Dhaka – The much-talked about election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), scheduled for April 20, has been postponed for indefinite period due to outbreak of deadly Coronavirus in the country and elsewhere in the world. The Executive Committee of Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday (March 27) has decided to postpone the ‘BFF Election and Congress 2020’ due on April 20, 2020 ... Read More »
Dhaka – The schedule of much-talked about election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will be announced on April 3 in a view to conduct the poll as per schedule on April 20. The decision was taken in the first meeting of the three-member election commission of BFF held at federation office on Saturday (Mar 21) with chief election commissioner Mesbah ... Read More »
After Tabith Awal’s petition, BNP’s defeated mayoral candidate in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday filed a petition with the electoral tribunal seeking cancellation of the results of the February-1 polls. Read More »
DHAKA – The number of total voters now in Bangladesh is 10 crore 98 lakh 19 thousand and 112, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda. “Of the total 10 crore 98 lakh 19 thousand 112 voters, 5,54,82,530 are male, 5,43,36,222 female and 360 third gender community members,” the CEC told a discussion marking the National Voters’ Day at ... Read More »
Dhaka, Feb 29 – Six candidates, including Awami League’s Md Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin) and BNP’s Sheikh Robiul Alam, will contest the Dhaka-10 parliamentary by-election slated for March 21. Read More »
BNP on Monday opposed the move to use the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections to Chattogram City Corporation, saying the Election Commission took the decision to rig votes again. Read More »
Dhaka, Feb 07 – Awami League general secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said negative politics has caused BNP to suffer defeat in the recently-held Dhaka city corporation polls. Read More »
Stating that the low presence of voters in the recent city polls is an ‘ominous sign’ for the nation, Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said the two mayors-elect of Dhaka south and north city corporations are not elected by majority voters. Read More »
সাইয়েদা আক্তারবিবিসি বাংলা, ঢাকা এবারের ঢাকা সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচনে ভোটারের উপস্থিতি নির্বাচন কমিশনের হিসাব অনুযায়ীই ছিল ৩০ শতাংশের কম। যদিও বিএনপির অভিযোগ, ‘অনিয়মের এ নির্বাচনে’ ভোটার সংখ্যা নির্বাচন কমিশনের দেয়া তথ্যের চেয়েও কম ছিল। Read More »
Dhaka, Feb 02 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday claimed that the results of two Dhaka city polls have been declared through media manipulation. Read More »
Dhaka, Feb 02 – The Returning Officer of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday said the problems with the network and tabs were responsible for the delay of the announcement of election results. DNCC Returning Officer Md Abul Kashem came up with the statement for the delay of the announcement of election results here. Read More »
ভোটারদের ভোট দিতে না দেয়া, এজেন্টদের মারধর করে বের করে দেয়া, ভোটদানে বাধা, ইভিএম ব্যবহার করে ডিজিটাল কারচুপি এবং আগের রাতে এজেন্ট না দিতে হুমকির কারণে দুই সিটির নির্বাচনী ফলাফল প্রত্যাখান করার ঘোষণা দিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই। Read More »
Dhaka, Feb 02 – Awami League mayoral candidates were unofficially declared elected in the elections in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Saturday. Read More »
Dhaka, Jan 01 – Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has said less than 25 percent voters exercised their franchise in the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations on Saturday. Read More »
Dhaka, Feb 01 – The Awami League mayoral candidates extended their lead in both Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in the counting of votes in the elections to the two city cities on Saturday. Read More »
Bringing various allegations of irregularities including driving out of its candidates’ polling agents from many polling stations, BNP on Saturday alleged that “a farce was staged” in the name of elections to two Dhaka city corporations. Read More »
DHAKA, Jan 31, 2020 (BSS) – Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today questioned the Election Commission’s role as it approved 28 Bangladeshi citizens, working in different foreign missions here, as international observer for tomorrow’s city polls. Read More »
DHAKA, Jan 31, 2020 (BSS) – The elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations will be held tomorrow solely through the electronic voting machine (EVM) method for the first time in this major local body polls. Read More »
BNP’s Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain on Friday discussed the latest election situation with US Embassy’s political counselor Brent Christensen. Read More »
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday expressed displeasure against foreign diplomats for what he said interference in Bangladesh’s domestic affairs saying they should follow the code of conduct and apply their sense of responsibility. Read More »
Diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Thursday expressed their hope to see democracy in action in polling centres across the city on February 1. “We look forward to seeing democracy in action in polling centres across the city,” they said in a joint ‘local statement’ on Dhaka city corporations’ elections. The Heads of Mission are Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit ... Read More »
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Thursday hoped that the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations will be held in a peaceful and festive manner. Read More »
Dhaka, 30 Dec – Seventy-five platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the capital on Thursday ahead of the Dhaka city election scheduled for February 1. Read More »
Dhaka, Jan 29 – Awami League mayoral candidate for the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election, Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has announced a 30-year master plan and five points working plans in his election manifesto. Read More »
Awami League mayoral candidate for the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday unveiled a 5-point election manifesto promising to work for building developed and well-governed Dhaka city. Read More »
BNP’s mayoral candidate for the upcoming Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls Engineer Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday announced his manifesto promising to work for building Dhaka as a ‘world class metropolis’. Read More »
Dhaka, Jan 27 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the Dhaka City Corporation polls cannot be made questionable by a few isolated incidents. Read More »
Dhaka Jan 27 – BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation election Tabith Awal on Monday announced his poll manifesto giving emphasis to turn the capital city of Dhaka into an intelligent city by controlling the mosquito menace, curbing air pollution and ensuring better traffic management. Read More »
BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls Ishraque Hossain on Monday feared that a move is on to make the field empty before the February-1 voting as a case was filed against his supporters in connection with Sunday’s Gopibagh clash. Read More »
The High Court Monday turned down a petition seeking cancellation of BNP’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Tabith Awal’s nomination, clearing the way for Tabith’s participation in the upcoming election. Read More »
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