‘No vote’ option to serve as alternative candidate in uncontested elections: Dr Tofail Ahmed | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Monday
July 07, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
MONDAY, JULY 07, 2025
‘No vote’ option to serve as alternative candidate in uncontested elections: Dr Tofail Ahmed

Bangladesh

TBS Report
28 November, 2024, 06:55 pm
Last modified: 28 November, 2024, 07:04 pm

Related News

  • Conquered Ganobhaban, will triumph in parliament too: Nahid
  • No objection to February polls but oppose a hastily arranged one: Jamaat
  • National Consensus Commission to resume reform talks tomorrow
  • Gazette published asking Hasina, 99 others to appear before court
  • July uprising shows dream of justice-based country: Nahid Islam

‘No vote’ option to serve as alternative candidate in uncontested elections: Dr Tofail Ahmed

"Despite their vital contributions to the economy, expatriates cannot vote. Efforts are underway to grant voting rights to citizens abroad," he said

TBS Report
28 November, 2024, 06:55 pm
Last modified: 28 November, 2024, 07:04 pm
Electoral Reform Commission member Dr Tofail Ahmed spoke at a seminar at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Cumilla today (28 November). Photo: Collected
Electoral Reform Commission member Dr Tofail Ahmed spoke at a seminar at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Cumilla today (28 November). Photo: Collected

Steps are being taken to introduce a 'no vote' option for elections where there will be only one candidate running, Electoral Reform Commission member Dr Tofail Ahmed said today (28 November).

"In the future, even if there is only one candidate, winning will not be possible uncontested. In such cases, 'no vote' option will function as an alternative candidate," he said at a seminar at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Cumilla.

Speaking at the event, he said, "Although expatriates make significant contributions to the national economy through remittances, they cannot vote. We are exploring avenues to extend voting rights to our citizens abroad."

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Tofail, a local government expert who has worked in the field across five decades, stated that steps are being taken to implement postal voting. 

"Eligible voters will need to apply beforehand, either online or through the upazila election office. While postal voting is legally recognised in Bangladesh, it is not yet operational. Efforts are underway to strengthen and activate this system," he added.

The seminar was chaired by BARD Director General Saif Uddin Ahmed, with Comilla University Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Masuda Kamal as the keynote speaker. 

Masuda Khatun Shefali, member of the Local Government Reform Commission, participated as a special guest.

Top News

Tofail Ahmed / Bangladesh / No vote

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Illustration: Duniya Jahan/TBS Creative
    Inflation drops below 9% after 27 months
  • Representational image. Photo: Investopedia
    GDP grows 4.86% in Q3 FY25 
  • File photo of BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed talking to reporters in Dhaka recently. Photo: Focus Bangla
    ‘Emergency power’ should be debated in parliament: Salahuddin

MOST VIEWED

  • Ships and shipping containers are pictured at the port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, 30 January 2019. Photo: REUTERS
    Bangladesh may offer zero-duty on US goods to get reciprocal tariff relief
  • A quieter scene at Dhaka University’s central library on 29 June, with seats still unfilled—unlike earlier this year, when the space was overwhelmed by crowds of job aspirants preparing for competitive exams. Photo: Tahmidul Alam Jaeef
    No more long queues at DU Central Library. What changed?
  • Labour unrests disrupt CEPZ operations as financial crisis hits factories
    Labour unrests disrupt CEPZ operations as financial crisis hits factories
  • Infographic: TBS
    Japanese loan rate hits record 2%, still remains cheaper than others
  • Students during a protest procession seeking end of discrimination in engineering jobs in Chattogram on 5 July 2025. Photo: TBS
    Ctg students protest against discrimination in engineering profession
  • Benapole port: Revenue exceeds target by Tk316cr while imports decline
    Benapole port: Revenue exceeds target by Tk316cr while imports decline

Related News

  • Conquered Ganobhaban, will triumph in parliament too: Nahid
  • No objection to February polls but oppose a hastily arranged one: Jamaat
  • National Consensus Commission to resume reform talks tomorrow
  • Gazette published asking Hasina, 99 others to appear before court
  • July uprising shows dream of justice-based country: Nahid Islam

Features

The Mitsubishi Xpander is built with families in mind, ready to handle the daily carpool, grocery runs, weekend getaways, and everything in between. PHOTO: Akif Hamid

Now made-in-Bangladesh: 2025 Mitsubishi Xpander

19h | Wheels
Students of different institutions protest demanding the reinstatement of the 2018 circular cancelling quotas in recruitment in government jobs. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

5 July 2024: Students announce class boycott amid growing protests

2d | Panorama
Contrary to long-held assumptions, Gen Z isn’t politically clueless — they understand both local and global politics well. Photo: TBS

A misreading of Gen Z’s ‘political disconnect’ set the stage for Hasina’s ouster

3d | Panorama
Graphics: TBS

How courier failures are undermining Bangladesh’s online perishables trade

2d | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

Inflation drops below 9%

Inflation drops below 9%

25m | TBS Today
How much impact has Trump's tariff policy had on the market?

How much impact has Trump's tariff policy had on the market?

1h | Others
New telecom policy will prevent corruption: Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb

New telecom policy will prevent corruption: Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb

1h | TBS Today
What could be the election outcome? SANEM's survey released

What could be the election outcome? SANEM's survey released

2h | TBS News Updates
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net