Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)
BNP slams EC, brands it as ‘useless’
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday described the Election Commission (EC) as ‘biased and useless’ body as it has failed to take any action against those attacked the electioneering of their party’s mayoral candidates of the two city corporations in Dhaka.
Go for ballot; defer polls again, if necessary: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to defer the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations again, if necessary, for holding it with ballot papers instead of EVMs.
Voting underway in Chattogram-8 by-polls
Balloting was underway in the by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency which fell vacant after the death of Moinuddin Khan Badal.
No scope for vote-rigging through EVM: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday said there is no scope for vote-rigging through the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) system.
AL to join city polls even without EVMs: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said their party will participate in the city corporation elections, no matter whether electronic voting machines (EVMs) are used or not.
Cancel decision to use EVMs: BNP to EC
BNP on Monday formally demanded the Election Commission abandon its decision to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections to two Dhaka city corporations.
EVM demonstration for journos Monday afternoon
The Election Commission is arranging a display of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Monday afternoon for journalists as the elections to Dhaka North and South City corporations will be conducted with the use of the machines on January 30 next.
Roll back EVM plan, BNP to EC
Stating that the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is an ‘ill-motivated government project’ to destroy people’s voting rights, BNP on Sunday urged the Election Commission (EC) to shelve its plan to use it in the upcoming elections to two Dhaka city corporations.