CEC

Are we running in circles?

The only way out of a controversial election is dialogue

‘Will this help EC hold fair polls?’

If the Election Commission cannot ensure free and fair elections, it could have at the very least prevented the process of “a potentially fraudulent polls”, said Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik.

National election on January 7

Unveiling the polls schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal urged all political parties to join the election.

CEC addresses the nation on national polls

Chief Election Commissioner Habibul Awal is addressing the nation to announce the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election.

Opinion / Our Election Commission's critical failings

Can anyone be blamed for concluding that the EC is partisan and incapable of performing impartially and independently?

Draft RPA (amendment) 2023 / Setting rules of the game without parties’ consent may prove unwise

It is quite intriguing how the RPA amendment can be so accommodating to defaulters who are desperate to gain political power.

What will it take for our next election to be credible and acceptable to all?

It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps

Shahabuddin declared president-elect of Bangladesh

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal told reporters at the Election Commission that Shahabuddin, the ruling party nominee, was elected unopposed

Ailing Democracy: Rx Intensive Care

Biden’s “inflection point” applies to Bangladesh, too.

November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023

Are we running in circles?

The only way out of a controversial election is dialogue

November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023

‘Will this help EC hold fair polls?’

If the Election Commission cannot ensure free and fair elections, it could have at the very least prevented the process of “a potentially fraudulent polls”, said Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik.

November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023

National election on January 7

Unveiling the polls schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal urged all political parties to join the election.

November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023

CEC addresses the nation on national polls

Chief Election Commissioner Habibul Awal is addressing the nation to announce the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election.

November 7, 2023
November 7, 2023

Our Election Commission's critical failings

Can anyone be blamed for concluding that the EC is partisan and incapable of performing impartially and independently?

May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023

Setting rules of the game without parties’ consent may prove unwise

It is quite intriguing how the RPA amendment can be so accommodating to defaulters who are desperate to gain political power.

May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023

What will it take for our next election to be credible and acceptable to all?

It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps

February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

Shahabuddin declared president-elect of Bangladesh

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal told reporters at the Election Commission that Shahabuddin, the ruling party nominee, was elected unopposed

September 16, 2022
September 16, 2022

Ailing Democracy: Rx Intensive Care

Biden’s “inflection point” applies to Bangladesh, too.

July 29, 2022
July 29, 2022

It was an accident: CEC on death of infant in polls violence

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said the infant’s death during polls-violence in Thakurgaon was an accident.

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