12th Parliament Elections

AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader addresses a meeting with its associate bodies’ presidents and general secretaries and presidents and general secretaries of the party’s Dhaka North and South units at its central office at Bangabandhu Avenue, Dhaka, on 10 May 2022

BNP’s non-party polls-time government a ‘political bargain’: Quader

We will ask the BNP to join the polls without bargaining here and there, said the AL general secretary Obaidul Quader

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaks to media.

BNP sees EVM as Awami League’s new ‘trap’

BNP sees the plans to use EVM in the next general election as an Awami League strategy

Ruling Awami League General Secretary and the Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader talks to newspersons in Feni on 5 May 2022

Parliament election to be held on time: Obaidul Quader

The national election in Bangladesh will be held on time following the Constitution, said ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen addresses a seminar titled ‘Bangladesh and the United States Relations: Moving towards Enhanced Cooperation and Partnership’ organised by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) at the BIISS auditorium on 24 April 2022

Foreign Minister highlights work towards ‘free, fair and transparent’ elections

Momen said the recently adopted law on the formation of the EC is a good manifestation of the government’s goodwill and determination to hold a free and fair election

Sanctions on RAB won’t be lifted without concrete action: Peter Haas

Sanctions on RAB won’t be lifted without concrete action: Peter Haas

US ambassador Peter Haas on Sunday said US sanctions on RAB would not be lifted if concrete action is not taken and accountability not ensured.

German Ambassador to Dhaka Achim Tröster talks to newspersons in DCAB Talk at the National Press Club on 20 April, 2022

DCAB Talk A bit disappointed with BNP leader’s statement quoting me: German Ambassador

German Ambassador to Bangladesh, Achim Tröster, has said that he was a little disappointed with what the BNP leaders have said about human rights and elections in Bangladesh quoting him

In search of lost elections

In search of lost elections

Earlier, the 'Magura election model' was in a particular electoral area but now that model has spread throughout the country

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud

'Foreign Minister did not discuss about BNP in talks with US counterpart'

BNP is afraid of joining polls and that’s why they have rejected the Union Parishad elections as well as parliamentary voting, Hasan Mahmud said

Leaders and activists of BNP bring out a procession in marking the Independence Day.

BNP set to float new idea of ‘national government’

Amid the debate of the opposition parties over an interim government and a national government during the election, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going to unveil a new idea of the ‘national ...

Will Awal listen to the two former Chief Election Commissioners?

Will Awal listen to the two former Chief Election Commissioners?

As the new election commission takes up its duties, an analysis can be made on how the former chief election commissioners Mohammad Abu Hena and ATM Shamsul Huda took up the challenge of conducting ...

Badiul Alam Majumdar

Interview: Badiul Alam Majumdar 'Election Commission must prove itself in action, not words'

Secretary of SHUJAN, Badiul Alam Majumdar, in an interview with Prothom Alo, speaks about the new election commission, its challenges, the way ahead, and more

Editorial

Torturing the student Can the Chhatra League not be reined

This was not the first violence of BCL men at Kabi Nazrul University. In the last three years, they have harassed at least 50 students

CEC Kazi Habibul Awal talks to media as other commissioners listens

New CEC not to act as ‘mediator’ among political parties

New CEC Kazi Habibul Awal said they have not yet taken any decision on what would be the work procedure of the new election commission

Justice Obaidul Hassa, head of the search committee to form election commission, address the media after a meeting on Supreme Court Judges’ Lounge on 20 February 2022.

EC formation: Names of 10 should be disclosed for transparency, experts say

Eminent citizens have said proposed names of 10 people for the appointment of the chief election commissioner and four commissioners should be disclosed for the sake of transparency

Chief election commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda addresses the last press conference of his tenure at the election commission office in Dhaka 14 February 2022.

Not embarrassed at all: CEC Nurul Huda

Chief election commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said there were some failures along with the success during the five years of their tenure

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