'Since we have participated in the elections, we will not step back from taking the oath at this moment. We will go to the parliament to speak for the people and work towards fulfilling their expectations,' says Jatiya Party chairman

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was yesterday shown  arrested in nine more cases over political violence in  Dhaka centring on the October 28 BNP rally.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said those (US, UK) who gave contrasting statements about the election in Bangladesh, should see the positive comments of the observers from their country.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday said there is no reason to worry about the US and UK statements on Bangladesh’s election, as they respect people’s verdict.

It was business as usual for the Jatiyo Party yesterday, a party widely criticised for saying one thing in the morning and changing it by the evening.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said though the government was complacent with a one-party election, the people spontaneously boycotted the polls

BNP will not go for any hartal and blockade-like programmes over the next few days even though the party outright rejected the poll results.

BNP has no other choice but to wait another five years till the next national elections, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

Image crisis, flip-flop decision regarding participation in polls, and organisational weakness, among others, are reasons that have led to Jatiyo Party’s debacle in the national polls, according to party insiders.

AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the rally

The BNP has adopted a strategy of using social media to discourage voters from casting ballots in today’s election, said party sources.

BNP-Jamaat might continue sabotage even after the election, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.

BNP today again urged the voters to boycott tomorrow's election to ensure the fall of the incumbent “fascist Awami League government”

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the BNP-Jamaat might continue sabotage even after the election and asked AL leaders and workers to remain vigilant to prevent those

The BNP does not want to take the responsibility for violence over tomorrow’s election even though the party called a countrywide two-day strike that includes the election day.

Liberal Democratic Party President Oli Ahmad today claimed that he refused multiple offers of ministerial positions to participate in the January 7 national elections.

The Awami League nominee from Faridpur-3 Shamim Haque today alleged that independent candidate AK Azad and his supporters were trying to sabotage the election

Police arrested four leaders and activists of BNP after foiling a procession of the party in Sylhet city this afternoon

The BNP has called for a 48-hour nationwide hartal from tomorrow morning, which includes the voting day, in protest of the January 7 national election.

BNP leader Moyeen Khan yesterday said the government will suffer a crushing defeat in the “dummy election” on January 7.