Electoral reform commission chief Badiul Alam Majumder said on Monday that reform of the constitution would be needed for the ...

Former chief election commissioner Mohammad Abu Hena on Monday said there is no need to change the electoral system. “My personal opinion is that there is no need to change the electoral process. The ...

The planned rally by her party in Bangladesh’s capital was seen as a potential first effort of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh ...

While Islamist political parties often form alliances with major parties for elections, new dynamics are emerging in the post ...

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's tenure saw enforced disappearances of dissidents becoming a sinister hallmark.

Tens of thousands of activists of a leading political party in Bangladesh rallied in the nation’s capital on Friday, calling for a new election and qu ...

"They [parties] need to pick competent candidates through primary selection with the local voting," said Abu Hena who conducted the 1996 general election. In response to another question over the ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has publicly opposed it so far. The party’s reluctance is likely due to its perception as the “party-in-waiting” after the ouster of the Awami League-led government.

Two thousand people did not sacrifice their lives in the July-August mass uprising solely for an election, said Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which has inarguably emerged as the largest political party in the country after the ...

Amid uncertainties about Bangladesh's election timeline, the interim govt led by Mohammad Yunus indicates it could take a little over a year to organize polls. Six commissions are set to submit ...

The U.S. State Department said in September it was taking steps to impose visa restrictions on individuals responsible for undermining the democratic election process in Bangladesh. They include ...