Bangladesh Election Commission

EC invites 12 parties for Nov 13 dialogue

Opening day’s talks will be held in two sessions

New EC delimitation: Protests intensify in Faridpur, Pabna, Bagerhat

Demonstrators yesterday enforced blockades and staged sit-ins in Faridpur, Pabna, and Bagerhat, protesting the Election Commission’s recent redrawing of constituencies in their areas.

Election Commission must confront AI threats head-on

Effective safeguards are needed to prevent AI disruption in the election

Let EC keep NID services under its jurisdiction

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said he would “strongly urge” the government to keep the National Identity services under the Election Commission’s jurisdiction.

Why overhaul of EC is topmost priority

Questions have been raised about the current Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal and his colleagues.

The alterations we need in our Election Commission

Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.

Column by Mahfuz Anam / EVMs, the EC, and waste of public money

Why did the EVM experiment fall on its face?

Future lawmakers, or lawbreakers?

Heavy use of plastic in election campaigning raises concerns

Turn candidates' halafnama into amalnama

It is heartening to see that the media has been preparing statements based on the information in affidavits submitted by the candidates who are running for parliament.

April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

EVMs, the EC, and waste of public money

Why did the EVM experiment fall on its face?

December 30, 2023
December 30, 2023

Future lawmakers, or lawbreakers?

Heavy use of plastic in election campaigning raises concerns

December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023

Turn candidates' halafnama into amalnama

It is heartening to see that the media has been preparing statements based on the information in affidavits submitted by the candidates who are running for parliament.

December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023

Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL

AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.

September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023

Observers may help add credence to fairness of polls, CEC says in reply to EU

Observation by local and foreign observers may help add credence to the status of fairness of election and make them credible at home and abroad, the chief election commissioner (CEC) said in a letter to the EU.

July 5, 2023
July 5, 2023

Govt decision to curtail EC’s power

A further blow to the possibility of elections being free and fair

May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023

A poll-time government without BNP?

A fair election will require much more than token initiatives

May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023

EU to send election monitoring team to Bangladesh in July

The European Union will send an exploratory election monitoring mission to Bangladesh in July as the Election Commission has welcomed them in a written invitation..EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley confirmed the development to The Daily Star..He said he was very happy abou

March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023

Time to discard EVMs instead of repairing

Such an extraordinary emphasis on having elections in some constituencies make us wonder whether there’s more to this than meets the eye.

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Without support from bureaucracy, EC can’t hold fair elections

Even if the outcome seems predetermined, it is essential to exercise the right to vote and make one's voice heard.