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Polling Officials: Police gathering personal info

Police are gathering a host of personal information, including political leanings, about probable polling officials in many districts, causing concern among them.
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Ensure equal opportunity for all candidates

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday asked the assistant returning officers to ensure equal opportunity for all candidates during the 11th general election scheduled for December 30.
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Promise you'll go by my decisions

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday made the MP aspirants from the party promise to accept whoever she nominated for the upcoming election and work together for them.
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Sudden clash hurts polls atmosphere

The peaceful electoral atmosphere that prevailed in the country for the last two weeks was suddenly marred by yesterday's clash between BNP activists and police in front of the party's Naya Paltan central office.
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Khaleda talks politics at Niko hearing

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday told a Dhaka court that her party leaders had been kept busy with cases at a time when the preparation for the national election was underway.
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM

EC to discuss possibility of further polls deferral: EC secy

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin says that the election commission to decide on further delay in election schedule after discussion.
14 November 2018, 15:53 PM

Attack on police vans was planned: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says attacks and setting fire to police vans in front of BNP party office in city’s Nayapaltan are planned.
14 November 2018, 12:41 PM

Polls race depends on EC’s attitude: Fakhrul

Jatiya Oikyafront leaders are holding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda to discuss about their demand to move the election schedule by another month and to other election-related issues.
14 November 2018, 10:03 AM

EC paying no heed to violation of electoral law by govt: Rizvi

BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleges that the Election Commission is paying no heed to the government’s violation of the electoral code of conduct but it is continuing to repress BNP.
14 November 2018, 06:51 AM

EC extends time to pull down banners, posters

With elections ahead, the Election Commission extends for three days its deadline to pull down publicity materials like banners and posters.
14 November 2018, 05:08 AM

BNP may offer '60 seats to allies'

The BNP may offer 60 parliamentary seats to its partners in the Jatiya Oikyafront and the 20-party alliance, setting aside the rest for its leaders who have been collecting party nomination papers since Monday.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Hasina to deliver 'tough message'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League president, will give strong directives today to a record number of 4,000 aspirants vying for party nomination for the December 30 national election.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Mega alliance in the making

The Awami League looks all set to lead the largest electoral alliance ever to take on its archrival BNP and main opposition party and combines in the high-stake December election.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Performing Election Duties: EC warns ROs of stern action for failure

The Election Commission yesterday warned returning officers of stern action for any failure and negligence in performing polls duties.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP extends nomination distribution date till Nov 16

BNP extends the date of nomination forms distribution for its candidatures till November 16.
13 November 2018, 16:01 PM

Polls going to be held in different context: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has asked the returning officers to discharge their duties transparently as the 11th parliamentary election is going to be held in a different context.
13 November 2018, 15:24 PM

BNP’s demand for polls deferral illogical: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that BNP’s demand for deferral of the 11th parliamentary election in the pretext of the international observer is “baseless and illogical”.
13 November 2018, 11:55 AM

Juktofront wants to contest polls under AL-led alliance

Mahi B Chowdhury, a top leader of Juktofront, says his alliance wants to contest the 11th general elections under 14-party combine led by ruling Awami League.
13 November 2018, 08:08 AM

Oikyafront to sit with EC tomorrow afternoon

Opposition political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront will sit with the Election Commission to formally place its demand for deferral of the revised election schedule by one month.
13 November 2018, 08:00 AM

Cops directed not to sue or arrest political activists now

Police high-ups of different units have directed their field-level officers not to file political cases or arrest any political leaders and activists until further orders.
12 November 2018, 18:00 PM