Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal estimated that voter turnout was about 50 percent in the Barishal City Corporation election that ended at 4:00pm..He said turnout in the Khulna City Corporation polls was between 42 and 45 percent..While briefing reporters at the EC Offic

Incumbent Barishal City Corporation (BCC) Mayor Serniabad Sadiq Abdullah, also the secretary of Awami League city unit, did not cast his vote in today's city corporation polls

Protesting the attack on the Islami Andolon Bangladesh mayoral candidate during Barishal City Corporation elections, more than 500 leaders and activists of the party have gathered in front of Barishal University

The attack on Mufti Syed Faizul Karim, the mayoral candidate of Islami Andolan Bangladesh in the Barishal City Corporation polls, was a "sudden and stray" incident, Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan said

Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Shafiqul Islam Madhu today expressed his frustration over voting through electronic voting machines (EVMs) and said he had told the Election Commission not to use them in the Khulna City Corporation polls

Jatiya Party (Ershad)-backed mayoral candidate Md Shafiqul Islam Madhu has alleged that his agents are being barred from entering polling centres by supporters of Awami League (AL) candidate during the ongoing Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election

Islami Andolon Bangladesh mayoral candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim and several supporters were injured in an attack allegedly by ruling party men during the Barishal City Corporation polls

The mayoral candidate of Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) Abdul Awal alleged that votes cast for "hand fan", IAB's electoral symbol, were going to "boat" -- the ruling party's symbol -- in the EVMS at one centre in the Khulna City Corporation polls

Delay in voting forced many voters to walk back without casting their ballots at some centres during Barishal City Corporation elections

A 65-year-old woman from Nabinagar under Khulna City Corporation overcame her physical difficulties to cast her vote in today's city polls

EC's steps have assured and inspired voters to come to the polling centres, he said while briefing reporters at his EC office

The ruling Awami League (AL) candidate Abul Khair Abdullah once again refused to comment on who his brother Abul Hasanat Abdullah and nephew Serniabad Sadiq Abdullah’s would vote for in today's Barishal City Corporation polls.

Former Khulna mayor and Awami League's mayoral candidate Talukdar Abdul Khaleque said that the election results would be accepted irrespective of the outcome

Islami Andolan Bangladesh mayoral candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim today said he would accept the election results, regardless of the outcome, if the Barishal City Corporation elections are held fairly

Iqbal Hossain Tapos, Jatiya Party's mayoral candidate in the Barishal City Corporation (BCC) elections, alleged that ruling party supporters were stopping people from going to polling centres to cast votes

Voting in City Corporation elections of Barishal and Khulna cities began this morning using EVMs

Barishal and Khulna cities go to polls today.

“Dhaka is a vibrant and interesting tourist destination,” says Rahnuma Salam Khan, deputy director, Bangladesh Tourism Board, with conviction.

The mayoral candidates in Khulna city have seemingly failed to generate enthusiasm among voters through their 16-day electioneering that ended yesterday.

Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan yesterday said the Barishal and Khulna city polls will be better than the recently held Gazipur city polls.