Polls Violence

Polls Violence
Four identified armed miscreants still not arrested

Satkania polls Four identified armed miscreants still not arrested

Allegations of harassing innocent people in the name of drives have been raised against police

CEC Kazi Habibul Awal and other commissioners paid respect to the martyrs of the liberation war at the National Memorial in Savar on 1 March, 2022

National Voters Day EC faces challenge to restore trust and protect people's right to vote

People's right to vote is now in a question due to the controversial role played by the EC during the last two national polls and the recent local government elections

Murder

Kushtia AL leader shot dead, three others bullet-hit

The incident could be the result of election-related clashes, said local people

Editorial

UP Election EC must be held accountable for poll violence

UP polls in almost all the districts and upazilas of the country were mired in violence, take over of polling centres and vandalism

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Gunfire opened aiming vehicle of Satkania UP chairman

Miscreants have fired at the vehicle of Ramzan Ali, chairman of Kanchana union parishad in Satkania upazila of Chattogram

KM Nurul Huda departing in failure

Five years of the election commission KM Nurul Huda departing in failure

Questions have arisen over all local government elections, save a few, held over the past five years as well as the EC’s role in this. Questions have arisen over the elections even from within the EC ...

CEC Nurul Huda (L) and Commissioner Mahbub Talukder

Mahbub Talukder tells lies: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has termed Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder’s remarks regarding the ongoing union parishad (UP) polls as ‘lies’ and ‘slander’

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UP elections Two killed in Chandpur violence

Two people have been killed in violence during the union parishad (UP) elections in Chandpur

Relatives wail after a supporter of Awami League is killed in violence in Bhatbaria of Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa on Saturday.

Polls violence: Another AL man murdered in Shailkupa

A supporter of Awami League has been killed and another injured in violence centring the uinion parishad election in Bhatbaria in Sarutia union parishad of Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa

Can the stigma of the 2018 election be erased?

Can the stigma of the 2018 election be erased?

The opposition political parties and the civil society should convince the president and the government to organise broader dialogues to devise ways to ensure the next election can be held in a ...

Shamim Hossain

Post-polls violence Awami League leader shot dead in Pabna

A local leader of Awami League has been shot dead during violence following the union parishad (UP) election in Pabna’s Sadar upazila.

Rehman Sobhan

Competitive election necessary at every level: Rehman Sobhan

Inequality has increased in the society and politics has not become inclusive, said eminent economist Rehman Sobhan while addressing the the 21st biennial conference of Bangladesh Economic Association

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Pre-polls violence: One hacked to death in Brahmanbaria

A person was hacked to death ahead of the Ratanpur union parishad election in Brahmanbaria’s Nabinagar upazila

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UP polls violence Injured Madaripur man dies in Dhaka

A 60-year-old man, who was injured in a bomb attack during a clash between two rivals groups ahead of Sidikhan union Parishad election on Wednesday, died at a hospital in Dhaka on Monday

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2nd phase UP polls Awami League defeated by rebel candidates in 206 UPs

The results of the second phase union parishad (UP) elections have raised questions about Awami League’s nomination process

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