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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 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...
‘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...
‘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...
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,...
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...
Net tightening around those DCs, SPs
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation into allegations of fraud, abuse of power, and irregularities during the 2018 Eleventh National Assembly elections. The investigation will focus on key figures such as District Commissioners (DC), Superintendents of Police (SP),...
Commission focuses more on national elections — says EC Masud
Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud has stated that the nations primary focus is on the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to the Chief Adviser, the polls are expected to take place by the end of 2025 or early 2026. We are currently prioritizing preparations for the national...
EC directs to maintain urgent NID services
The Election Commission (EC) has directed field officers to ensure the continued provision of National Identity Card (NID) services. The directive has been sent to field officers by Md. Nashir Uddin Chowdhury, Senior Assistant Secretary of the Election Commissions Election Assistance Branch....
EC begins door-to-door voter information collection today
The Election Commission (EC) is set to begin its door-to-door voter information collection campaign starting Monday as part of updating the national voter list for 2025, reports Dhaka Tribune. The campaign targets citizens born on or before January 1, 2008, according to Md Shariful Alam, the ECs...
'EC committed to meeting people's expectations'
Chief Election Commissioner, AMM Nasir Uddin said that the Election Commission is committed to fulfilling the expectations of the people and ensuring a fair election. He made this remark today (Monday) during the inauguration of the voter list update program at the Savar Upazila Parishad...
Voter list update starts Monday, election preparations begin: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner, AMM Nasir Uddin, said that the Election Commission is preparing for the elections according to the timeline set by the Chief Adviser, with the voter list update starting on Monday. He said that the Election Commission does not wish to get involved in any political...
Preparation underway to hold election as per roadmap: EC secy
Senior Secretary of the Election Commission Akhtar Ahmed said that preparation is underway to hold the next parliamentary election as per the roadmap announced by the Chief Adviser. He spoke to the media after meeting with UNDP representatives at the election commission office in the capitals...
Working on someone's side will cause problems: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin warned the officials of the commission saying stern action will be taken against the responsible officials who will work in favour of any side. You will not act biased in the upcoming elections. Earlier, if you didnt work for the ruling party,...
EC staff asked to update personal data sheets
The Election Commission has asked all the officials and employees who are working in Nirbachan Bhaban to update their personal data sheets (PDS) for vetting the data by the intelligence agencies, reports UNB. The commission issued a circular on Tuesday instructing all the officials and employees...