57km on foot and rickshaw: Postman reaches poll office minutes before 4:30pm

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A postman has travelled nearly 57km, partly on foot and partly by rickshaw, to deliver postal ballots just minutes before voting ended in the Feb 12 election and referendum. The inc... Read More

EC reports 48% turnout, warns action if irregularities proven

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The Election Commission (EC) has reported a turnout of 47.91 percent by 2pm across 36,031 polling centres in Bangladesh's national election. EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed told a briefin... Read More

Bangladesh polls close after largely peaceful vote

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Bangladesh has completed balloting in the general election and concurrent referendum without any major incidents, with counting now under way across the country. The Election Commis... Read More

Bangladesh's parliamentary polls close, now counting begins

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Bangladesh has completed balloting in the general election and concurrent referendum without major clashes, with counting now under way across the country. The Election Commission r... Read More

BNP's Milton flags long queues, alleges delay tactics in Dhaka-15

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- BNP candidate Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton has raised allegations of deliberate delays in polling, claiming voters in Dhaka-15 are facing unusually long queues. On Thursday at 2:25pm,... Read More

Irregularity allegations: 11-party alliance calls for polls to be suspended in 3 seats

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has called for the Election Commission (EC) to suspend voting in the Cumilla-8, Shariatpur-2, and Patuakhali-1 constituencies over allegatio... Read More

'It took one second': Voters rush through referendum ballot

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Many voters said they stamped 'Yes' or 'No' on the referendum ballot "within a second" without reading the questions printed on it. Asked how long it took to cast their referendum v... Read More

No cause for alarm over election, says EC secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The Election Commission (EC) has said there is no alarming situation in the Feb 12 election and referendum, even as scattered incidents surface outside polling centres. At a briefin... Read More

'Our fate won't change': Election brings little hope for Korail slum residents

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- "There may not be any benefit for us, but voting is taking place. So I came to vote." These were the words of Amina Begum, a woman in her sixties and a resident of Korail slum, afte... Read More

BNP's Mirza Abbas says 'engineered result' won't be accepted

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- BNP candidate for Dhaka-8 Mirza Abbas has said he will not accept what he described as an "engineered result" in the election, alleging attempts to create confusion as voting continu... Read More

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