Akhtar Ahmed says 'waterlily' and 'waterlily bud' not the same

The meeting will begin at 3:00pm at Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon

The interim government has stepped up preparations for the upcoming national polls, with the Election Commission planning to announce the schedule by the first week of December.

A press briefing is scheduled for 4:00pm at Foreign Service Academy, likely to provide information on this issue

The parties remain deeply divided over when the referendum should be held

A total of 42,761 polling centres and 2,44,739 booths will be set up across the country for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election scheduled for February next year, according to the final list released by the Election Commission yesterday.

Hopes Felix Gerdes, resident representative of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday urged the UNOs to resist all forms of pressure or influence while performing election duties and to act strictly in line with the law.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday expressed serious reservations about the neutrality of the Election Commission, public administration, and the police, demanding necessary reshuffles in these institutions ahead of the polls.

The National Citizen Party yesterday expressed serious concerns over what it described as the Election Commission’s partial and non-transparent activities and urged the government to restructure it to ensure a free and fair election.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said the misuse of artificial intelligence has become a global concern and called for a 24-hour system to combat misinformation during the upcoming national election.

Party insists on shapla as electoral symbol

Reiterates Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam

Security agencies invited for meeting on Oct 20 over election preparedness

The government will refrain from assigning election duties to officials who served in the 2014, 2018 and 2024 polls as much as possible in the upcoming national polls, in a move aimed at restoring public confidence in the electoral process.

EC yet to decide on including 'shapla' in the list, CEC says

Reporters say permission and time limits at polling centres threaten transparency

Urges cooperation for holding fair, transparent, and credible polls

Journalists said yesterday that restoring public confidence in the electoral process will pose a major challenge for the Election Commission, given the widespread allegations of irregularities that were reported in the last three general elections.

National Citizen Party said if it did not get Shapla (water lily) as its electoral symbol, then it would have major political consequences and seriously impact the upcoming polls.