Local-government-elections

The Election Commission (EC) has proposed a series of changes to the rules ahead of the local government elections. Under the proposal, the conditions for candidates to get their deposits back in Union Parishad (UP) elections will become stricter. The minimum required share of votes has been proposed to increase from 12 percent of the votes cast to 15 percent. At the same time, the deposit for chairman candidates will be increased. The limit on candidates' election expenses will also be ra...

The Election Commission (EC) has begun the process of finalizing polling stations ahead of the upcoming local government elections. The final list of polling stations will be officially published on August 27. This timeline was chalked out in a memo signed today, Wednesday, by the EC’s Senior Assistant Secretary, Md. Rashid Miah.According to the letter, the "Local Government Institution Election Polling Station Establishment and Management Policy-2025" mandates that the final list of polling sta...

The schedule for the local government elections has not yet been determined, but there will be no party symbols, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has announced.The CEC made the statement on Monday (May 18) during a program organized by the Reporters Forum for Election and Democrac...