Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to "eliminate competition" ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday

The ruling Awami League's decision to nominate SM Kamal Hossain, the organising secretary of the party's central committee, to contest from the Khulna-3 constituency in the upcoming national elections triggered untoward situations in the city today

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that India has taken a position against the people of Bangladesh by supporting Sheikh Hasina’s “authoritarian” government

The Awami League yesterday unveiled its list of 298 nominees, and three incumbent ministers and 68 other lawmakers did not make the cut.

Although the Jatiya Party is set to announce today the list of its candidates for all 300 constituencies, the party’s chief patron Raushan Ershad, her son, and leaders loyal to her have not even collected nomination forms.

Awami League today announced the final list of its candidates for 298 seats to contest the January 7 national election

The Awami League today unveiled the list of its nominees for the 298 constituencies for the next general elections, slated to be held on January 7

Two nomination forms were collected on behalf of former MP and BNP’s Narayanganj district unit convener Muhammad Gias Uddin and his son Muhammad Kaisar from the district returning officer's office today

The Awami League has decided to bank on the same candidates in 16 districts for the 2024 national elections slated to be held on January 7.

The ruling Awami League has introduced new candidates for nine out of 20 constituencies in Dhaka for the 12th national election.

The party's President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury are among the 24 women candidates

The Awami League nominated 20 candidates from religious minority communities to contest the national election slated for January 7, 2024

Sons of four incumbent Awami League lawmakers have been picked to vie in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election from the constituencies their fathers were elected in the last national polls held in 2018

Ruling Awami League did not announce candidates for two constituencies for the upcoming elections to be held on January 7

Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mahmud (Al-Amin), younger brother of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, got Awami League nomination from Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency to contest the 12th national election

Three members of the current cabinet did not get the nomination of Awami League to contest the 12th national parliament election

A total of 208 arson attacks have been recorded across the country till 6:00am today since October 28

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said the Indian government and Indian politicians should support what the Bangladeshi people want.

Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan got Awami League's nomination from Magura-1 to contest the upcoming general elections

Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna appeared in a political programme today, ending speculation about his absence from the political scene