Local-Elections

The Election Commission (EC) has extended the deadline for new voter registration to July 31, ahead of the upcoming local government elections. The previous deadline was June 30. The extension was confirmed in the EC’s draft roadmap for the local government elections, which is awaiting final approval. The Election Commission has prepared separate roadmaps for elections to Union Parishads, Upazila Parishads, Municipalities, and City Corporations. The roadmaps are expected to be finalized...

The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to begin local government elections from October. To ensure free, fair, impartial and violence-free polls, it is introducing major changes to the electoral rules. Under the revised regulations, posters will no longer be allowed in local elections. The use o...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that preventing violence in local government elections will emerge as a major challenge. He stated that conducting peaceful and conflict-free elections is not possible without the cooperation of political parties. The CEC made the re...