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Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal said that voting in the third phase of upazila parishad elections on Wednesday was satisfactory. The Chief Election Commissioner said that the voting rate could be more or less than 35 per cent. However, he said that it will take some time to get the actual information.
A total of 44 political parties are registered with the Election Commission (EC). About 12 candidates from Jatiya Party, JP, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jashod) and Workers Party have contested the upazila elections with their respective party symbols. The ruling AL refrained from fielding party-nominated candidates to ensure competition and good turnout. However, several AL leaders […]
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal said there could be different reasons for low voter turnout. “As we tried to know the matter, we were informed that many people could not come to cast their vote as they had gone to harvest their paddy. Storm and rain also occurred at some places. This could also […]
Eighty constituencies recorded 50 percent or more turnout, and of those, 69 seats were won by Nao candidates, 10 seats were won by independent candidates and the Jatiya Party won one seat. In 46 constituencies with 50 percent or more voting, the winning candidates defeated their nearest rivals by huge margins. Apparently there was no […]
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal has called upon the voters to cast their vote fearlessly to fulfill their responsibility as citizens, facing all the worries, stress and inconveniences. The CEC made this call in its address to the nation on Saturday evening ahead of the voting day of the 12th parliamentary elections. BTV broadcasts […]
He said that pressure can happen in other ways also. Those who are boycotting the elections may urge voters not to go to polling stations. CEC said that this could create pressure among voters. After the briefing, journalists asked Foreign Secretary Masoud bin Momen about the election commission’s response to diplomats’ questions about voter pressure. […]
The CEC expressed this at the end of a meeting to exchange views with members of the law enforcement agency and administration officials of Chattogram and Cumilla areas at the PTI auditorium in Chattogram in the afternoon. Earlier, he met candidates from 16 constituencies of Chattogram district at the LGED auditorium in the port city. […]
All 39 candidates were invited to the brainstorming meeting through formal letters. However, some of them refrained from participating in the programme. Election Commissioner Rasheda Sultana, Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam, Rajshahi Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Anisur Rehman and others were present. After the session with officials, some candidates faced journalists at the […]
According to the election code of conduct, no procession or demonstration can be held during the filing of nomination papers. However, on Thursday, the last day of submission of nomination papers, potential candidates did not follow this rule at many places across the country. He organized a big procession while filing nomination papers. Last day […]
The CEC also said that after finalizing the contenders, the Election Commission will keep a check on them. If anyone violates the code of conduct, action will be taken against him as per rules. Responding to a question about the meeting between the Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina at Gana Bhavan regarding […]
