The BNP were among nine parties that skipped today's second session of talks with the Election Commission

Awami League Presidium Member Faruk Khan today said the current state of affairs was favourable for the next national election

Nine political parties skipped the first session of talks with the Election Commission today

A pre-election assessment mission from the Commonwealth will visit Dhaka from November 19-22, ahead of the 12th parliamentary election.

The Election Commission’s courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin has been deferred to November 9, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said yesterday.

The Commonwealth will decide on sending a full observer mission only after the findings of the pre-election mission are communicated to the Commonwealth secretary-general

The EC yesterday published the final voters’ list for the upcoming 12th parliamentary polls, with 11,96,91,633 eligible to cast their votes.

A staffer of the Election Commission today left an invitation letter addressed to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on a chair at the gate of the party’s central office at Nayapaltan which remained sealed following the October 28 rally

Election Commission published the final voters' list for the upcoming 12th parliamentary polls this afternoon with 11,96,91,633 voters

The Election Commission (EC) today directed ministries and departments concerned to perform their duties properly in organising a free, fair, and peaceful election.

Human Rights Watch has called upon Bangladesh’s international partners to insist that elections cannot be considered fair when the opposition is targeted, harassed, and behind bars.

The Election Commission will hold dialogues with all registered political parties on the upcoming election amid the political turmoil in the country

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today said the 12th national polls would be held as scheduled regardless of whether the environment for elections is favourable.

Chief Election Commission Kazi Habibul Awal will meet with President Mohammed Shahabuddin on November 5 to discuss the announcement of the election schedule, according to Bangabhaban

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today said he hoped that all sides can engage in dialogue without preconditions in order to deescalate prevailing tensions and find a pathway to free, fair and peaceful elections.

'If irregularities occur across the entire country, there will be no election. Elections will be halted nationwide and will be held again. If irregularities are identified at a specific polling centre, voting there will be stopped, and it will be rescheduled,' says Habibul

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal today said the commission will continue inviting political parties to hold dialogues to address issues ahead of the upcoming national election.

The Election Commission is making all-out preparations to hold the polls in January, though some crucial political and administrative issues still remain unresolved.

Says Election Commissioner Anisur

The by-election to Patuakhali-1 constituency will be held on November 26, said EC Secretary Jahangir Alam yesterday.