At least 118 aspirant MPs who have filed nomination papers out of the total 2,713 for the January 7 national election have been identified as loan defaulters, said Bangladesh Bank officials.

Candidatures of at least 731 aspirants out of 2,716 have been cancelled by returning officers across the country.

The Election Commission yesterday approved a public administration ministry proposal for transfer of 47 upazila nirbahi officers in the first phase, ahead of the January 7 national elections.

The wealth of Awami League lawmaker Nazrul Islam Babu and his wife witnessed a staggering rise over the past 15 years

After being an MP for 5 years, his annual income has shot up to Tk 36 lakh, shows the affidavit he has submitted to the EC

Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad's income has tripled since 2008. Besides, the combined movable property of him and his wife has surged 22 times to Tk 7.77 crore from Tk 34.07 lakh in 2008, as per affidavits submitted to the EC

Former Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, from Sylhet-6 constituency, tripled his income from Tk 16.30 lakh in 2018 to Tk 50.30 lakh in the latest affidavit for the upcoming elections

The EC's approval came after it received the ministry's proposal for transfer of 47 UNOs, who served over two years at their stations

To stop use of illegal firearms ahead of the upcoming national election, police have started drives to recover such weapons. Additionally, licensed firearms are also required to be submitted to designated police stations before the election, as per Election Commission laws

The Election Commission today asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to send proposals to transfer officers-in-charge (OCs) of all police stations by December 08 in order to conduct the 12th parliamentary elections scheduled for January 7 in a fair manner

Nomination papers rejected mainly for three reasons, says EC joint secretary

Meanwhile, the nomination of AL incumbent lawmaker Pankaj Nath was declared valid

The Election Commission today cancelled the nomination papers of 64 out of 188 aspirants in 15 seats of Dhaka city over various irregularities

BNP today announced a fresh 48-hour countrywide blockade from Wednesday morning

The High Court today rejected four separate writ petitions that challenged the provision which prohibited government officials from contesting the national elections in three years of retirement

Dhaka South City Corporation's ward councillor Hasibur Rahman Manik's nomination paper for Dhaka-7 in the upcoming national election was cancelled this morning

Returning officers have cancelled the candidatures of some well-known aspirants, including Mahi B Chowdhury and Abdul Mannan of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh and Mokabbir Khan of Gono Forum.

The number of aspirants from minority communities for the upcoming national election is higher compared to the previous polls.

Authorities have made primary lists of upazila nirbahi officers and officers-in-charge of police stations to transfer in the first phase of the Election Commission’s move to reposition all UNOs and OCs ahead of the January 7 national election.

Questions are being raised whether the foreign ministry violated the electoral code of conduct as it publicised Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen’s electioneering activities recently.