International journalists have expressed strong optimism about the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, expected to take place in the second week of February 2026 under the interim ...

Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announced on Wednesday that Bangladesh will hold its twelfth parliamentary election on January 7, 2024, according to local media outlet New ...

Dhaka metropolitan police’s Deputy Commissioner Mohidul Islam on Sunday said Huda was arrested in the case filed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) against the ...

A final official declaration from the Election Commission is expected on Monday. At least 18 arson attacks preceded the vote, but the election day passed in relative calm.

In an era where technology and politics are becoming increasingly intertwined, Bangladesh is witnessing the rise of a ...

Bangladeshi parties debate power concentration; BNP backs multi-role leadership, while NCC, NCP push for limits.

In February 2023, Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) marked its first year in office. Since Bangladesh is less than 12 months away from holding its next general election, ...

The process to appoint a new Election Commission was set in motion on February 5, when President Md Abdul Hamid set up a search committee to recommend names for the posts of chief election ...

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has won a third consecutive term as prime minister, the country’s Election Commission said Monday, in a poll marred by deadly violence and allegations of rigged ballots.

Bangladesh's Election Commission said voter turnout in the 2024 elections was around 40 percent — although independent analysts believe it to be lower. "The uprising has shown that a new ...