DHAKA (MNTV) – Bangladesh’s two major political coalitions each expressed confidence Thursday in securing electoral triumph, even as ballot counting continued across the nation. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party attributed lower-than-expected voter participation to what it characterized as deceptive tactics by a rival political forc...
DHAKA (MNTV) – Ballots are being tallied across Bangladesh following Thursday’s parliamentary election, with interim government leader Muhammad Yunus hailing the process as the dawn of a transformed nation. “The spontaneous participation of voters, the responsible behaviour of political parties, the restraint of candidates, a...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladeshi voters are casting ballots in a nationwide constitutional referendum, alongside parliamentary elections, marking a pivotal step in the country’s post-uprising political transition. The Bangladesh Election Commission confirmed that polling began at 7:30 am local time across tens of thousands of voting cent...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Jamaat-e-Islami expressed satisfaction with the voting atmosphere during the early hours of Bangladesh’s parliamentary election and constitutional referendum, voicing optimism that conditions would continue to improve throughout the day. Speaking to journalists at the party’s central office in Dhaka’s Moghbazar area,...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh recorded a voter turnout of 32.88% by 0600 GMT on Thursday, with long queues forming at polling stations as citizens cast ballots to choose a new government and vote on proposed constitutional reforms. The Bangladesh Election Commission said turnout was reported across 32,789 polling centers after four and...
DHAKA (MNTV) – BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman called Thursday for the immediate release of election results, warning that delays could generate uncertainty and undermine public confidence. Speaking briefly with reporters at his Gulshan office following his vote and tours of multiple polling stations, Rahman pressed the Election Commission t...
DHAKA (MNTV) – Nahid Islam, the National Citizen Party convener running as a candidate for the Jamaat-led alliance, declared Thursday that conducting credible elections holds greater significance than winning or losing, emphasizing that the true measure lies in citizens’ ability to vote freely. After casting his ballot at AKM Rahma...
DHAKA (MNTV) – Bangladesh’s top military officer expressed satisfaction Thursday that the moment he had anticipated for eighteen months—a credible electoral process—had finally come. General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Army Staff, spoke to reporters following his own vote at the Adamjee Cantonment College polling station, stating that...
DHAKA (MNTV) – Ivars Ijabs, who leads the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), characterized Thursday’s vote as a pivotal moment for Bangladesh’s democratic development. Speaking to journalists at Siddheswari Girls’ College on New Bailey Road following his observation of polling procedures, Ijabs emphas...
DHAKA (MNTV) – Bangladesh’s Election Commission reported that 1,125,382 postal ballots had been delivered to returning officers by 1pm on Thursday, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s inaugural technology-enabled postal voting program. The system allows overseas Bangladeshis and certain domestic groups to particip...
