These announcements are not merely dates; they reflect the political conditions of the time

The longer gap between the announcement of the election schedule and polling day will give both the EC and candidates more time to prepare, it said

In a major step toward restoring democratic rule, the Election Commission yesterday announced the schedule for the 13th national election and the referendum on the July charter, both to be held on February 12.

The country’s existence and sovereignty will be at risk if the BNP’s leaders and activists do not take the upcoming national election seriously, said its Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday.

For the first time in history, three Election Commission officials have been appointed as returning officers (ROs) for four constituencies in the upcoming general election scheduled for February 12.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announces the schedule

It will be effective from the day after the schedule is announced until two days after the voting

National Citizen Party yesterday announced nominees in 125 constituencies, pitting its top leaders against rivals from BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in key Dhaka seats in the upcoming national election.

The Election Commission will unveil the schedule this evening for the country’s first-ever twin polls -- the national election and the July charter referendum -- to be held on the same day in mid-February.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday described the upcoming national election as a historic opportunity to build a new Bangladesh following the mass uprising and stressed that it must be conducted in a fair and credible manner.

EC briefed president on election preparations earlier today

Nahid to contest Dhaka-11; Tasnim Jara Dhaka-9; Sarjis Panchagarh-1; Hasnat Cumilla-4

Political parties are accelerating preparations for the coming polls, with aspirants nearly finalised, alliances taking shape, and seat-sharing talks at full throttle.

All preparations complete for February polls, he says

The Election Commission yesterday asked Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar to prepare to record on December 10 CEC AMM Nasir Uddin’s address to the nation unveiling the polls schedule.

The Election Commission's mock voting exercise exposes a serious bottleneck

The Election Commission has wrapped up the bulk of its preparations to conduct the national polls and the referendum, a rare twin political exercise slated for February.

Visit comes as part of ongoing preparations ahead of upcoming national polls

Election schedule to be announced this week, EC says

Leaders of Islamist parties said yesterday that those who were once adamant in their demand for the national election are now conspiring to delay it.