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

'I'll seek justice till my last breath': 14 years after Sagar-Runi murder, family's wait for closure drags on

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- When power changed hands after the July 2024 Uprising, Saleha Monir allowed herself to hope once more. Perhaps, she thought, under an interim government, the mystery surrounding the ... 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

BNP complains to EC Jamaat is splashing cash to sway voters

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders have lodged a formal complaint with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, alleging that the Jamaat-e-Islami is distributing mo... 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

EC dismisses rumours, says voting will go ahead without a doubt

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Hours before Bangladesh heads to the general election, the Election Commission has dismissed rumours that the vote might not take place. In a notice issued Wednesday evening, the EC... Read More

Capitol Hill briefing calls Bangladesh election 'flawed', urges action on minority violence

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A congressional briefing in Washington has cast doubt on the credibility of Bangladesh's parliamentary election, with some speakers arguing that a vote held without the Awami League ... Read More

CEC Nasir Uddin calls on all citizens to vote, respect outcome of election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- On the eve of the parliamentary election, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has addressed the nation, calling on citizens to go to polling centres fearlessly and exercise t... 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

BNP alleges Jamaat using money to stop 'inevitable' Sheaf of Paddy victory

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has accused the Jamaat-e-Islami of buying votes with cash in a bid to block what it described as the "inevitable victory" of the Sheaf of Paddy... Read More

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