Must work together for democracy and reforms
Hero Alom may have been ostracised by our political and cultural elites, but he has a huge fan base among the poor and working class.
Absence of main opposition remains the biggest challenge
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Jatiya Sangsad, five-time lawmaker and president of the ruling alliance partner Workers’ Party, Rashed Khan Menon, talks about what an effective parliament should be like in an interview with Mohiuddin Alamgir of The Daily Star.
While the decision to scrap the EVMs is a step in the right direction, the EC must not lose sight of the fact that there are many other pressing issues that it must address for a free, fair and participatory elections.
Secretary Lu’s visit, against these backgrounds, reiterated the message of the past year that the US would like to see a fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh and that it is concerned about the shrinking civic space.
Recent mass gatherings mobilised by BNP signal a change in their strategy
There is no guarantee that elected candidates will stick to their clean image of yore.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Awami League never used the backdoor for grabbing power, rather it always assumes state power through elections.
Recent mass gatherings mobilised by BNP signal a change in their strategy
There is no guarantee that elected candidates will stick to their clean image of yore.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Awami League never used the backdoor for grabbing power, rather it always assumes state power through elections.
Expressing frustration over the poor voters' presence in many places during the upazila polls, Juktafront Chairman Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday warned that the voters' apathy might put democracy in grave danger.
The European Parliament has announced that it will not observe the upcoming national election in Bangladesh.
Elections and by-elections to some 133 local government bodies across the country begin amid tight security. The voting started at 8:00am and will end at 4:00pm without any break.
From now on, no lawmaker can become chairman of the governing body of any private school and college without elections.
Two assistant presiding officers are killed when a bus rams a motorcycle they riding towards a poling centre on Thakurgaon-Panchagarh highway in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.
Four persons, including a 17-year-old, have been killed during clash among supporters of Union Parishad election candidates and police in Rajshahi, Thakurgaon and Comilla districts while a sexagenarian man was killed in Narsingdi by alleged supporters of a pro-Awami League candidate as he protested casting of his vote by others.
Vote counting begins in the fourth phase of union parishad elections in 703 unions of 47 districts today.
