Among the priorities for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections is the long-overdue enfranchisement of approximately 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates.
Abdul Moyeen Khan, a member of BNP's highest decision-making body, in an interview with Reuters says his party wants elections this year
Survey says BNP leads with 41.7%, but data is from a fraction of total sample.
Around 58 percent of participants in a recent survey said they want the national elections to be held before the end of this year.
If voted to power, the BNP would form a government of national unity and ensure representation from the parties that would participate in the polls and those who protested against the last autocratic regime, said the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.
Sixty-five percent of the people favour local government elections before the next national polls under the interim government, a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics study has found
The Electoral Reform Commission is likely to recommend an investigation into irregularities during the last three national polls held under ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
The US yesterday welcomed plans by Bangladesh's interim leader to hold elections next year or in early 2026
Focus on parliamentary elections now, no immediate plans for local elections
BNP leaders welcomed Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’s announcement on the timeline of national elections but urged a clear and actionable roadmap.
Earlier, Yunus said it may be possible to hold the next national elections at the end of 2025 or the first half of 2026
Party secretary general says in reaction of CA's address
The chief adviser highlights voting rights and electoral reforms
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that elections will be held very soon, reflecting the will of the people
In a major development, the interim government yesterday formed a six-member search committee led by Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, to constitute a new Election Commission.
A day after commenting on the possibility of the next election being held in 2025, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul today clarified that only the chief adviser of the interim government has the authority to make such an announcement
National election to be held after state reforms
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said the next parliamentary polls may take place by 2025 after the completion of preparations, including the formation of a new Election Commission through a search committee.
The debates about Bangladesh's forthcoming constitution have been lively, involving many participants.
