polling day Voting took place on 5 January 2014 for approximately 43.9 million voters in 147 constituencies. The other 48 million did not need to vote – their representatives had already been elected unopposed. There was no festive atmosphere. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was effectively confined to her residence. Violence broke out across the country. […]
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 […]
Sharing his experience, CEC said, “The path to elections was not so easy. The elections were completed with the combined efforts of everyone. The nation felt relieved, even if temporarily, and the Election Commission also felt relieved. He addressed the ongoing criticism, saying that there are still criticisms, but they do not take into account […]
Awami League adopted different strategies in three consecutive elections. His strategy in 2014 was to keep BNP away from the elections. In 2018, the ruling party entered into talks with the BNP. When our political parties talk, we do not get to hear the entire conversation happening behind the scenes. They don’t even reveal everything. […]
An independent candidate from Rangpur-2 constituency (Badarganj-Taraganj) has alleged irregularities in ballot papers on the night before the 12th national election. However, he claimed to remain in the election race due to his loyalty to Awami League chairperson Sheikh Hasina. Biswanath Sarkar alias Bitu is the joint general secretary of the Central Committee of Bangladesh […]
Sanjida Khanam was the Awami League candidate in Dhaka-4 constituency. They alleged irregularities at 18 polling stations and lodged separate complaints with the Returning Officer on January 7 and the Chief Election Commissioner the next day. He filed a writ in the High Court on Tuesday. Independent candidate Mohammad Awalad Hussain has won this seat. […]
Later, the Election Commission and the High Court declared Salauddin Ahmed a loan defaulter and canceled his candidature. Due to this, the ruling party had to extend its support to Syed Muhammad Ibrahim of Kalyan Party in the constituency. In a video message, Zafar Alam told the people of Chakaria and Pekua, “I contested the […]
“Cash worth Tk 180,000 was recovered from them. Local residents said they were distributing money for kettles (the election symbol of an independent candidate). They are being interrogated,” he said. After the two of them were caught in a video footage being interrogated, Naeem Mia was heard saying that Mamun Mia, a supporter of the […]
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. […]
Voting was held in both the constituencies on Sunday. The returning officer has already announced the results. But many polling stations in both the constituencies have been accused of filling ballot papers in the open. Many media also ran reports in this regard. The Election Commission has taken a decision in this context. * more […]