National Election

National Election
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina

Next election to be fair with participation of all: PM Hasina hopes

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday hoped that the next general election with spontaneous participation of all political parties will be held in a free and fair manner

Japanese ambassador Ito Naoki at DCAB talk

Japanese ambassador at DCAB talk Japan hopes for an election better than last time

Japanese ambassador Ito Naoki, at a DCAB talk on Tuesday, expressed hope that the forthcoming election in Bangladesh would be better than last time

Editorial

Registration of political parties Participation in elections must not be discouraged

Many political parties, other than 39 registered ones, exist in the country and are active in politics and interested to contest the next general elections. Leaders of these parties in the past took ...

Kazi Habibul Awal

Not fully confident with EVM as yet: CEC

We’ve sat in five meetings, but we could not be fully confident over EVM, said the CEC

Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader addresses a discussion marking the founding anniversary of Matsyajibi League at Awami League’s Bangabandhu Avenue Central Office, Dhaka, on 22 May 2022

BNP will have to join polls under existing system: Quader

BNP is making ill-efforts to fish in troubled water for making the election process questionable, said Obaidul Quader

Voters cast their ballots in the Waverley suburb polling station in a school hall on the day of the national election in Sydney, Australia, 21 May 2022.

Australia votes in close-fought election

Australian election frontrunner Anthony Albanese asked voters heading to the polls Saturday to give his centre-left party a "crack" at running the country after a decade of conservative rule.

PM Sheikh Hasina

BNP has a history of rigging election to trample people’s rights: PM Hasina

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that since opposition BNP has a history of tainted polls it has no right now to raise question about election

What will 14-party do if BNP boycotts the polls?

What will 14-party do if BNP boycotts the polls?

If BNP takes part in the election, the 14-party alliance will contest jointly. If BNP boycotts the polls, the allies may opt to contest separately

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

Electronic Voting Machine

National Election Apprehensions remain over EVM, EC yet to decide

Although the ruling Awami League in its recent executive meeting gave an indication that the next general election would be held using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the Election Commission (EC) ...

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

'National government', under whom and when?

'National government', under whom and when?

Rather than worrying about the post-election scenario, focus now should be on how to ensure that the election is free, fair and peaceful.

French president and La Republique en Marche (LREM) party candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron meet people during a walk on a beach after he voted for the first round of France's presidential election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on 10 April 2022.

France votes with Macron seeking new term in tight election

French president Emmanuel Macron faced a tough test Sunday as he sought re-election in a vote projected to produce a tight run-off duel with far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

Akbar Ali Khan

District judges can be appointed as returning officers: Akbar Ali Khan

Akbar Ali Khan, an advisor to the former caretaker government and former cabinet secretary, said that the district judges could be appointed as the returning officers instead of deputy commissioners ...

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