Barishal-Khulna City Polls 2023
All govt bodies committed 'digital cheating' in BCC polls: Tapos
Iqbal Hossain Tapos, Jatiya Party mayoral candidate in yesterday's Barishal City Corporation (BCC) election, today claimed that all the government bodies, including the Election Commission, committed "digital cheating" in the election
Don’t want division, will work with all: Khair
Abdul Khair Abdullah, the newly elected mayor of the Barishal City Corporation (BCC), today said he did not want any division and was eager to work with everyone irrespective of party affiliation
One held over attack on IAB mayor candidate in Barishal
Police have detained a man in connection with yesterday's attack on Islami Andolan Bangladesh mayoral candidate Muft Syed Faizul Karim while he was visiting a Barishal City Corporation polling centre
How was Barishal City Corporation election?
How did the events unfold in the Barishal City Corporation election?
KCC polls: AL mayoral candidate wins
The total number of voters in KCC is 5,35,529. A total of 2,56,433 votes were cast
BCC polls: Abul Khair Abdullah defeats Faizul
Awami League candidate Abul Khair Abdullah was leading by 39,485 votes in Barishal City Corporation mayoral polls
Islami Andolan rejects polls results
The party also boycotts upcoming polls in Sylhet, Rajshahi
BCC polls: Law enforcers baton charge IAB supporters
Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) charged batons on the supporters of Islami Andolan Bangladesh's mayoral candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim to disperse them from Beltala Bazar in the city this afternoon
Voter turnout about 50% in Barishal, 42-45% in Khulna: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal estimated that voter turnout was about 50 percent in the Barishal City Corporation election that ended at 4:00pm..He said turnout in the Khulna City Corporation polls was between 42 and 45 percent..While briefing reporters at the EC Offic
Mayor Sadiq Abdullah didn’t vote in Barishal city polls
Incumbent Barishal City Corporation (BCC) Mayor Serniabad Sadiq Abdullah, also the secretary of Awami League city unit, did not cast his vote in today's city corporation polls
Attack on IAB mayor candidate: Protesters gather near Barishal University
Protesting the attack on the Islami Andolon Bangladesh mayoral candidate during Barishal City Corporation elections, more than 500 leaders and activists of the party have gathered in front of Barishal University
Attack on IAB mayor candidate in Barishal a 'stray incident': EC Habib
The attack on Mufti Syed Faizul Karim, the mayoral candidate of Islami Andolan Bangladesh in the Barishal City Corporation polls, was a "sudden and stray" incident, Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan said
KCC polls / Asked EC not to use the 'magic box': Shafiqul
Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Shafiqul Islam Madhu today expressed his frustration over voting through electronic voting machines (EVMs) and said he had told the Election Commission not to use them in the Khulna City Corporation polls
KCC polls: Jatiya Party's mayor candidate says agents barred from entering polling stations
Jatiya Party (Ershad)-backed mayoral candidate Md Shafiqul Islam Madhu has alleged that his agents are being barred from entering polling centres by supporters of Awami League (AL) candidate during the ongoing Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election
BCC polls / IAB mayoral candidate comes under attack
Islami Andolon Bangladesh mayoral candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim and several supporters were injured in an attack allegedly by ruling party men during the Barishal City Corporation polls
Awal alleges that votes for 'hand fan' are going to 'boat' in 1 centre
The mayoral candidate of Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) Abdul Awal alleged that votes cast for "hand fan", IAB's electoral symbol, were going to "boat" -- the ruling party's symbol -- in the EVMS at one centre in the Khulna City Corporation polls
Long queues put off voters in Barishal city polls
Delay in voting forced many voters to walk back without casting their ballots at some centres during Barishal City Corporation elections
'I'm here because my vote holds significance'
A 65-year-old woman from Nabinagar under Khulna City Corporation overcame her physical difficulties to cast her vote in today's city polls
Polls festive, good turnout in the morning: EC Habib Khan
EC's steps have assured and inspired voters to come to the polling centres, he said while briefing reporters at his EC office
No comment on how brother, nephew will vote: Abul Khair
The ruling Awami League (AL) candidate Abul Khair Abdullah once again refused to comment on who his brother Abul Hasanat Abdullah and nephew Serniabad Sadiq Abdullah’s would vote for in today's Barishal City Corporation polls.
Will definitely accept results: Khaleque
Former Khulna mayor and Awami League's mayoral candidate Talukdar Abdul Khaleque said that the election results would be accepted irrespective of the outcome
Will accept results regardless of outcome if polls held fairly: Faizul
Islami Andolan Bangladesh mayoral candidate Mufti Syed Faizul Karim today said he would accept the election results, regardless of the outcome, if the Barishal City Corporation elections are held fairly
AL men suppressing voters, alleges Tapos
Iqbal Hossain Tapos, Jatiya Party's mayoral candidate in the Barishal City Corporation (BCC) elections, alleged that ruling party supporters were stopping people from going to polling centres to cast votes
Voting begins in Barishal, Khulna city polls
Voting in City Corporation elections of Barishal and Khulna cities began this morning using EVMs
Voters showing little interest
The mayoral candidates in Khulna city have seemingly failed to generate enthusiasm among voters through their 16-day electioneering that ended yesterday.