Election Commissioner Md Alamgir has said the Election Commission decided to use EVMs in the upcoming national elections based on the opinions of the political parties. He made the comment in an attempt to clear the controversy over conflicting information about political parties' stance on EVM use. "The Election Commission has taken
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EC unveils roadmap for 2024 general election
The next general election will be held by January 29, 2024 using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in 150 constituencies out of 300 across the country, according to a roadmap published by the Election Commission. This was revealed at a function held at the auditorium of the Nirbachan Bhaban on Wednesday. "17 parties
New EC takes charge of BAIRA
The newly elected executive committee of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) has taken charge of the association at a handover ceremony on September 8, 2022, a press release said Friday. Government appointed administrator Mohammad Daudul Islam, joint secretary, Ministry of Commerce handed over the responsibility to the newly elected
BNP will not go to elections under current EC: Mosharraf
Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said the party will not even go to elections under the current Election Commission (EC), let alone an election using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). The BNP leader made the remark on Friday (26 August) after paying respects at the mausoleum of
AL hails EC decision to use EVMs in 150 JS seats
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in up to 150 of the 300 parliamentary seats in the next general election. Quader was speaking at an event to mark the 18th death anniversary of Awami League women's affairs secretary
EC to use EVMs in 150 constituencies in next polls
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to use electronic voting machines instead of traditional ballot papers in the maximum 150 constituencies out of 300 ones in the next general election likely to be held late next year. The decision came from a meeting of the election agency on Tuesday with Chief
EC’s talks: AL proposes using EVM in all the 300 constituencies
Bangladesh Awami League on Sunday proposed the Election Commission to use the electronic voting machines (EVM) in all the 300 constituencies in the next generation election. An AL delegation, led by its general secretary Obaidul Quader, placed the proposal joining the EC's talks at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city's Agargaon area. "We
CEC calls all parties to participate in next polls
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Tuesday said that the commission wants all political parties to take part in the next parliamentary election, even though it does not always guarantee a free and fair voting. "If the National election is participatory, it does not mean that there will not
No EC can hold credible polls under AL: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said joining talks with the current Election Commission (EC) is pointless since no commission can hold a neutral credible election if Awami League stays in power. "Our experience in the last two elections is that if Awami League stays in power,
Upay signs deal with Election Commission
Upay signed an agreement with the Election Commission on Tuesday to facilitate payment of various service-related fees through upay. The service will be available to customers soon through the upay App as well as through dialing the USSD code ‘268’. Rezaul Hossain, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of upay and Mohammad