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Over 32% turnout at halfway point in Bangladesh polls

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Voter turnout stood at 32.88 percent across 32,789 polling centres by 12pm in the ongoing general election and referendum, according to the Election Commission. EC Secretary Akhtar ... Read More


Army rescues NCP leader Patwary after 'confinement' at polling station

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Army personnel have escorted NCP leader Nasir Uddin Patwary from a polling station in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur area after he was unable to leave the premises amid tensions with rival act... Read More


'Let's play the full 90 minutes': NCP's Patwary to BNP

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- NCP's Nasiruddin Patwary has told the BNP to "play the full 90 minutes" after his polling agent was delayed and barred from working for three hours at the Mirza Abbas Mohila College ... Read More


Turkish poll observers meet BNP chief Tarique

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A delegation of Turkish lawmakers, serving as election observers, has met with BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at the BNP chairman's office in Gulshan on Wednesday... Read More


Ballot papers dispatched to polling stations ahead of Bangladesh vote

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Ballot papers and other election materials are being sent out to polling centres ahead of the 13th parliamentary election and referendum. The presiding officers in charge of the pol... Read More


How voters can find polling stations and voter numbers ahead of Bangladesh election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Ahead of Bangladesh's 13th parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) has outlined four ways for voters to find essential voting information, including their polling statio... Read More


Election Commission vows 'strict action' if proof of vote trading emerges

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Election Commission (EC) has warned of "strict action" if evidence of vote buying emerges in the national election and referendum. The warning came in a media statement issued a... Read More


Two Jamaat polling agents jailed in Mirpur for entering centre to exert influence

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A mobile court has sentenced two polling agents representing the Jamaat-e-Islami to two years in prison for entering a booth and attempting to exert undue influence in Dhaka's Mirpur... Read More


EC secretary accuses media of misquoting him on cash a person can carry

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Election Commission (EC) Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has accused the media of misquoting him over the amount of cash permitted to be carried a day before the parliamentary election. Spea... Read More


Jamaat will not quit election race under any circumstances, says spokesperson Zubair

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Jamaat-e-Islami spokesperson Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair has alleged that a planned campaign of disinformation is being carried out against his party and its leaders to question the elect... Read More