EVM
UK EC Chair praises Bangladesh’s biometric voter ID, EVM
UK Election Commission Chair Sir John Holmes praised the digitised biometric voters’ identity card and the Electronic Voting Mechanism (EVM) of Bangladesh.
BNP men clash with AL activists at Nayapaltan
Awami League and BNP activists locked into a clash in front of BNP central office at Nayapaltan in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
Voters have no confidence in election system: Dr Kamal
Voicing dissatisfaction over the low voter turnout, Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said voters are not coming to polling stations as they have no confidence in the election system.
Analysis: Debates continue over EVM use in Dhaka city election
Bangladesh’s capital city gears up for Saturday’s election to elect their mayors and councillors with the full use of electric voting machine (EVM) amid doubts and debates about its credible outcomes.
HC dismisses writ challenging legality of EVM use in city polls
The High Court on Sunday turned down a writ petition filed challenging the legality of the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
Arrange free, neutral Dhaka City polls: Sujon to EC
SushasonerJonnoNagorik (Sujon), a civil rights body, on Saturday urged the Election Commission (EC) to arrange “free, neutral and peaceful” Dhaka city polls.
Don’t use EVMs in city polls, reiterates BNP
BNP on Tuesday sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) urging it to refrain from using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations.
EVM use can’t be allowed, says Oikyafront
Describing the electronic voting machine (EVM) as a new method of rigging votes, Jatiya Oikyafront on Saturday warned that it will not allow the Election Commission (EC) to use it in the elections to two Dhaka city corporations.
AL’s Moslem Uddin wins Chattogram-8 by-polls
Awami League candidate Moslem Uddin Ahmed was unofficially declared elected in the Chattogram-8 by-polls on Monday.
Chattogram-8 by-polls Monday
The by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency which fell vacant following the death of Moin Uddin Khan Badal will be held on Monday.