Bangladesh to hold polls on Feb 12, Hasina’s party stays suspended

Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced the poll schedule in a pre-recorded televised address, setting Dec 29 as the last date for filing nomination papers. Election campaign will begin on Jan 22 and will end on Feb 10 at 7.30am. Voting in all 300 parliamentary constituencies will take place on Feb 12, he said.Hasina’s […]

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Bangladesh EC terms upcoming polls ‘most risky’ in history, warns of unpredictable challenges

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) on Friday described the national election scheduled for February next year as the “most risky” in the country’s electoral history, urging officials to brace for unpredictable challenges amid political uncertainty and social unrest.The remarks came a day after it unveiled a roadmap for the election, which has drawn mixed reactions […]

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