Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The banners will soon rise, rallies will fill the streets and campaign slogans will echo across constituencies -- but behind the theatre of democracy lies a quieter, more contentious ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- More than 1.5 million voters in Bangladesh and overseas have registered to cast their ballots by post in the upcoming parliamentary election and referendum. Among those who signed up... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Returning officers have approved the nomination papers of 1,842 candidates for the parliamentary elections, while rejecting those of 723 others. Those whose nomination papers were re... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The Election Commission (EC) has issued guidelines on how people held in prisons or in legal custody will be able to vote in the upcoming 13th national election and referendum throug... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- When Tarique Rahman left Bangladesh in 2008, the country was under a military-installed caretaker government born of the "1/11" intervention. An election loomed, public faith in demo... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Judicial committees will be on the field with the authority to impose penalties to prevent offences before and during polling day. If necessary, the committees can summon any indivi... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- The Election Commission has opened talks with the chiefs of the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force as part of preparations for next year's parliamentary election and referendum. Th... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Law enforcing agencies will be deployed for five days before and after the 13th parliamentary election and the accompanying referendum, the Election Commission says. The commission ... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- With expatriate Bangladeshis set to vote for the first time in the upcoming parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) is planning to start dispatching postal ballot papers... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The anticipation for Bangladesh's democratic transformation, reshaped by the July Uprising, is palpable across the country. A critical milestone in fulfilling that expectation has a... Read More