All 297 newly elected members of parliament (MPs) of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will take oath at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) here tomorrow. The lawmakers will first take oath as the members of parliament (MPs) and then as the members of the Constitutional Reform Council, said a press release of JS Secretariat today. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin is expected to administer the oath to the lawmakers at the Oath Room of the Sangsad Bhaban at 10 am, the release said. Cab...

Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Akhtar Ahmed has said that ballot papers for the upcoming 13th Parliamentary Election and referendum have already been distributed in 116 constituencies across the country, and the remaining will be distributed by February 7. “We have already sent ballot papers to the returning officers of 116 parliamentary constituencies and will be able to send the remaining ballots by February 7, Insha’Allah,” he said. The EC Secretary provided this information to the media during a briefing at...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said foreign diplomats posted in Bangladesh have expressed confidence in the Election Commission’s ability to conduct a free, fair, neutral and credible 13th national parliamentary election.

Speaking to journalists after a briefing with diplomats at a hotel in Gulshan, the CEC said the commission had provided a detailed overview of its preparations and electoral processes to ensure transparency and credibility.