39 polling centres in 'risky areas' under special attention

Chief adviser says referendum approval will drive fundamental transformation

Shafiqur Rahman alleges weapons stockpiling and plans to seize polling centres

Full bench is expected to hear the matter tomorrow

This first part explains what the July Charter is

Jatiya Party contender asks HC to halt the NCP leader’s candidacy

With scant funds and a handheld loudspeaker, Dilruba Nuri challenges wealth, patriarchy and electoral inequality

EC sent a circular to returning officers across the country yesterday prohibiting mobile phones within 400 yards of polling centres on the election day.

Thousands join processions as parties wrap up canvassing before February 12 vote

Cautions EC against bias in the February 12 polls

Says BNP can transform fate of Bangladesh

Over 2,100 polling centres set up; 37 marked high-risk with extra deployment

Decision draws criticism over election transparency and monitoring

Emergency and special services exempted from restrictions

Nearly 10 lakh security personnel from various agencies have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order ahead of the 13th national election and referendum on February 12.

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday vowed to build a Bangladesh free from structural inequality, systemic corruption, and foreign dominance, singling out India’s influence over the country’s politics and economy.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) Ameer Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, widely known as the Charmonai Pir, urged people to vote for honest and competent candidates, saying that voting concerns not only this life but the afterlife as well.

A study by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) found widespread violations of the electoral code of conduct and a lack of strong action by the authorities to ensure a level playing field for the February 12 elections.

BNP-nominated candidates are facing strong competition from rebel party candidates in around four dozen constituencies, according to the party’s internal findings.

Driving through the haors -- vast, bowl-shaped freshwater wetlands -- in Sunamganj, one grasps what immensity and remoteness truly mean.