All measures taken for free, fair Thakurgaon-1 by-election: CEC
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Thakurgaon-1 by-election nomination deadline today
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Govt favours UP polls from January
27 September 2026
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Local polls likely in January, not delayed by govt pressure: EC
24 September 2026
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EC finalises 42 symbols for union parishad elections
24 September 2026
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Thakurgaon-1 by-polls: Voter registration begins Sept 27
23 September 2026
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EC raises Union Parishad election deposits, sets campaign spending limits
23 September 2026
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Labour Party demands voting rights for expats in local polls
23 September 2026
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EC rules out local govt polls this year
22 September 2026
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EC rules out local govt polls this year
21 September 2026
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Tension ahead of Oct 31poll at a union centre
A tense situation is prevailing in ward No 8 of Dhanisafa union of Mathbaria upazila under the district ahead of the
22 October 2016
EU for talks on new Election Commission
European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon says the EU-Bangladesh joint commission will discuss the formation of a new Election Commission in Bangladesh this December in Brussels.
17 October 2016
Administrators can contest district council polls on resignation
Parliament passes ‘The District Council (Amendment) Bill-2016’ aiming to create scope for incumbent administrators to contest district council polls subject to their resignation from their posts.
6 October 2016
District administrators can contest polls after resignation
The Cabinet approves The District Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016’ in the form of a law paving the way for the incumbent administrators to contest the district council polls subject to their resignation from their posts.
3 October 2016
TIB seeks EC formation law
Transparency International Bangladesh demands the government immediately formulate a law over the appointment of Election Commission before forming a new one to ensure its credibility.
28 September 2016
One killed in pre-poll clash
An elderly woman was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Santhia upazila on
20 August 2016
9 municipality polls held peacefully
Elections to nine municipalities under Pabna, Patuakhali, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Narail, Rangpur, Bogra, Tangail and Shariatpur were held peacefully yesterday amid incident of alleged vote rigging and poll boycotting by BNP backed candidate.
7 August 2016
Pirganj municipality polls Aug 7
Election campaign of newly formed Pirganj Municipality of Rangpur is gaining momentum as the polling day gets closer.
4 August 2016
Sonatola municipality polls Aug 7
A total of 17,145 voters of Sonatola municipality of Bogra are going to vote on August 7 for the first time to elect their mayor, 15 years after its formation.
4 August 2016
New councillors after recounting
An election tribunal of Joypurhat on Wednesday declared four defeated councillors of Kalai municipality winners,
21 July 2016
Voter listing halted in 4 Nilphamari ex-enclaves
Complying with a High Court (HC) order the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday suspended voter registration and work for preparation
18 July 2016
By-elections tomorrow
The by-elections to Mymensingh-1 (Haluaghat and Dhobaura) and Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) constituencies will be held tomorrow.
16 July 2016
Mustafa Jabbar’s panel wins BASIS election
Mustafa Jabbar-led Digital Brigade Panel wins the much hyped election of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
25 June 2016
Post-UP poll clash leaves 9 hurt in Bogra
At least nine people were injured in clashes after the union parishad (UP) polls at Darigaca village in Shajahanpur upazila of the district on
21 June 2016
UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection
Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.
13 June 2016
Voting ends amid violence, ballot stuffing, boycott
The sixth and final phase of election to 698 union parishads ended yesterday amid sporadic violence and irregularities
4 June 2016
Social instability causes of poll violence: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad holds the social instability and rigid stance of the candidates responsible for the election violence.
4 June 2016
UP polls: Voting ends in 6th and last phase of UP polls
Marked by incidents of violence that claimed the lives of at least three people, voting ends in the sixth and final phase of the union parishad elections in 698 unions.
4 June 2016
Post-poll violence leaves 50 hurt in Habiganj
At least 50 people were injured in post-UP poll violence at Kanaipur village in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district on Wednesday
2 June 2016
Why strikes at hospitals won’t be stopped: HC
The High Court issues a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain in two weeks as to why they should not be directed to stop strikes enforced by doctors and nurses of hospitals.
30 May 2016