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Friday, 18 July, 2025

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The rise of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Tarique Rahman

The stature of Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has grown in recent years, particularly following the fall of the Awami League government in August 2024. During his official visit to London from June 1013, Bangladeshs Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus...

BNP alleges plot to undermine law and order, delay 2026 election

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that a deliberate effort is underway to destabilise law and order in a bid to obstruct the democratic process and delay the parliamentary elections scheduled for early February 2026. In a meeting of the partys Standing Committeeits top...

EC forms technical committee for constituency delimitation

The Election Commission (EC) has formed a specialised technical committee to work on the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 13th national elections, reports UNB. According to an office order signed by EC Deputy Secretary Md Shah Alam, the seven-member committee was formed...

'Scales' added to EC's electoral symbols list

The scales symbol of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is now being added to the Election Commissions website after removing the boat symbol. The scales symbol has been included on the ECs website on Wednesday. EC Secretariats System Manager Md. Rafiqul Haque brought the gazette and symbol list to...

Boat symbol removed from EC website

The Election Commission (EC) has removed the boat symbol from its website. The constitutional body has taken down the symbol boat that was previously displayed next to the name of the Awami League (registration suspended). Md. Rafiqul Haque, System Manager at the EC Secretariat, told the...

Politics of revenge resurfaces

The political climate in Bangladesh is once again being marred by personal attacks, deepening rifts, and a growing culture of revenge especially online raising concerns about the future of democratic discourse in the lead-up to national elections. Despite hopes that the mass uprising of...

French envoy upbeat about fair, inclusive polls in Bangladesh

French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy has expressed optimism that the next national election in Bangladesh will be inclusive with the participation of citizens, noting that the government is getting prepared for holding free and fair polls in the country. Im confident that the Election...

Jamaat leader Taher stresses legal framework for reforms before next election

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher on Sunday called for establishing a legal foundation to ensure the enforceability of reform proposals ahead of the upcoming general election. Speaking to reporters after the 12th day of the National Consensus Commissions...

Election possible despite law and order challenges, CEC tells BBC Bangla

Exactly when the national election will be held in Bangladesh is still unresolved. Doubts and uncertainties have arisen in politics regarding the election. In this context, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has spoken about election preparations. In an interview with BBC Bangla, he...

Upcoming election will be extremely challenging

A new polarization is emerging in Bangladeshi politics, marked by two significant developments: the confirmation of a BBC report on the use of lethal force by then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina against student protestors during the July-August mass uprising, and an official directive to complete...

Political parties step up election preparations for February 2026 amid PR debate

With the 13th National Parliamentary Election expected around February 2026, major opposition parties in Bangladesh have intensified their groundwork, viewing the governments directive to finalize electoral preparations by December 2025 as a significant development. The move has sparked fresh...

EC moves forward with full swing preparations for 13th parliamentary elections

The Election Commission (EC) is moving forward with full swing preparations to hold the 13th parliamentary elections on time, reports BSS. To this end, the commission has started pre-election preparatory work to take the upcoming parliamentary elections to an acceptable level. Meanwhile, the...

Rizvi calls for early elections, rejects reform rhetoric

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called on the interim government to announce early national elections, warning that the public is being misled by empty reform promises. Speaking Friday morning at a doa mahfil in front of the partys central office in Nayapaltan, Rizvi...

Online registration, postal voting for expatriates to cost nearly Tk48 crore: EC

The Election Commission (EC) has announced that the upcoming implementation of online registration and postal voting for expatriate Bangladeshis in the 13th National Parliamentary Election will cost nearly Tk48 crore. The decision was finalized during the ECs 8th commission meeting held on...

Number of electoral symbols rises to 115 ahead of polls

Ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, the Election Commission (EC) is increasing the number of electoral symbols for candidates from 69 to 115. The EC Secretariat will soon issue a gazette notification in this regard. To that end, the final draft of the amended Election Conduct...

EC begins meeting to discuss RPO, several important issues

The Election Commission (EC) has begun a meeting to discuss the Representation of the People Order (RPO) and several other important issues. According to the EC, the meeting will also cover discussions on various legal reforms, including the Representation of the People Order, 1972. On...

EC to review RPO amendments today

The Election Commission (EC) has initiated a move to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 1972, in preparation for the upcoming general election. A commission meeting is scheduled to be held today (Thursday) at 11am at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka. Chief Election Commissioner...

Election could be held before Ramadan: Chief Adviser

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to complete, by December, the preparations for the upcoming national election. The polls are likely to take place in February or April, he told a meeting with law enforcers at the state guest house Jamuna in the...

BNP leaders decry suppression of dissent, call for democratic reform

Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have strongly criticized the ongoing suppression of dissent, emphasizing the importance of protecting democratic expression and engaging the youth in national politics. Fakhrul: Democracy Thrives on Dissent BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul...

Complications mount over elections

Complications surrounding upcoming national parliamentary elections are intensifying, with new challenges and political disagreements surfacing daily. Both the interim government and the Election Commission (EC) remain silent on the election timeline, fueling public doubt and speculation....

BNP to secure 39% of votes in upcoming polls, Jamaat 21%, NCP 16%: Survey

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is projected to secure 39% of the vote in the upcoming 13th general election, according to a new survey jointly conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) and ActionAid Bangladesh. Jamaat-e-Islami is expected to follow with 21%, while...

Political crisis deepens amid reform disputes

The countrys political crisis has further intensified due to growing disagreements among political parties, with uncertainty clouding the scheduled parliamentary election in February next year. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), insists that the general election should be held by February,...

First trial, then reform and polls: NCP’s Nahid Islam

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has declared that justice and political reform must precede any future elections in Bangladesh. We will ensure the trial of Sheikh Hasina, Awami League leaders and activists, and the police who shot our brothers and sisters on the ground of...

Jamaat Ameer claims no party activist involved in mobs

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has denied any involvement of his partys activists or supporters in mob activities across the country. Speaking to reporters at Syedpur Airport in Nilphamari on Friday afternoon, he stated, We are against mob violence. Jamaat-e-Islami does not...

EC disposes of over 9 lakh NID correction applications

The Election Commission has disposed of more than nine lakh applications for corrections to National Identity Cards (NID) in the last six months under a special crash programme, reports UNB. Under the crash programme, we have resolved 907,662 NID correction applications in the past six months,...

EC’s poster ban hailed as step towards cleaner, quieter elections

Environmental experts have lauded the Election Commissions recent decision to prohibit the use of posters in election campaigns, calling it a timely move that could curb environmental pollution and minimise visual and social disturbances across the country, reports UNB. They said the paper or...

EC scraps DC-UNO-led committees for polling centre setup

The Election Commission (EC) has revoked the provision of forming committees headed by deputy commissioners (DCs) and upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to establish polling centres for the national parliamentary elections. The revised Polling Centre Establishment and Management Guidelines-2025 has...

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...