commission said.
3 December 2018, 18:00 PM

64pc polling centres risky

Sixty-four percent of the polling centres across the country are vulnerable to violence, with the highest number of such centres in Dhaka division, and police have finalised an elaborate security plan giving importance to those.
3 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Story of six seats

The strategy of fielding candidates by the members of the major opposition alliances led by the BNP saved them from having no candidate in three seats -- Bogura-7, Jamalpur-4 and Rangpur-5.
3 December 2018, 18:00 PM