elections

Macron, Saudi crown prince sign strategic partnership, call for Lebanon elections

RIYADH, Dec 3: President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic partnership on Monday aimed ...

Nur calls for state reforms before elections

Mujahid Prince/Shakib Ahmed

Nuru Haque Nur, President of the Gono Odhikar Parishad and former VP of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), said ...

We're committed to hold free, fair, and acceptable elections: CEC

Observer Online Report

Reform is an ongoing process. Some reforms are imperative for holding an election. A fair, impartial and acceptable election will ...

61.1pc want elections soon, 65.9pc prefer reforms first: VOA Survey

A recent nationwide survey conducted by VOA Bangla reveals that 61.1% of Bangladeshis believe the next general election should be ...

Local elections should precede 13th JS polls: Dr Tofail Ahmed

A key member of the Electoral Reform Commission and a local government expert, has called for holding a cycle of ...

Restore democracy thru credible general elections, Moyeen tells govt

Staff Correspondent

BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said the primary responsibility of the current interim government is to ...

Focus on elections to tackle conspiracies: Fakhrul

THAKURGAON, Nov 13: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the country's most urgent need is now ...

Polls Only After Reforms

People didn't die just for elections, says Sarjis

DU Correspondent

Anti-Discrimination Student Movement coordinator Sarjis Alam said on Saturday that 2,000 people did not sacrifice their lives and half a ...

Reform before elections needed for real change: VP Nur

Shakib Ahmed

Gono Odhikar Parishad President and former DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur emphasized that holding elections before restructuring the state will ...

Taiwan reports rise in Chinese military activity ahead of US elections

TAIPEI, Nov 3: Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday it had spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, ...

US elections outcome won't affect Dhaka-Washington ties: CA's press secretary

Observer Online Desk

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the results of the US election will not pose any challenge to ...

US elections outcome won't affect Dhaka-Washington ties: CA's Press Secy

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said the results of the US election will not pose any challenge ...

Conspiracy theories and threats: The new reality in US elections

GOLDFIELD, Oct 30: For two decades her neighbors have trusted Cindy Elgan to run elections in her small corner of ...

US presidential poll is important, but so are Congressional elections

Kerry Boyd Anderson

The US presidential race draws much of the world's attention at this moment, only a week before election day. Indeed, ...

Hasnat, Sarjis file writ to restrict activities of AL, 10 other political parties, cancel last 3 JS elections

Staff Correspondent

A writ petition was filed on Monday with the High Court seeking restriction on the political activities of the ousted ...

Conspiracy theories and threats: The new reality in US elections

GOLDFIELD, Oct 27: For two decades her neighbors have trusted Cindy Elgan to run elections in her small corner of ...

Jamaat will wait for elections until reforms completed: Asstt Secy Gen

BARISHAL, Oct 11: AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, Assistant Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, emphasized that people's voting rights and fair ...

No elections before reforms: Dr Yunus

Bangladesh's interim leader has refused to give a timeframe for elections following the ouster of his autocratic predecessor, saying in ...

India’s ruling party set to lose two state elections, exit polls show

NEW DELHI, Oct 6: India's ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition ...

BNP reiterates call for fair elections

BNP senior secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday asked the interim government to arrange a free and fair election ...

Fakhrul wants interim govt to focus on reforms for credible elections

Observer Online Desk

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has suggested that the interim government should concentrate exclusively on reforms in the ...

Rate cut could lift consumer spirits before US elections

WASHINGTON, Sept 21: The US Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point gives consumers a ...

Putin's party wins Russian regional elections

MOSCOW, Sept 9: Russia's ruling party won a resounding victory in every regional election it contested last week, official results ...

Germany's far right wins big in elections for first time since Nazi era

Observer Online Desk

Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won the regional elections in Thuringia and Saxony, a first for the German far right ...

BNP wants to reinstate caretaker govt system for elections: Tarique

UNB/Shakib Ahmed

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said their party is willing to bring back the caretaker government system for ...

German far right set for wins in key elections after attack

ERFURT, Sept 1: Voters in two former East German states began casting ballots Sunday in elections expected to deal a ...

Patience essential for credible national elections

While addressing the nation through a live televised speech on Sunday evening - Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus said ...

Top Biden advisor Sullivan to visit China as US elections loom

WASHINGTON, Aug 23: Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden's national security advisor, will visit China next week in a new bid ...

Govt suspends negotiations, selections, procurements for power projects

Special Correspondent

The interim government has suspended all negotiations, selections, and procurements for power and energy projects under the much-talked about Quick ...

China supports Myanmar junta plan for fresh elections: FM

CHIANG MAI, Aug 16: China supports a plan by Myanmar's junta to hold fresh elections and return the conflict-torn country ...