Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday assured that the government is fully prepared to hold the national election.

Four eminent citizens responded positively to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’s announcement that the next national election would be held either at the end of 2025 or in the first half of 2026.

BNP leaders welcomed Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’s announcement on the timeline of national elections but urged a clear and actionable roadmap.

He further said if there is an election before the trial of 2024, the 2,000 martyrs and millions injured will not get any justice

The Electoral Reform Commission asked 30 returning officers and assistant returning officers to attend a meeting today to gather information on alleged irregularities in the previous three national polls held under the previous Awami League government.

Apurba Jahangir, the deputy press Secretary to the chief adviser, said today that the education adviser's comments regarding the national parliament election were personal opinions

Students Against Discrimination and 29 other student organisations have agreed on demanding elections to student councils at universities and colleges across the country by late January or early February.

The newly constituted Election Commission, which held its first meeting yesterday, decided to send its representatives door to door to update the voter list in March next year.

UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin today and discussed various issues, including the upcoming elections in Bangladesh.

Election Commis-sioner Brig Gen Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah yesterday said they have no choice but to conduct a “good” national election as the country is passing a transitional period.

Says Badiul Alam Majumdar after a discussion

Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin and four other election commissioners will take oath at the Supreme Court today.

The newly appointed chief election commissioner and four other election commissioners will take oath tomorrow.

Editors and senior journalists from different media outlets yesterday recommended increasing women’s seats in parliament, electing representatives to those seats through direct vote, and punishing those responsible for irregularities in the last three national elections.

Will leave no stone unturned for ensuring a free, fair and credible national polls, says AMM Nasir Uddin

Journalists have proposed increasing the number of parliamentary seats and introducing direct elections to reserved women’s seats to promote inclusivity and women’s empowerment.

Chairman of the Election Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majumdar has called for political consensus on the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs), citing ongoing concerns over their reliability and potential for misuse

The new Election Commission will be composed of "honest, fearless, and efficient individuals," Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid said today, following the inaugural meeting of the search committee chaired by Appellate Division Judge Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury

A gazette revealing the members of this committee was released today

A gazette notification was issued today regarding the formation of the six-member search committee led by Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury to constitute a new Election Commission