National election

National election

Representational image of voting in Bangladesh. File photo: Collected

Cabinet Division bars transfer of election officials until 15 days after polls

The directive was issued to all ministries, divisions, directorates, departments and agencies through a circular yesterday (21 December).

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Navy Chief Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan and Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan heading to the meeting. Photo: Focus Bangla

Army, navy and air force chiefs assure full preparedness, coordinated deployment for fair polls: Sanaullah

File photo Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam/UNB

Foreign secretary briefing diplomats

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Separate ballots, but single box for JS polls, referendum

A screengrab of the video where Naria Upazila BNP Organising Secretary Matiur Rahman Sagar made some controversial remarks at an event on Saturday, 13 December 2025. Photo: Colelcted

'Vote for BNP or I won't let you live in peace': Shariatpur leader's comment sparks criticism

Election Commission building at Agargaon in the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

EC to meet law enforcers this afternoon

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Nat’l polls, referendum on 12 Feb: Businesses relieved as year-long uncertainty lifts

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The curious case of February elections in Bangladesh

TBS Illustration

BNP welcomes election schedule as 'new chapter' in Bangladesh politics

Anwar Ul-Alam Chowdhury. TBS sketch

Businesses will depend on how the elections go: BCI president 

Taskeen Ahmed, DCCI president. Illustration: TBS

Clear political roadmap eases uncertainty but investor confidence hinges on peaceful polls: DCCI president 

Representational Image. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Polls schedule today: EC orders removal of all campaign materials within 48 hours of announcing date

Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), speaks at a pre-election regional consultation at Hotel Peninsula, Chattogram on Wednesday (10 December 2025). Photo: TBS

Doubts linger on fair polls: Debapriya