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'Government now well-established both economically and politically'
Chief Advisers press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, commented that the government is now well-established both economically and politically, and the situation in the country has significantly improved. He said, The Interim Government is now well-organized. There was a lot of concern about law and...

Cohorts of ousted fascist creating chaos in country: Jamaat Ameer
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has alleged that the cohorts of the ousted autocratic government are conspiring to obstruct the holding of an inclusive election in the country. Even though the fascist dictator has fled the country, they continue to create chaos here in various...

We have not regained democracy yet: Mirza Fakhrul
The fascist Awami League has been ousted through a mass uprising, but the countrys people have not yet regained democracy, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. We have become free today after many sacrifices, but we have not yet regained democracy, and we have not had...

Chief adviser's statement on election lacks clarity: Mirza Fakhrul
Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticized the chief advisers statement on the upcoming election, calling it unclear and lacking direction. He pointed out that the announcement of elections between December and June without a clear roadmap...

CA vows to hold most free, fair polls in Bangladesh's history
Chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus said the interim government is committed to holding the most free, fair and acceptable election in the countrys history, reports BSS. Chief adviser made the remark on Tuesday while addressed the nation this evening to convey greetings on the occasion of the...

CA stresses starting police preparations for holding peaceful polls
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (March 19) directed authorities concerned to take initiatives from now on regarding polices preparations and works for holding peaceful elections. He came up with the directives at a meeting with Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam...

EC seeks OIC support for expatriate voting in national elections
The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh has sought cooperation from member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to enable Bangladeshi expatriates to vote in the upcoming national elections. Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah Brig. Gen. (Retd.) made the...

Election dialogues in August-September
The Election Commission (EC) is ramping up preparations for the 13th National Parliament elections, set for December. The election schedule may be announced in October. Ahead of that, the EC plans to hold dialogues with political parties in August-September after completing preliminary work in...

CEC to hold talks with chiefs of 19 foreign missions on March 17
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasir Uddin has invited the heads of missions of 19 foreign countries to a high-level meeting at the EC headquarters on March 17. The invited diplomats are from Afghanistan, Algeria, Brunei Darussalam, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia,...

EC does not want to miss national election timeline in Dec
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the Election Commission (EC) does not want to miss the national election timeline in December. CEC said this after a meeting with British High Commissioner Sarah Cook at the Election Building in Agargaon in the capital on Monday....

EC invites applications for new political party registration
The Election Commission (EC) has issued a public notice inviting applications for the registration of new political parties ahead of the 13th National Assembly elections. In a notice signed by the EC Secretary on Monday, the commission announced that applications for new party registration will...

‘Only an elected government can drive real economic growth’
Prominent businessman and BNP leader Abdul Awal Mintoo said an elected government is crucial for fostering real economic growth, as it remains accountable to people and prioritizes their welfare. Speaking in an interview, Mintoo criticized the introduction of a forced electoral system by the...

EC to speak for keeping NID services under its jurisdiction
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said that they will strongly urge the government to keep the national identity (NID) services under the Election Commissions control, reports UNB. He said: We will strongly voice our opinions in the law-making process. Wherever opinions are needed, we...

'Elected govt will also be committed to bringing Hasina & criminals to justice'
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said, Not only Sheikh Hasina, but the remaining criminals of the Awami League must also be brought to justice. The elected government will also be committed to bringing Sheikh Hasina and the criminals of the Awami League to trial. He...

Constitution is no more pro-people: Samanta
Since 5th August, the leaders of anti-discrimination students movement have repeatedly called for amending the constitution and have met with resistance from certain quarters. The students have formed their own political party, National Citizen Party (NCP) on 28th February, to realize this goal...

BNP likely seeking specific election date: Press Secretary
CAs press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday that BNP may be pressing for a specific election date, reports UNB. He also said that the interim government has already released the national election roadmap. He made the remark while responding to a question at a press briefing at the Foreign...

Local government elections may take more than a year
The Election Commission said that local government elections will take more than one year to be completed. The commission said that it will take more than a year to complete the elections for city corporations, zilla parishad, upazila parishad, and municipalities across the country before the...

‘EC takes preparations to hold election in December’
Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker said that the Election Commission (EC) is preparing to hold the national election by December. Mentioning that the election schedule will be announced within the logical time, Anwarul Islam said the election commission is trying to announce a...

Tarique Rahman seeks fair polls as soon as possible
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday reiterated his call for holding a fair national election as soon as possible, reports BSS. The main task of the interim government is holding a fair election. We hope they (interim government) will do it as soon as possible, he said while virtually...

‘Political parties' reform commitment paved way for polls in Dec’
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz has said national election in December this year appeared possible as political parties are committed to undertake the reform process, reports BSS. I am optimist that in major ways it (reforms) can be done. It is not impossible and I...

‘Will not be allow to verify complete NID information from EC server’
Different information verification organizations will not be allowed to verify their entire information from the Election Commissions server, said Bangladeshs National Identity Registration Divisions director general (DG) ASM Humayun Kabir. The NID DG informed this to the reporters on Monday....

Jamaat’s meeting with EC begins
A delegation from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has begun a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin and other election commissioners. The meeting started at 10:00 am today (February 13) at the Election Commission building in Agargaon, Dhaka. In a statement issued on...

We want to remain neutral, not support or oppose any party: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the Election Commission (EC) does not intend to take a stance for or against any political party, reports UNB. We, who are in the commission, do not want to engage in politics we do not want to support or oppose any political party...

Countless people at wrong address
Millions of people across the country are tussling with inconsistent address records, leading to bureaucratic hurdles and aiding criminal activities, including the creation of fraudulent National Identity Cards (NIDs). Its not uncommon for siblings living in the same house to have different...

50 lakh voters added to updated list
Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said field-level officials have collected data on nearly 50 lakh people eligible to be voters as of Monday. Field-level officials have collected data on 49,70,388 eligible voters as of Monday during the door-to-door data collection campaign,...

Four alliances in upcoming election
Four major alliances are being discussed widely in political arena as the 13th National Parliament Election approaches and efforts are underway to form alliances. There is tension regarding the expansion of alliances, and seat-sharing negotiations are ongoing. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party...

EU assures EC of every assistance, stresses on electoral reforms
European Union (EU) has assured the Election Commission (EC) of all kinds of assistance ahead of the upcoming national parliamentary elections. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin also told them, The EC has deployed all its resources to ensure fair and acceptable elections. A...

BNP’s Khosru seeks impartial interim govt for election
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru has said the interim government should proceed with the national election in a manner that leaves no room for doubts about its impartiality, reports UNB. This interim government should move towards the next election impartially, and no question should arise in...