UP polls to begin Jan 21, end May 27 in 2027
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8 HOUR(s) • Election
EC sits in meeting to finalise UP polls roadmap
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11 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

Rajshahi-5: Independent candidate's polls camp damaged in crude bomb blast

A crude bomb was blasted at the election camp of independent candidate Md Obaidur Rahman at Rajshahi-5 constituency last evening.
28 December 2023

4 BNP leaders arrested while distributing anti-polls leaflets

Four BNP leaders were arrested yesterday while distributing anti-election leaflets in Laxmipur's Ramganj
28 December 2023

Threatening or obstructing voters won't be tolerated: EC Rashida

Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana said whoever will threaten or obstruct voters will not be tolerated and those who will do that will face punishment according to the law
28 December 2023

EC orders to transfer 3 OCs of Faridpur

A letter was issued by EC Deputy Secretary Mizanur Rahman to the home ministry's public security division in this regard tonight
28 December 2023

EC seeks for SC order to scrap candidacy of Chattogram-4 independent candidate

The Election Commission has filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging its chamber judge’s order that allowed independent candidate Md Salahuddin to contest the January 7 polls from Chattogram-4 constituency.
28 December 2023

180 foreign observers applied to EC to oversee Jan 7 polls: foreign ministry

Around 180 foreign observers from 35 countries have applied to the Election Commission to observe the next national election scheduled to be held on January 7.
28 December 2023

Thakurgaon-1: SC restores Tahmina Akter's candidacy

The Supreme Court today restored the candidacy of Thakurgaon-1 independent candidate Tahmina Akter Mollah for the January 7 national election
28 December 2023

20,773 local observers get permission to monitor polls

The Election Commission today gave 20,773 local observers from 84 organisations the approval to monitor the January 7 national election
28 December 2023

Wealth hike of candidates: Quader vows strong actions after polls

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today vowed stern actions against the candidates contesting in the upcoming polls whose wealth increased exponentially
28 December 2023

No 'large-scale' breaches of electoral code of conduct: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today said violence and breach of electoral code of conduct are not taking place on a "large scale"
28 December 2023

‘Forcing people to vote also violates human rights'

Barring people from voting or forcing them to exercise their franchise are violations of human rights, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed said today.
28 December 2023

BNP announces mass contact programme for December 29, 30

BNP announced a two-day mass contact and leaflet distribution programme for Friday and Saturday as part of their one-point movement
28 December 2023

AL promises getting bigger

The Awami League’s election manifesto says the party will work on 11 key areas to make Bangladesh a smart country by 2041.
27 December 2023

Shahjahan Omar can contest Jan 7 polls: HC

The High Court today cleared the way for Shahjahan Omar, the Jhalakathi-1 Awami League candidate who recently left the BNP, to contest the January 7 election.
27 December 2023

EC fines AL candidates in Cumilla, Barguna total of Tk 1.5 lakh

The Election Commission today fined Awami League aspirant for Cumilla-6 AKM Bahauddin Bahar Tk 1 lakh, and Barguna-1 AL candidate Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu Tk 50,000 for violating the electoral code of conduct.
27 December 2023

AL pledges to protect journalists from torture, false cases if elected

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today pledged to make arrangements so that journalists do not face torture, intimidation, or false cases if her party is elected in the next general polls to be held on January 7
27 December 2023

Faridpur-1 AL candidate fined Tk 20,000 for breaching electoral code of conduct

A mobile court yesterday fined Awami League presidium member and the party's Faridpur-1 candidate Abdur Rahman for violating the electoral code of conduct
27 December 2023

Gonotantri Party can contest elections: SC

The Supreme Court today directed the Election Commission (EC) to allow candidates of two factions of Gonotantri Party, member of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, to contest the January 7 parliamentary elections
27 December 2023

Hasina announces AL’s election manifesto

The AL is vying for a fourth straight term, having won the 2008, 2014 and 2018 elections.
27 December 2023

18 hurt in pre-polls violence

At least 18 people were injured in pre-polls violence, while six were arrested, in four separate districts since Monday night.
26 December 2023