The Jatiya Oikyafront candidates in the six constituencies of Khulna are heavily depending on female activists for their campaigns as most of the men are either on the run or under cover fearing police.

The Barishal-1 constituency comprises two upazilas -- Gournadi and Agailjhara.

Abu Taher died of cancer eight years ago.

The Barishal city is yet to see fully-fledged electioneering by the major political parties although the polls are just two weeks away.

October, 1971. The war waged by the Pakistani occupation army on Bangalees had just entered its eighth month.

Jatiya Oikyafront leaders want to meet President Abdul Hamid and seek his intervention to improve the current political situation in the run-up to the December 30 polls.

Amid continued violence over the polls, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday claimed that a level playing field was ensured for all candidates.

At least four BNP candidates, including Mahbub Uddin Khokon, and over 100 others were injured in electoral violence in 10 districts since Friday night.

With the election 14 days away, campaigning should be in full swing but the situation in Khulna is different.

Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain’s motorcade is allegedly attacked at the Martyred Intellectuals Mausoleum in Mirpur area of Dhaka.

Bangladesh lost one of its greatest filmmakers Amjad Hossain yesterday.

Amid continued pre-polls violence, Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed yesterday said only a few such incidents took place in the country.

Bangladesh ended their last ODI in 2018 in perfect fashion, winning the third game and the series against West Indies by a comprehensive eight-wicket margin and making Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's Bangladesh-record 70th match as captain an auspicious one yesterday.

At least two BNP candidates were hurt and another was assaulted during clashes and attacks allegedly by Awami League men in different districts yesterday, as election violence continues to flare.

At the fag end of the Liberation War in 1971, Pakistani forces committed one of the most shameful acts in history sensing their imminent defeat.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday directed the law enforcement agencies to prepare a security plan and a strategy for the coming election keeping in mind the violence centring the 2014 national election.

The BNP yesterday urged the Election Commission to take effective steps to ensure a free and fair electioneering atmosphere for the BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront candidates.

The telecoms regulator has collected sensitive personal data of about 7 crore cellphone users without their consent and shared those with another government agency for a “survey,” just weeks before the parliamentary elections.

The rumble of a diesel engine broke the silence of the chilly morning of December 14, 1971, at teachers' quarters on the Fuller Road in Dhaka University.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the youth to take the country forward and uphold its image in the international arena through patriotism, willpower and honesty.