BNP announces to start interview of the party’s nomination seekers for the 11th parliamentary election from Sunday.

Bangladesh Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Oikya Parishad leaders once again urge the political parties not to give nomination for the upcoming national election to anyone who earlier had involvement in repression of minority communities.

BNP in a letter urges Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda seeking his interference to stop filing of “false cases” and arrest of the party’s leaders and activists by law enforcers.

The Election Commission asks the assistant returning officers (AROs) to take necessary steps to remove all kinds of campaign materials including posters and banners by November 18.

The Election Commission yesterday said it would not defer any further the parliamentary polls scheduled for December 30.

Coming down heavily on the BNP for attacking police and torching their vehicles, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked them not to hatch conspiracies to foil the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Senior BNP leaders Mirza Abbas and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi are among the 488 people accused of attempting to foil the upcoming parliamentary polls in three cases.

Plastic banners are everywhere -- on lampposts, walls, flyover pillars and footbridges. Politicians use them for their publicity.

The Election Commission seems to have misread the electoral code of conduct and issued discriminatory instructions to police, resulting in Wednesday's clashes between BNP men and the law enforcers.

Awami League nomination-seekers are in a fierce competition among themselves to get the much-coveted ticket to run in the election, with dozens of aspirants lobbying ministers and influential leaders hard for their blessings.

The BNP did not let its grassroots leaders primarily select its contenders in the polls, ignoring the electoral law and its own charter.

BNP alleges that the Election Commission is playing a “silent role” against those who are breaching the electoral code of conduct ahead of the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.

In response to BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul’s claim that the attack at the BNP’s Nayapaltan central office was by Chhatra League supporters, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says he could not believe that Mirza Fakhrul could lie so much.

The newly formed political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront will contest the upcoming general election with the symbol of sheaf of paddy (election symbol of BNP).

Starting today, Election Commission has cancelled leave for all of its staff and those under its disposal until the general election on December 30.

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has said military will be deployed in country from at least five days ahead of the election.

Police say they have been able to identify an arsonist who set fire to police vehicle yesterday, during the clash with BNP activists at Nayapaltan.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday asked the assistant returning officers to ensure equal opportunity for all candidates during the 11th general election scheduled for December 30.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday made the MP aspirants from the party promise to accept whoever she nominated for the upcoming election and work together for them.

The peaceful electoral atmosphere that prevailed in the country for the last two weeks was suddenly marred by yesterday's clash between BNP activists and police in front of the party's Naya Paltan central office.