UP polls to begin Jan 21, end May 27 in 2027
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EC sits in meeting to finalise UP polls roadmap
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9 HOUR(s) • Election
Race for Thakurgaon-1 begins as BNP, Jamaat hit campaign trail
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8 October 2026 • Election
26 election observers to be appointed for Thakurgaon-1 by-polls
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6 October 2026 • Election
EC yet to fix UP election timeline, decide on army deployment
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1 October 2026 • Election
29 expat voters from 12 countries register for Thakurgaon-1 by-poll
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30 September 2026 • Election
Update / 6 candidates declared valid for Thakurgaon-1 by-election
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29 September 2026 • Election
All measures taken for free, fair Thakurgaon-1 by-election: CEC
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27 September 2026 • Election
Thakurgaon-1 by-election nomination deadline today
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27 September 2026 • Election

Russian, Palestinian observers ‘impressed’ with election

Observers from Russia, Palestine, and Gambia have found the election process in Bangladesh very impressive, open and transparent
7 January 2024

BNP salutes voters for 'boycotting' polls

Claiming that their party's call for boycotting the "unilateral" national election was successful, BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan today congratulated the voters for not going to the polling stations
7 January 2024

Turnout around 40 percent: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said around 40 percent votes were cast in the 12th parliamentary election
7 January 2024

Polling agents' signatures taken even as vote was ongoing at Dhaka-14 centre

Supporters of an independent candidate from Dhaka-14 alleged that signatures of polling agents were taken on the result sheet before voting ended at a polling centre in Kalyanpur Girls School
7 January 2024

Healthy turnout will work in favour of credibility: Momen

A healthy voter turnout will work in favour of the election and its credibility, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said today
7 January 2024

Voting ends, counting begins

The voting of 12th parliamentary elections has ended at 4:00pm today
7 January 2024

Ctg-16 AL aspirant Mostafizur's candidacy cancelled

The Election Commission cancelled the candidacy of ruling Awami League candidate and current lawmaker from Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury
7 January 2024

They line up to 'vote' when TV camera appears

There weren't many voters around 10:00am at Gulshan Model School in Dhaka-17 constituency, but suddenly about 20 individuals got together and formed a queue in front of the polling centre when several TV cameras appeared to cover the polls situation
7 January 2024

Eight candidates boycott polls over ‘irregularities’

Eight candidates in different constituencies across the country have boycotted the 12th national election so far, alleging vote rigging and irregularities
7 January 2024

Dhaka-12: Supporters of AL candidate serve food to polls officials

Supporters of the AL candidate distributed lunch boxes and water bottles with stickers of the "boat" symbol and Sheikh Hasina's name to the polls officials at Noyatola Darussalam Etimkhana Complex in the Dhaka-12 constituency, where four polling centres are located
7 January 2024

Two elderly voters cast votes defying physical barriers

Ninety-year-old Lozzatun Nesa of Baniyadi in Rupnagar, Narayanganj, defied physical challenges and age barriers to exercise her voting right
7 January 2024

4 including child hurt in crude bomb explosion in Hazaribagh

Four persons including a child were injured after unidentified miscreants exploded two crude bombs near a voting centre in Dhaka's Hazaribagh this morning
7 January 2024

Voters allege slow vote casting process in Narayanganj-1

Nurjahan Begum, a 58-year-old voter, has been waiting behind 30 women in a long queue for more than one hour until 1:00pm to cast her vote at Baniadi Government Primary School polling centre in Narayanganj-1 constituency
7 January 2024

Two suffer bullet wounds in clash near Ctg polling centre

Two people suffered bullet wounds as two groups clashed near a polling centre in Chattogram’s Khulshi area this morning
7 January 2024

18.5pc votes cast till 12:10pm: EC

The percentage of votes cast in the 12th parliamentary election till 12:10pm was 18.5 percent.
7 January 2024

15 arson attacks reported in 12 hours till 6am

At least 15 arson attacks were reported in the 12 hours preceding the start of the national election this morning, according to Fire Service statistics
7 January 2024

Gazipur’s assistant presiding officer dies of cardiac arrest

An assistant presiding officer of a polling centre under Gazipur-2 constituency died of cardiac arrest this morning
7 January 2024

AL aims for a ‘tough’ 50pc turnout

The Awami League will be fully focused on turnout as the nation heads to the polls today.
6 January 2024

Vote today, the outcome long known

As the nation goes to polls today for a third straight time under Sheikh Hasina-led government, the outcome is already a foregone conclusion. The 12th parliamentary election will go down in history as a race between Awami League candidates and Awami League “independents”.
6 January 2024

Attack on AL office: EC asks for lawsuit against Sunamganj-1 independent candidate

The Election Commission yesterday asked that a lawsuit be filed against Sunamganj-1 independent candidate Mouazzam Hossain Ratan and five of his associates for “launching an attack on an Awami League office” in Dharmapasha upazila
6 January 2024