Race for Thakurgaon-1 begins as BNP, Jamaat hit campaign trail
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26 election observers to be appointed for Thakurgaon-1 by-polls
6 October 2026
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EC yet to fix UP election timeline, decide on army deployment
1 October 2026
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29 expat voters from 12 countries register for Thakurgaon-1 by-poll
30 September 2026
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Update / 6 candidates declared valid for Thakurgaon-1 by-election
29 September 2026
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All measures taken for free, fair Thakurgaon-1 by-election: CEC
27 September 2026
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Thakurgaon-1 by-election nomination deadline today
27 September 2026
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Govt favours UP polls from January
27 September 2026
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Local polls likely in January, not delayed by govt pressure: EC
24 September 2026
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EC finalises 42 symbols for union parishad elections
24 September 2026
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Govt not consulted over Nov 12 local polls date: Shahe Alam
EC says it is a tentative schedule, will finalise date after discussion on Thursday
15 September 2026
Selim Uddin, Ducsu VP Shadik Kayem likely Jamaat picks for Dhaka city polls
Party says organisational preparations for local government polls are at final stage
14 September 2026
Local govt polls likely to begin November 12: EC
Union Parishad elections in 80 upazilas to be held in first out of seven phases
14 September 2026
Local polls likely to start with UP elections in November: EC
Election schedule to be announced soon, commissioner says
14 September 2026
No educational qualification needed for local govt polls: Shahe Alam
LGRD state minister says existing laws do not set academic requirements for local election candidates
13 September 2026
Thakurgaon-1 by-poll on October 29: EC
Nomination deadline September 27; over 515,000 voters to cast ballots at 989 polling centres
10 September 2026
No unlawful directives to law enforcers ahead of local government polls: CEC
Says commission and law enforcers are committed to ensuring free, fair local polls
9 September 2026
EC eyes November start for UP polls, plans drones and body cameras
Commission says preparations are moving rapidly
6 September 2026
Jamaat alleges government ‘conspiring’ to delay UP polls
Party demands withdrawal of administrators appointed to union parishads
3 September 2026
12.87 crore voters can vote in local polls: EC
EC publishes final voter roll ahead of local government polls
31 August 2026
UNDP lauds EC, offers support for upcoming local polls
UNDP resident representative hails national election as a ‘turning point’ for Bangladesh
31 August 2026
Local polls likely by November-end or December: CEC
EC hopes to announce election schedule by September, AMM Nasir Uddin says
27 August 2026
EC shifts local government election target from October to November
Union parishad polls are expected to come first
25 August 2026
EC says no army deployment planned for local government elections
Police, BGB and Ansar asked to prepare for local polls
24 August 2026
Local polls will be better than national election: CEC
Nasir says EC will decide poll dates after considering legal amendments, weather and other factors
24 August 2026
Mirza Fakhrul sworn in as Bangladesh’s president
Veteran BNP leader takes oath at Bangabhaban after winning the country’s first contested presidential election since 1991
21 August 2026
Why Bangladesh’s president takes no oath of secrecy
Unlike the prime minister and cabinet members, the president completes the constitutional oath without a separate secrecy pledge
21 August 2026
PM greets President-elect Fakhrul with red rose after election win
Lawmakers applaud as Fakhrul embraces opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman in a festive scene at the Jatiya Sangsad
20 August 2026
Six MPs skipped presidential vote
Three BNP lawmakers, an expelled Jamaat leader, a Khelafat Majlis leader and Rumeen Farhana did not cast ballots
20 August 2026
Mirza Fakhrul elected president with 255 votes
BNP candidate defeats Jamaat-led alliance nominee Oli Ahmed, who secured 88 votes in the presidential election
20 August 2026