The Election Commission will not be involved in politics, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said yesterday.

Sixty-five percent of the people favour local government elections before the next national polls under the interim government, a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics study has found

Commission proposes reserving one-fourth of parliamentary seats for women who will be elected by popular vote

The study surveyed 46,000 people nationwide

The Election Commission is focused on the national polls, and not any other election, Election Commissioner Brig Gen (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said yesterday.

The BNP and its like-minded parties have firmly opposed plans to hold local government elections before the national polls.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said they were working wholeheartedly to hold free and fair polls.

The interim government is simultaneously preparing for national and local body elections, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus told European Investment Bank [EIB] Vice-President Nicola Beer yesterday.

The EC made it public on January 2, showing 1,033,447 male and 1,024,827 female voters respectively.

The interim government is ready to hold elections this year if political parties do not want broader reforms, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday.

Voters were deprived of exercising their rights in past elections because decisions were made to serve the rulers' interests, said election commissioners yesterday.

The list now includes 6,33,30,103 male voters, 6,03,52,415 female voters, and 994 voters of the hijra community

He made the remarks during a views-exchange meeting with election officials at the Cumilla Regional Election Office, discussing voter list updates and preparation for the next national election

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin today underscored the need for some changes in the existing process to include more youths in the voter list ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections

There is a public perception that the interim government is intentionally delaying the election process, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

The Election Commission has terminated its contract with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) for National Identification (NID) data verification services due to a breach of terms.

No election will be held using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Badiul Alam Majumdar, chief of the Electoral Reform Commission, said yesterday.

The Election Commission, under the stewardship of Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, has embarked on preparations for the nation's 13th parliamentary election, setting the wheels in motion for what it promises to be a festival time in the country's democratic journey

Badiul Alam Majumdar, the head of the Election System Reform Commission, today said there are no obstacles to the Awami League's participation in the upcoming 13th national election

The next parliamentary polls are expected to take place by June 30, 2026, said Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the chief adviser.