Monday, 05 October 2026

election

Local Body Polls Within This Fiscal Year: State Minister Mir Shahe Alam

The Bangladesh government wants the Election Commission to complete local government elections within the current fiscal year, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said on Sunday.

No Union Parishad Polls This Year, Govt Tells EC

Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has been informed by government officials that Union Parishad elections cannot be held this year, despite the commission’s preliminary plan to begin voting in November. Officials said they may need up to one month to determine how long preparations for the polls

Government ‘Unaware’ of EC’s Proposed Seven-Phase Union Parishad Election Dates

Bangladesh’s Election Commission has announced possible dates for seven phases of Union Parishad elections, but State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam said on Tuesday that the government had no prior knowledge of the move. Speaking to journalists at the Secretariat, Mir Shahe Alam said

EC Plans to Begin Union Parishad Elections in Mid-November

Bangladesh’s Election Commission plans to begin Union Parishad elections in mid-November, with the local government polls to be conducted in phases, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said on Monday.

Amid Iran War and Midterms, Trump Fights to Avert Twofront Defeat

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the seven-month war with Iran will end “immediately after” the November midterm elections, suggesting Tehran is trying to influence the vote. Analysts, however, say the conflict could shape the election outcome and potentially alter the course of the war.

NCP Revises Dhaka City Election Strategy, Eyes Patwary for South and Asif for North

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is revising its strategy for the upcoming Dhaka city corporation elections, preparing to contest independently after failing to secure Dhaka South City Corporation from alliance partner Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The party is considering replacing its initially anno

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir: From Municipality Chairman to President

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected the 23rd president of Bangladesh, marking the culmination of a long political journey that began in student politics, passed through teaching and local government, and eventually took him to the leadership of the country’s main political party. In Thursd

Presidential Election: Mirza Fakhrul Finalized as BNP Candidate

Bangladesh Nationalist Party has finalised Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for the country’s next presidential election, according to multiple BNP leaders who confirmed the decision on Tuesday night. The formal announcement is expected on Wednesday or Thursday, ahead of the August 13 no

Bangladesh Sets Presidential Election for 20 August, EC Announces

Bangladesh’s Election Commission on Thursday announced the schedule for the presidential election, setting 20 August as the voting date. If more than one candidate contests, voting will be held from 2pm to 5pm in the Jatiya Sangsad chamber.

Election Rebels Seek BNP Comeback as Party Remains Divided

Several leaders expelled by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for contesting the 13th national parliamentary election as rebel or independent candidates are seeking to return to the party after BNP formed the government, according to party sources and statements given to Ajker Patrika. BNP, however,

Local Government Election

Final Voter List to Be Published on August 31: EC

Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) will publish the final voter list for upcoming local government elections on 31 August, according to an official letter signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Md Nasir Uddin Chowdhury on Thursday. Instructions have already been sent to all Upazila/Thana election o

Next general election to be held under caretaker government: Law minister

Bangladesh's Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman said on Thursday that the country's next general election will be held under a caretaker government, describing the restoration of the system as a political commitment of the government and the outcome of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) long-standin

West Bengal Assembly Election: A Political Analysis

If the defeat of the ruling Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal Assembly election is explained solely through electoral arithmetic, vote swings, or administrative tactics—such as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and the role of the Election Commission—it would obscure th