Election Commission
Earn people's trust
Editors and senior journalists suggested that the Election Commission should take all-out steps to earn trust of the people and
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM
EC, journos sit today to talk polls reforms
The Election Commission today begins its two-day talks with editors and senior journalists for their opinions on possible electoral
15 August 2017, 18:00 PM
EC not empowered to hold fair polls: SC
None of the succeeding governments took any step to strengthen the Election Commission with all the powers it needs for holding a free and fair parliamentary election, observed the Supreme Court in the 16th amendment case verdict.
2 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Civil Society Talks with EC: Call for army in polls, 'no vote' system
During their talks with the Election Commission yesterday, most civil society members spoke for restoration of “no vote” system and ensuring a level-playing field for all political parties to hold the election in a free, fair and participatory manner.
31 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Civil society urges Election Commission to gain public confidence
Civil society members in a dialogue with the Election Commission (EC) discuss three agenda – gaining public confidence, army deployment and no-vote option during the next parliamentary elections.
31 July 2017, 05:24 AM
Voter roll updating starts Jul 25
The Election Commission (EC) will start updating the voter list from July 25, taking some special measures to prevent Rohingyas from becoming voters.
17 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Rebel candidates behind UP polls violence: Minister
Rebel candidates were responsible for the deadly violence during the recently held Union Parishad (UP) elections, law minister tells the parliament.
13 June 2016, 11:02 AM
Ex-enclave people to be made voters ‘in 3 months’
Election Commission (EC) plans to enroll the people of ex-enclaves as voters within three months in addition to providing them with national identity (NID) cards.
11 June 2016, 13:45 PM
EC passes the buck on society
The Election Commission has passed the buck to the society by making a ridiculous claim that "social instability is one of the major causes" for the widespread violence in the just concluded union parishad polls.
5 June 2016, 18:00 PM
UP polls: BNP blames govt, EC for violence, irregularities
Both the government and the Election Commission are responsible for the irregularities and violence occurred during all the phases of union parishad elections, BNP alleges.
4 June 2016, 13:27 PM
UP polls: Voting ends in 6th and last phase of UP polls
Marked by incidents of violence that claimed the lives of at least three people, voting ends in the sixth and final phase of the union parishad elections in 698 unions.
4 June 2016, 02:21 AM
‘Assault’ of polls officials: EC to file case against AL MP
EC to file case against AL lawmaker of Chittagong-16 constituency for allegedly beating an upazila election officer in Chittagong.
1 June 2016, 14:57 PM
EC receives scores of complaints
The Election Commission has received scores of complaints over anomalies in the fifth phase of the union parishad polls held on May 28.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
6 shot in Munshiganj pre-polls violence
At least six people have been bullet-hit in a pre-election violence in Munshiganj’s Sadar upazila ahead of union parishad election this Saturday.
25 May 2016, 05:20 AM
Polls atmosphere better than previous phases: EC
The Election Commission says the fourth phases of the Union Parishad (UP) election were held relatively in a better atmosphere than the previous three phases.
7 May 2016, 13:23 PM
UP polls: Voting suspended in Bagmara
Election Commission withholds all process for holding elections to all the 16 union councils of Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi.
5 May 2016, 16:24 PM
Civil body questions EC role over UP polls
A civil society platform has questioned the role of the Election Commission over its role in the union parishad elections in view of the poll-time irregularities and violence.
27 April 2016, 08:20 AM
UP polls violence kills 2, injures 60
At least two people were killed and 60 others injured in violence over Union Parishad polls in the last two days.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Khaleda to hold workers’ rally May 1
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a workers’ rally in Dhaka on May 1 on the occasion of May Day.
24 April 2016, 07:15 AM
UP polls: EC asks cops to withdraw Gazipur SP, 2 OCs
The Election Commission has issued an order to withdraw the superintendent of police and officer-in-charges of two police stations of Gazipur for the sake of fair election as the district goes into Union Parishad polls on Saturday.
21 April 2016, 11:38 AM