Bangladesh

Professor Ali Riaz, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, has said that the citizens of Bangladesh have expressed their verdict clearly and unequivocally in favour of the constitutional reform proposals outlined in the July National Charter. This verdict, he noted, makes it evident that the majority of Bangladeshis do not wish to return to the previous system or maintain the ...

Today marks Pahela Falgun, the first day of spring and the eleventh month of the Bangla calendar, a time that symbolises renewal, vibrancy and cultural pride for Bangladeshis. Spring, often described as the king of seasons, arrives with a message of fullness and new life. For many years, Bangladeshis marked Pahela Falgun on February 13. However, in 2020, Bangla Academy ...

The Election Commission published the gazette of 297 newly-elected members of parliament on Friday night following the 13th national parliamentary election. Authorities held voting on Thursday from 7:30am to 4:30pm at 42,779 polling centres nationwide. Voters also took part in a nationwide referendum on the same day. Election Commission officials said a record number of political parties contested the polls. ...

The newly elected lawmakers are likely to take the oath of office on 16 February, with Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury administering the oath, according to the Parliament Secretariat. The chief justice will conduct the swearing-in ceremony as the president’s designated representative, sources at the Parliament Secretariat said on Friday. It is learnt that the gazette of the newly elected ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured an absolute majority in the 13th parliamentary election held on Thursday, winning 209 seats out of 297 constituencies for which results have been published. The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami emerged as the second-largest party with 68 seats. The National Citizen Party (NCP) won six seats, while independent candidates secured seven. Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish obtained two seats. ...

Six candidates from the National Citizen Party (NCP) have secured victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Election. The winning candidates are the party’s Convener and Dhaka-11 constituency candidate Nahid Islam; Member Secretary and Rangpur-4 seat candidate Akhtar Hossain; Chief Organizer for the southern region and Cumilla-4 constituency candidate Hasnat Abdullah; Joint Chief Coordinator and Noakhali-6 constituency candidate Hannan Masud; Atikur ...

The Election Commission on Friday said the voter turnout in the 13th national parliamentary election and referendum stood at 59.44 %. The information was formally disclosed at around 11:30am at the Election Commission Secretariat by the EC’s public relations director. He said the turnout figure was calculated based on data received from polling centres across the country. Although final reports ...

Tasnim Jara, who left the National Citizen Party (NCP) to run independently in Dhaka-9, has finished third in the constituency. According to returning officer Sharaf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury’s declaration, BNP candidate Habibur Rashid Habib won the seat with 111,212 votes, whileNCP’s Mohammad Javed Mia of the NCP came second with 53,460 votes. Tasnim Jara, who ran with the football symbol, ...

Bangladesh is set to have a male Prime Minister for the first time in about 35 years, following the unofficial results of the 13th National Parliamentary Election that show a landslide victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its alliance. According to the preliminary results, the BNP-led alliance has secured a majority of seats and is moving toward forming ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday described the just-concluded national parliamentary election as “credible, neutral and largely successful,” expressing gratitude to voters, political parties, law enforcement agencies, and media personnel for their cooperation. Speaking at a post-election briefing attended by fellow commissioners, the senior secretary, political leaders, prominent lawyers of the Supreme Court, and journalists, Nasir Uddin ...