By-polls to Chattogram-10 constituency will be held on July 30

The literacy rate and compliance with income taxes among the candidates of the Barishal city polls have increased, which is a positive sign, according to Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan).

With BNP’s significant vote bank up for grabs, politicians and experts are now wondering which candidates will emerge victorious in the upcoming Khulna City Corporation polls slated for June 12.

Around 2,000 closed-circuit TV cameras (CCTV) will be installed in and outside polling stations in Khulna so that the Election Commission in Dhaka can monitor the voting situation there, said sources at the local EC office.

With only four days left, the Election Commission has started to install around 2,000 CCTV cameras in all the 289 centres aiming to monitor the Khulna City Corporation polls from the EC office in Dhaka.

Talukder Abdul Khaleque, the ruling party’s candidate for the mayoral position in the upcoming Khulna city polls on June 12, has presented electoral pledges similar to those in his 2018 manifesto for the Khulna city polls.

The ongoing conflict between Abul Khair Abdullah, the Awami League mayoral candidate, and his nephew, incumbent mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, has reached new heights ahead of the upcoming Barishal City Corporation election on June 12.

The United States says it is looking forward to "deepening" its relationship with Bangladesh in a number of areas addressing energy, climate issues and economy

The Election Commission has imposed a ban on the movement of motorcycles for 72 hours and other vehicles for 24 hours in the Khulna metropolitan area during the city corporation election slated for June 12

Voters have been showing more interest towards councillor candidates rather than mayoral ones in the upcoming Khulna City polls, scheduled for June 12.

Violating the electoral code of conduct, most of the mayoral and councillor candidates in Sylhet City Corporation elections have been seen putting up laminated posters and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) banners around the city roads.

Ashraful Hossain Alam, known as Hero Alam, will contest the by-election to the Dhaka-17 constituency, which fell vacant following the death of actor Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque

BNP has served show cause notices on 41 candidates for participating in the Sylhet City Corporation elections in defiance of the party decision to boycott the city polls.

The Election Commission has redrawn boundaries of 10 parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 12th national election

Abul Khair Abdullah is running for mayor in Barishal city on ruling Awami League ticket. His key opponent Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim is nominated by the Islami Andolon Bangladesh, the party which was founded by late Fazlul Karim, popularly known as Charmonai Pir. The Daily Star’s Sushanta Ghosh and Ashik Abdullah Apu talked to them about their aspirations and plans.

Abul Khair Abdullah is running for mayor in Barishal city on ruling Awami League ticket. His key opponent Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim is nominated by the Islami Andolon Bangladesh, the party which was founded by late Fazlul Karim, popularly known as Charmonai Pir. The Daily Star's Sushanta Ghosh and Ashik Abdullah Apu talked to them about their aspirations and plans.

The Election Commission today warned the mayoral candidate of Islami Andolon Bangladesh of Barishal City Corporation elections over violation of the electoral code of conduct.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today requested Japan, one of the biggest lenders of Bangladesh, to send observers during the next general election.

The election will be held to fill the seat vacated after actor Farooque's death

One independent mayor candidate and seven councillor candidates of Sylhet City Corporation polls, whose nominations were initially cancelled for breaching electoral code, got their candidacies back.