Mohsin Bhuiyan, presiding officer of Halimpur Government Primary School, said till 3 pm, only 450 (20.99 per cent) of the 1,906 registered voters in the area had cast their votes. Similarly, at Dighirpar Lower Secondary School, over 400 votes (18.55) were recorded out of a total of 2,156 voters till 3:30 pm. Presiding officer Kabir […]
Additional DIG Mohammad Moniruzzaman was accompanying his younger brother who had gone to the Bangladesh Awami League (AL) operations office to collect his nomination papers for the by-election for Jhenaidah-1 constituency. The Election Commission's letter said that Additional DIG of Tourist Police Mohammad Moniruzzaman, wearing his uniform, was accompanying a prospective candidate of a political […]
Many would remember that during the previous BNP regime, a District Minister post was created through a notification. A case was filed against this in the High Court and in their judgment Justice Khairul Haq and Justice Fazle Kabir quashed this notification and declared it unconstitutional for Members of Parliament to contest local elections as […]
Election Commissioner Mohammad Alamgir said on Thursday that 36.1 percent voting took place in the first phase of Upazila Parishad elections. He said this while talking to journalists at Nirbhachan Bhawan in Aggargaon area of the capital. Commissioner Alamgir said that 36.1 percent votes were cast in the first phase of Upazila Parishad elections on […]
If the rules for conducting elections with party nominations and symbols had been in place, then undoubtedly the Awami League would have had to field 'dummy' candidates again like in the January 7 elections, or arrangements would have been made for the candidates to win most of the seats unopposed. . It is also very […]
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 […]
In the first phase of Upazila Parishad elections, the voting percentage was low in the first two hours. During this period, 7-8 percent voting took place. The Election Commission (EC) did not receive any report of violence in the first two hours of voting. EC Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath gave this information to journalists […]
CEC Qazi Habibul Awal said, “We see a lack of discipline due to emotions being at the center of elections. We have to ensure that voters can cast their votes without any hassle. We have to conduct fair elections at any cost.” “If we are unsuccessful in this election, the democratic stability and continuity achieved […]
Whatever anyone is saying, anywhere, the Election Commission has nothing to do with it. He said, if anyone had complained that a candidate was spending more before the release of the gazette, the commission would have investigated the matter and taken action. However, Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujaan), disagrees with the […]
The January 7 voting did not meet some key international standards
Letters have been issued repeatedly to telecom service providers to develop a database with personal information of their customers from a service called ‘Parichaya’. The database will include the customer’s name, national ID card number, their parents’ names, date of birth, address, gender, occupation and a photograph. However, mobile operators are not interested in developing […]
The Election Commission (EC) has announced that Mymensingh City Corporation elections and Cumilla City mayoral by-elections will be held on March 9. EC Secretary Jahangir Alam announced the election schedule at a press conference at the EC Bhawan on Wednesday. The schedule of 231 other elections including municipal elections was also announced. Election Commission Secretary […]
The Election Commissioner also told the media that electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used in voting in the two municipal corporations. He said that the Upazila Parishad elections will be conducted in several phases and the first elections are likely to be held by April 30. Arfanul Haq was elected Mayor of Cumilla City […]
Election Commission reveals draft list of total voters
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