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No role for foreign observers who certified past elections as fair: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said that foreign observers who previously gave certificates of approval to the past three elections-declaring them as very fair, acceptable, and credible, will not be allowed as observers in the upcoming election. He said this while speaking to...
EC mourns death of former CEC Shamsul Huda
The Election Commission (EC) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda. Md Ashadul Haque, assistant director of the ECs Public Relations Division, issued a condolence message to the media on Saturday. The Bangladesh Election...
Former CEC ATM Shamsul Huda passes away at 83
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda has passed away at the age of 83. He breathed his last around 9:00am on Saturday at his residence in Gulshan of the capital. He was later taken to United Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. According to family sources, his...
Election Commission set for restructuring
The Election Commission (EC) is being restructured following growing demands from political parties, notably the National Citizen Party (NCP). During the partys registration submission on June 22, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary reiterated the call: This EC must be restructured. We are...
BNP whims polls timeline after Yunus-Nasir meeting: Rizvi
The Senior Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday expressed hope that a clear timeline for the upcoming national election would be announced soon, following the recent meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Chief Election...
Former CEC Habibul Awal arrested from Moghbazar
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal was arrested today by members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police from the Moghbazar area of Dhaka. His arrest is the latest in a series of legal actions targeting former election officials. Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media)...
BNP demands trial of those tried to carry out mob justice against ex-CEC
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Monday demanded punishment of those who have misbehaved with former CEC Nurul Huda. Those who are carrying out mob justice should be identified and brought under the law, he told reporters at BNPs Nayapaltan office in the capital....
Ex-CEC Nurul Huda remanded
A Dhaka court on Monday placed former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on a four-day remand in a case filed for allegedly manipulating the national election. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mustafizur Rahman passed the order as police produced the former CEC before the court...
Those who incited mob to detain ex-CEC Huda will face action: Govt
The interim government announced on Sunday that legal measures will be pursued against those who organized a mob to detain former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda. According to a statement posted in the Chief Adviser GOB page on Facebook late at night, the government said Huda was...
BNP files case against 3 ex-CECs 16 others
BNP on Sunday filed a case against 19 people, including former Chief Election Commissioners, EC Commissioners and other officials involved in conducting the 10th, 11th and 12th national elections, alleging irregularities and biased conduct. A four-member BNP delegation, led by partys National...
BNP to sue three former CECs tomorrow
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will file a case against three former chief election commissioners (CECs) and election commissioners on Sunday for alleged irregularities during parliamentary elections in the past. Confirming the matter on Saturday, BNP Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan...
You will see when the sun rises: CEC on cancellation of AL's registration
Regarding the cancellation of the Awami Leagues (AL) registration following the governments ban on the partys activities, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A. M. M. Nasir Uddin said, You will see when the sun rises. He made this comment in response to a journalists question after a meeting at...
Decision on AL’s registration will be made after gazette publication: CEC
The Election Commission (EC) is awaiting the publication of the official gazette before making a decision regarding the registration of the Awami League (AL), according to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin. He mentioned that the partys registration would be discussed and decided...
EC being prepared to ensure expats voting rights in next election
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said on Tuesday that the Election Commission (EC) is working to ensure the voting rights of expatriate Bangladeshis in the next parliamentary election, even if it is on a limited scale, reports BSS. Preparations are underway to make this...
Election preparations underway within EC's jurisdiction: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday said the Election Commission is currently carrying out election-related preparations that are both necessary and within its jurisdiction. Were working on those things that we think are within our authority and necessary or possible...