India proposes holding simultaneous mega polls
India鈥檚 ruling party on Tuesday tabled a parliamentary bill to synchronise state and national elections, a proposal that would vastly extend what is already the world鈥檚 largest democratic exercise...
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All that interim govt does for elections should end by 2025
THE chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus deserves thanks as in his address to the nation on the morning of Victory Day he has spelt out a timeline of a sort for national elections, which is a step forward from the unspecified duration of the interim government that people were worried about. He has said that with some reforms done and...
Georgia鈥檚 outlook cut to negative by Fitch
Fitch Ratings downgraded Georgia鈥檚 outlook to negative from stable on Friday, citing sharply increased political risks following disputed October parliamentary elections that have sparked widespread protests in the Caucasus nation...
Electoral offenders should be punished: Badiul Alam
Chief of the electoral reform commission Badiul Alam Majudar on Friday said that the perpetrators of crimes committed in the last three general elections should be punished.
JP for reducing PM鈥檚 power
Jatiya Party on Thursday proposed 19-point reform proposals including repeal of the 15th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the caretaker government system for holding general elections...
Students vow not to allow AL in polls
University students who actively participated in the 2024 student-mass uprising unanimously said they would not allow the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina or any member of Awami League to participate in the next elections...
Scholz named party鈥檚 top candidate for German elections
Germany鈥檚 Olaf Scholz was Monday officially named to lead his Social Democrats into February elections, but the embattled chancellor faces a tough fight to win a second term...
Left leaders want rapid democratic transition
Left leaders on Friday at a discussion demanded holding general elections as early as possible for democratic transition in the country.
Editors for evaluation of previous ECs
Editors of several newspapers recommended caretaker government, local government elections under the supervision of the existing interim government and critical evaluation of the previous Election Commissions.
Forum announces Mahmud Hasan as panel leader for BGMEA elections
Mahmud Hasan Khan, managing director of Rising Fashions, has formally been announced as panel leader of Forum, a panel of the country's garment makers, for the BGMEA elections...
Landslide win for Lanka president鈥檚 leftist coalition in snap polls
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked voters Friday for delivering his leftist coalition a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections that repudiated establishment parties...
Georgia president calls for fresh election after contested vote
Georgian president Salome Zurabishvili on Monday called for fresh parliamentary elections to resolve a crisis sparked by last month鈥檚 vote denounced by the opposition as rigged in favour of the ruling party.
Americans still not ready for first woman president
For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up short in a campaign where gender was a central issue.
President-elect Trump at 276 electoral votes, Harris at 219: US media
Republican former president Donald Trump has won the White House, securing more than the 270 electoral votes needed to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, US networks projected early Wednesday.
Trump, Harris tie in New Hampshire hamlet
Voters in the US hamlet of Dixville Notch launched Election Day in the first minutes of Tuesday with a tied vote, mirroring the incredibly close national polls in the White House race.
Japan PM vows to stay on despite election debacle
Japan鈥檚 prime minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Monday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with his party鈥檚 ruling coalition falling short of a majority for the first time since 2009...
Next election after one and a half year later: adviser聽聽聽
Finance, commerce, and science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the interim government would not take any lengthy period to hold the next general elections.
Mizanur seeks presidency as protest against football moguls
Tabith Awal is a well-known figure in the country鈥檚 football fraternity, but his lone competitor for the Bangladesh Football Federation鈥檚 presidential post in Saturday鈥檚 elections...
BNP asks govt to ensure election environment immediately
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday urged the interim government to ensure an environment for holding elections in a quick manner.
Bangladesh's interim govt law adviser clarifies statement over election time
Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser professor Asif Nazrul on Saturday clarified his statement over timing of the next general elections.
Fair, speedy elections must to restore people鈥檚 power: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said that free, fair, and impartial elections as early as possible were necessary to give the people鈥檚 power back to the people of the country...
Man with shotgun, loaded handgun arrested near Trump California rally
A man found illegally in possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested by sheriff鈥檚 deputies assigned to protect a Donald Trump rally in Coachella, California, the Riverside County sheriff鈥檚 office announced Sunday.
Fair election must to keep democracy continue: Tarique
Acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Rahman on Thursday underscored the need for holding fair elections for continuation of democracy...
Failure of interim govt would increase chances of Hasina鈥檚 return: Time
Political observers and analysts in Bangladesh and abroad said that dysfunction in Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government would considerably boost the chances of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚...
Rate cut could lift consumer spirits before US elections
The US Federal Reserve鈥檚 decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point gives consumers a much-needed psychological boost ahead of November鈥檚 presidential election...
Kashmir votes after special status scrapped
Indian-administered Kashmir began voting Wednesday in the first local elections since the cancellation of its special semi-autonomous status sparked fury in the troubled Himalayan territory, which is also claimed by Pakistan...
Salahuddin decides not to contest in next BFF elections
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin said on Saturday that he would not seek a fifth term as the president of the federation.
US elections: A Democratic ray of hope emerges
THE US elections are scheduled to be held on November 5. In these elections, not only will the president and vice-president be elected, but all 435 Congressional seats of the US House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States senate will be selected. That would be the 119th United States Congress...
Biden, Harris hit campaign trail
US president Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Monday, in a public display of teamwork after she replaced him as candidate and revived Democratic election hopes.
Harris says US ready to turn page on Trump
Kamala Harris declared on Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump in her first interview since her dramatic entry into November鈥檚 presidential election.