Any eligible can contest Local Government polls individually
Any eligible can contest Local Government polls individually

Prime Ministers Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has said that any eligible citizen will be allowed to participate in the upcoming local government elections as an independent candidate. Speaking at a press briefing held at the Information Directorate conference room at...

Decision on local government elections after budget allocation: Mir Shahe Alam
Decision on local government elections after budget allocation: Mir Shahe Alam

State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam said that local government elections are expected to be held within a short period, with decisions on the election schedule likely to be made after budgetary allocations are approved. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after inspecting Gulshan,...

BAU experts advise scientific cattle selection, meat preservation ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
BAU experts advise scientific cattle selection, meat preservation ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

With cattle markets becoming increasingly crowded ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, experts at Bangladesh Agricultural University urged buyers and traders to follow scientific guidelines when purchasing sacrificial animals and preserving meat. They warned against artificially fattened cattle, disease...

State Minister  informed local govt election date
State Minister informed local govt election date

State Minister for the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRDC) Mir Shahe Alam has said the government is planning to begin local government elections from September or October this year and complete five tiers of local government polls within the next year. He...

Adviser announces possible timeline for local govt elections
Adviser announces possible timeline for local govt elections

The local government elections will begin at the end of the current year, said Prime Ministers Adviser on Information and Broadcasting, Dr Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday. The election will start at the end of the year. Some preparations are needed which have already been communicated by the...

Don’t let the party swallow the government
Don’t let the party swallow the government

In the West Bengal Assembly elections, Mamata Banerjees Trinamool Congress (TMC) faced defeat by the BJP after 15 years in power. Many will offer various explanations for why the TMC lost. However, the late CPM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya had called this disaster inevitable back in 2011....

58 months to go until next election, have patience
58 months to go until next election, have patience

The 13th National Parliamentary Election was held on 12 February 2026. The new government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has already presented to the nation a brief account of its activities over the first 60 days. So far, the government appears to be proceeding in line with the Bangladesh...

Women’s reserved seats election set for May 12
Women’s reserved seats election set for May 12

Voting for the womens reserved seats election in the 13th National Parliament will be held on May 12. Senior secretary of the election commission (EC) secretariat Akhtar Ahmed announced the date to journalists on Monday following the conclusion of the commissions 11th meeting. Earlier, a...