Election Commission okays the plying of motorcycles by journalists on election day December 30, provided that they display the approval sticker of the commission.

Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks to keep adequate cash in ATM machines during the national elections to be held on December 30.

The steering committee of Jatiya Oikyafront calls an emergency meeting to discuss about the country’s overall political situation ahead of the December 30 national election.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says holding a fair election under the Awami League government is not possible.

Blue-collar constituents, sympathy vote, and parochialism are likely to play a pivotal role in the city's three major constituencies, Chattogram-9, -10 and -11.

Though Lalmonirhat-3 has been a stronghold of the Jatiya Party, a partner in the Awami League-led grand alliance, since 1991, the Jatiya Oikyafront, led by the BNP and several other parties, is eyeing a win this time.

A group of people, several of them disabled, going door to door to seek votes caught attention of Savar and Ashulia residents.

Police have stepped up monitoring of city hotels and messes as they are strictly checking the identities of guests and boarders ahead of Sunday's national election.

The Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) yesterday urged the Election Commission to ensure free movement of media vehicles across the country from the day before the polls to the day after.

A tough competition awaits candidates in Khulna-3 constituency (Khalishpur, Daulatpur and Khanjahan Ali) as around 25 percent of the total voters, consisting of jute mill workers, are still indecisive.

There was a time when rickshaw-pullers in Rangpur denied ride requests if they came to know that the passenger had an inclination towards BNP or Awami League. They were often heard saying to people, “You are a not supporter of Jatiya Party. I won't carry you”.

Although only a couple of days are left before the parliamentary election, the Election Commission's (EC) lack of preparation over the polls is still evident, speakers said at a seminar yesterday.

Seven activists of Bangladesh Chhatra Federation (BCF), student wing of Ganosamhati Andolan, were injured as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men allegedly attacked them on Dhaka University (DU) campus on Tuesday night.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that the Jatiya Oikyafront, sensing its inevitable defeat in the election, has begun flexing muscles across the country, killing five AL leaders and activists and leaving over 400 injured.

Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) candidate for Sylhet-1 constituency Pronob Paul is conducting his electoral campaign with the party's traditional slogan “One vote, one note”.

With the 17-day electoral campaigns ending tomorrow morning, the Awami League-led alliance candidates are campaigning at full throttle while contenders from the BNP-led combines are struggling due to “arrests, police harassment and attacks by opponents”.

Alleging mass discrimination to push it out of election, major political opposition Jatiya Oikyafront says it is now depending on the vote of the people.

Chattogram division consists of 11 districts – Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Bandarban, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur

Expressing grave concern over the ongoing spate of violence ahead of Sunday's polls, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has said violence and election cannot go hand in hand.

The election is just three days away and polls campaign ends at 8:00am tomorrow, but election violence and attacks on BNP and Oikyafront candidates are escalating even after military deployment.