One independent mayor candidate and seven councillor candidates of Sylhet City Corporation polls, whose nominations were initially cancelled for breaching electoral code, got their candidacies back.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today hoped that the United States would take note of the threats being issued by BNP to obstruct elections.

The Election Commission has issued show cause notices to the mayoral candidates of Awami League and Jatiya Party for campaigning before the allocation of symbols, violating electoral code of conduct in Sylhet.

Level playing field will be ensured in the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election slated for June 12, said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal is on a visit to Khulna ahead of the Khulna City Corporation Election scheduled to take place on June 12..He reached the district last night, reports our Khulna correspondent..The CEC is scheduled to take part as chief guest at a views ex

The Election Monitoring Forum (EMF) has sought cooperation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to invite more than hundred foreign observers including European Union countries to monitor the 12th parliamentary election. .A six-member delegation led by Election Monitoring Forum Chairman Pr

All mayoral candidates of Khulna City Corporation today launched their election campaigns after authorities allocated them their respective symbols.

She also said she would dedicate her victory to the people of Gazipur and to the prime minister

Symbols have been allocated among the seven mayoral candidates in Barishal City Corporation election

Independent Zaida Khatun defeated ruling Awami League candidate Azmat Ullah Khan by a margin of 16,197 votes in the Gazipur City Corporation polls

The Election Commission yesterday announced the cancellation of nomination papers of five independent mayoral candidates of Sylhet City Corporation elections, slated for June 21.

At least 161 polling stations out of 289 under 31 wards of Khulna city have been identified as “important”.

At least 88 out of the total 126 polling centres have been identified as “highly important” for the upcoming Barishal City Corporation (BCC) election scheduled on June 12.

Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said they are satisfied with the way the election was held in Gazipur City Corporation today.

A total of 11,79,476 voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the Gazipur City Corporation election today. The voting started at 8:00am and will continue until 4:00pm without any break.

Voting in the Gazipur City Corporation election has been going on peacefully in the first first two and a half hours of polling, said Election Commissioner Md Alamgir

The Election Commission (EC) is monitoring Gazipur City Corporation elections through CCTV cameras

The voting started at 8:00am and will continue until 4:00pm without any break

In clear violation of the electoral code of conduct, several staff members of Barishal City Corporation have been actively engaging with voters, going door-to-door to secure support and votes for the Awami League mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah.

"So, under our government, election will definitely be free and fair," she said