According to the polls conduct, a candidate needs to inform the RO 24 hours before holding a rally, but most of the candidates were not doing so, he says

Hasina explains why AL opened the electoral contest to the party's aspirants who failed to get the party's tickets this time

Rangpur unit BNP called a daylong hartal in the city tomorrow

There is no apparent risk of the Awami League (AL) losing power in the upcoming national elections, said Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader

BNP leaders and activists today distributed anti-election leaflets among people at Barmi Bazar in Gazipur's Sreepur in support of its non-cooperation movement

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today started electioneering offering prayers at the shrine of saint Maulana Keramat Ali Zainpuri in Rangpur

The election inquiry committee has issued a show cause notice to Awami League candidate Golam Faruk Khandaker Prince -- the current lawmaker of Pabna-5 constituency -- over allegation of violating the electoral code of conduct

Terming her as a migratory bird and criticising her acting background, a top Awami League leader of Rajshahi has suggested actress Mahiya Mahi, an independent candidate for Rajshahi-1, to quit politics and concentrate on her acting career

The BNP and like-minded political parties yesterday continued distributing leaflets among the people to mobilise public opinion in favour of boycotting the January 7 polls and their non-cooperation movement.

Members of BGB, coast guard and Rab will remain deployed for 13 days from December 29 to assist the civil administration during the parliamentary polls, the home ministry said yesterday.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday urged all field-level administration officials to remain vigilant to ensure a free and fair 12th parliamentary election on January 7.

Violence marred the first five days of election campaigns across different constituencies in Chattogram.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader started campaigning in his Noakhali-5 constituency today

Amid increasing acts of sabotage, Bangladesh Railway has suspended movements of five trains on several routes

Members of the armed forces will be deployed for 13 days for election duty from December 29 to January 10, said home ministry

A team of 15-17 security members to guard each polling station

Some other vehicles are to be banned for two days

Home ministry issues gazette to conduct polls in a peaceful manner

Rashida met with the candidates of five constituencies at a views exchange meeting at the Pabna deputy commissioner's office

Panchagarh Awami League President Nurul Islam Sujan, also railways minister, said Anwar Sadat Samrat would be removed from the post of AL general secretary of the district for running as an independent in the January 7 national election