Three panels will contest the annual election of Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) today.

Former Cabinet Secretary Abdul Karim and businessman Nasir Uddin were elected president and general secretary

A legal notice has been served to the Election Commission seeking steps for deploying army to create a level-playing

National Human Rights Commission Chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman yesterday criticised the Election Commission for discrimination in allocating electoral symbols to women councillors.

The Election Commission and many returning officers (ROs) have turned a blind eye to the violations of electoral code of conduct by

The ruling Awami League and its archrival BNP have adopted almost similar strategies to deal with their rebel candidates for mayoral

Small political parties are more interested in contesting the national elections than the local government polls. This is evident in their lukewarm response to the upcoming municipality polls. The municipality polls, for the first time, will be held on partisan lines. Political parties registered with the Election Commission can contest the polls by nominating their candidates.

The High Court has stayed for six months the process for holding elections to Singair Pourasava in Manikganj on allegation of irregularities in voters' list.

Selection of single mayor aspirants by the grassroots of Awami League sparked protests in several municipalities raising the fear that the candidates might face intra-party rebels in the upcoming polls.

Electronic Media Marketing Association (EMMA), an organisation of marketing executives of the country's television

The Election Commission yesterday rejected the demand of the Awami League and the Jatiya Party for changing a provision of the electoral code that bars MPs from electioneering, drawing sharp reactions from the party leaders.

Dhaka North City Mayor Annisul Huq vows to take action against attackers who went berserk during an eviction drive at Tejgaon.

The ruling Awami League, the Workers Party of Bangladesh and the BNP will formally meet the chief election commissioner to press home their respective demands on the upcoming municipality polls, leaders of the parties said.

The BNP yesterday announced that it would contest the December 30 municipality polls on certain conditions, including deferral of the polls by 15 days.

The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) is set to hold its two-yearly elections today to elect a 56-member executive committee

The Election Commission yesterday directed all the 236 returning officers (ROs) of upcoming municipality polls to

Elections to 234 municipalities will be held on December 30, marking the start of the country's first local government polls on partisan lines.

A Dhaka court yesterday indicted four suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives for conspiring to topple the government through subversive activities and establish a Khilafat state in Bangladesh.

The High Court orders Dhaka Medical College Hospital authorities to provide Nazma Begum, an acid victim of Chandpur, with treatment in the burn unit of the hospital at its own cost until she gets fully cured.

Elections to around 240 municipalities across the country are likely to be held on December 30, said Election Commission officials.