Candidates crowd returning officers’ offices nationwide ahead on 13th parliamentary election

BNP leaders file papers on behalf of acting chairman as deadline for nominations ends today

Pledges voting rights, development and equal dignity for all citizens

Party calls referendum and polls 'unconstitutional;, alleging interim government influence over Election Commission

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has conducted a performance review of party-nominated candidates in several constituencies and has advised that several nominations be reconsidered.

The National Citizen Party has forged a seat-sharing arrangement with Jamaat-e-Islami to contest the February 12 national election, ending days of intense  speculations.

Mahfuj Alam, former adviser to the interim government, has announced that he will not join the National Citizen Party. He also said he had rejected an offer to contest the national election from a Dhaka seat under the Jamaat-NCP alliance.

Party has fielded 243 candidates, he says

New date has not been announced

Nahid Islam says about joining Jamaat-led alliance

BNP acting chairman signs nomination papers for Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6

Being neutral is the most prudent option in times of 'cold war', says former adviser

NCP will also inform the media about their decision, he says

EC approves his inclusion in the voter list

More than 122 leaders send letters to party convenor expressing support

Leader cites frustration over policy-making and proposed alliance with Jamaat

He sits in a meeting with standing committee members

Joint understanding signed at inter-party dialogue to ensure peaceful, inclusive polls

She clarifies her criticism of Jamaat should not be read as support for BNP calling herself 'a soldier of NCP’s ideals'

Acknowledging organisational limits would show NCP's seriousness, not weakness