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EC warns of 'saboteurs and infiltrators posing as allies' as shooting stirs polls jitters

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The Election Commission (EC) has long said it wants the election climate to remain "tolerable" and under control. After the schedule was announced, the question now is whether that h... Read More


Thousands of Bangladeshi expats register for postal vote. Here's where they're from

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- More than 20,000 expatriate Bangladeshis have registered in the first five days to vote by post in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, according to Election Commission data. T... Read More


Bangladesh's deadliest quake in decades seen as wake-up call for a far worse shock

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- When a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Narsingdi just outside Dhaka on Friday morning, buildings cracked, stairwells filled with panic and at least 10 people died -- crushed by ... Read More


Elections, referendum on same day: What EC must now do to manage two ballots, two counts in one night

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- With the interim government deciding to hold a referendum on the same day as the parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) must rework its plans so referendum preparations... Read More


As EC launches party dialogue, split Jatiya Party's invite hinges on 'who owns the Plough'

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- With the parliamentary election slated for the first half of February and the schedule due in early December, the Election Commission (EC) opens talks with political parties on Thurs... Read More