With the election this Sunday, three more BNP candidates skidded off the race yesterday as the High Court disqualified them on the ground that the government did not accept their resignation as upazila chairmen.

It's Gonoforam chief Dr Kamal Hossain, not Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, who should quit after accepting his failure, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has asked the mobile operators and international internet gateways to be ready for immediate implementation of its instructions regarding internet speed and content from December 29 to 31.

A former Chhatra League leader was killed as two Awami League factions clashed during an election rally in Cox's Bazar's Ramu on Tuesday night.

Ruling Awami League alleges that the BNP-Jamaat-Oikyafront clique is not only spreading false allegation and propaganda to make the election controversial, but also distributing illegal money and trying to destroy the congenial election environment.

Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu, a Jatiya Oikyafront candidate from Shariatpur-3 constituency, and five others are sued for allegedly distributing over Tk 8 crore to influence the coming election and instigate violence.

Ruling 14-party alliance alleges that opposition BNP and its alliance Jatiya Oikyafront are trying to make army and December 30 elections “questionable”.

At least 20 BNP leaders and activists including its Khagrachhari district unit President Wadud Bhuiyan are injured in an attack allegedly by Awami League men while campaigning in Ramgarh upazila.

Bangladesh government opens a media centre at a luxury hotel in Dhaka to relay election information to journalists on the day of December 30 election.

The military advises to remain alert against frauds who are identifying themselves as army officers and seeking financial assistance from candidates.

The Election Commission’s activities will determine whether BNP and its alliance will stay in the election race till the end, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police expressed concern about the safety of Dr Kamal Hossain during the meeting with the Jatiya Oikyafront convener.

The High Court today cleared the way for Awami League candidate for Dhaka-17 constituency, Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque, also a film actor to run for the December 30 elections.

BNP candidate for Jhenidah-3 Motiur Rahman and his wife are arrested in Rayerbazar area of Dhaka on charge of carrying out subversive activities.

Rahat Ara Begum, wife of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was barred from electioneering for her husband allegedly by ruling Awami League activists in Thakurgaon.

BNP-led 20-party alliance appeals to President Abdul Hamid to appoint a neutral person as the chief election commissioner ahead of the upcoming December 30 general election.

Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal has expressed satisfaction over the security measures taken for him by law enforcers, police say.

Awami League candidate for Dhaka-3 constituency Nasrul Hamid Bipu visits rival BNP contestant Goyeshwar Chandra Roy, who was injured in an attack yesterday.

A petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the Election Commission to disqualify 25 Jamaat-e-Islami candidates so that they cannot contest the 11th parliamentary elections.

Imprisoned Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's brother-in- law with 'paddy sheaf' as symbol seems to be a beneficiary in the ensuing Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election in Nilphamari-1 constituency (Domar and Dimla upazilas) as the candidates of grand alliance partners Awami League (AL) and Jatiya Party (JP) are locked in a feud.