Law enforcers obstruct media persons from entering a polling centre after the two Dhaka city corporations elections began.

With the BNP-backed candidates complaining of arrests and threats, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday said necessary measures have been taken to ensure a peaceful environment in today's polls.

The government is holding a farcical city corporation election in Chittagong as the ruling Awami League's cadres, aided by the Election

A total of 76 foreign observers from 16 foreign diplomatic missions, the UN, electoral and right organisations based in Dhaka will

Despite all the racket over the city corporation elections, residents of the capital are unlikely to miss the annoying and lingering whining near the ear ending in bites on exposed skin and itchy swellings.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed in Dhaka and Chittagong tonight today ahead of April 28 city polls.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police slaps a restriction on motorcycle movement from 12:01am Sunday to 6:00am Wednesday as part of security measures for the bifurcated Dhaka city corporation elections.

EC is going to impose restrictions on BNP chief's electioneering,as she is campaigning with motorcade blocking roads in violation of electoral code of conduct.

Alleging that Manjur Alam's campaigners were being harassed and intimidated, Chattagram Unnayan Andolon filed two complaints

The nature of army deployment in the upcoming city polls will be different from all the previous elections in the country. In the past elections, army personnel patrolled the roads to maintain law and order. Their presence alongside regular law enforcers gave voters a strong sense of security. Besides, troublemakers dared not create any chaos in the polling centres -- be it capturing polling stations or stuffing ballot boxes.

BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday urged the chief election commissioner to take votes from prisoners of Chittagong

Sahasra Nagorik Committee, a citizens' platform formed to campaign for Awami League-backed mayoral candidates in Dhaka, yesterday

Underscoring Chittagong's potentials and its rich natural resources, Awami League-backed mayor candidate AJM Nasir yesterday presented his 36-point manifesto outlining the plans to build it into a green, digital megacity.

Women councillor contender for Dhaka north and south city corporations polls have pledged to ensure security for women and set up day

The returning officer (RO) of Chittagong City Corporation election Md Abdul Baten yesterday asked Chittagong Metropolitan Police to

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday asked the government to deploy army for four days from April 26 to work alongside regular

Unidentified activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir yesterday allegedly threatened the campaigners of Awami League-backed mayor

The by-poll to Magura-1 constituency will be held on May 30, Election Commission (EC) announced yesterday.

The Election Commission yesterday decided in principle to seek army deployment in Dhaka and Chittagong cities during the elections slated

Chattagram Unnayan Andolon yesterday filed a complaint with the Chittagong City Corporation poll's returning officer accusing Road Transport