EC to remove over 10 lakh deceased voters
EC to remove over 10 lakh deceased voters

The Election Commission (EC) has collected data on more than 47 lakh citizens during its door-to-door voter list update campaign. Among them, nearly one million have been identified as deceased voters, as of February 2. ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the National Identity Registration...

Students to form political parties: Yunus tells FT
Students to form political parties: Yunus tells FT

The university students, who led last years anti-fascist mass uprising, will form a political party to protect their gains from the uprising, Prof Muhammad Yunus has said in an interview with the UK-based newspaper The Financial Times. One of the possibilities in the emerging election-related...

Overhaul in electoral system on the horizon
Overhaul in electoral system on the horizon

The Election Commission (EC) is planning to amend the electoral code of conduct grounded on recommendations from the Electoral Reform Commission. Substantial changes are underway to the code of conduct and campaigning methods for both national and local government polls. Relevant departments...

Many people appear unhappy when we talk about holding polls: Mirza Fakhrul
Many people appear unhappy when we talk about holding polls: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that many people appear to be unhappy whenever the issue of holding elections is raised. We want to reclaim our voting rights. I want to cast my vote and give it to whoever I want. Many people are unhappy when we talk about voting....

Its not possible to join polls amid a chaotic environment: Manna
Its not possible to join polls amid a chaotic environment: Manna

Nagorik Oikko president Mahmudur Rahman Manna said its not possible to join elections if theres chaotic environment. Regarding ISKCON, he said, Is ISKCON an organization? Does it have approval? What is the point of banning something that does not have approval? He said this at a discussion...