Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- As the Election Commission (EC) advances preparations for the parliamentary election, debate has returned to the national conversation over a referendum to implement the July Charter.... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Nine years after Bangladesh launched the Smart National Identity Card project, the Election Commission (EC) is still far from delivering cards to all citizens. When the Smart NID dis... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Whenever senior leaders of major political parties travel abroad, they are received by expatriate party activists. The same scenes play out whether they belong to the ruling party o... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The National Consensus Commission has prepared a "consolidated draft" of the July National Charter, with legal safeguards in place to ensure that the decisions taken in the dial... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Women's rights groups in Bangladesh are furious and frustrated after the all-male National Consensus Commission, mandated to build political agreement on key reforms, settled on... Read More