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 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 […]
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Qazi Habibul Awal has said that there have been no large-scale incidents of violence and violation of the election code of conduct during the ongoing election campaigns. The CEC made this comment while answering questions from journalists after a meeting with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at Nirbachan Bhawan in […]
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal has said that elections should be free, fair and acceptable to protect many things including the country’s economy and future. “There has been outside influence on our elections. They have spread their influence,” the CEC said at the inauguration ceremony of training of election scrutiny committee members at the […]
It is not impossible to bridge political differences through dialogue: CEC
The heads of the three intelligence agencies met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Qazi Habibul Awal separately on Tuesday at Nirbachan Bhawan (Election Building) in Agargaon in the capital. Election Commission sources said Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Major General Hamidul Haq and Special Branch (SB) chief of police Manirul Islam held separate meetings with […]
Jahangir Alam, Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat, told Prothom Alo that preparations for the National Parliament elections are currently going on. The schedule of these elections is expected to be announced in mid-November. However, as of now, the Commission has not taken a final decision on the exact date of the elections. Meanwhile, concerns […]
On 22 February 2019, the BNP-led ethnic Oikya Front held a public hearing at the Supreme Court Bar Association Auditorium. Earlier, on January 11 that year, left-leaning parties including the CPD had also held such a public hearing. Around 150 candidates were present at the Oikya Front hearing and a few dozen of them shared […]
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Qazi Habibul Awal on Saturday said it does not matter who participates in the elections or not, and if people come to polling stations and cast their votes without facing any trouble then it is a It will be a big success. The CEC made the remarks while inaugurating the election […]
Election Commission will not care about ‘legality’ of elections: CEC
He was imprisoned after the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. Later, he joined the Civil Services (Judiciary) in 1982. He was elected General Secretary of the Judicial Services Association in 1995. Shahabuddin retired as a District and Sessions Judge in 2006, after serving in various positions for 25 years. He was the […]
Hero Alom, Asif forms the focal point The Election Commission denied allegations of vote rigging leveled by Hero Alom. Commissioner Rashida said the allegation of tampering with the results was “baseless”. “We accepted his allegation and spoke to the Deputy Commissioner, District Election Officer and other officials in Bogura. They are confident that his results […]
