In the last 12 days in Bogura election campaign, 12 cases were filed with five police stations in the district and over 8,000 BNP men were sued by police and AL alliance leaders on allegations of sabotage, vandalism, arson and explosion of crude bombs.

Seven candidates running with the “sheaf of paddy” electoral symbol were attacked allegedly by ruling party men yesterday while 130 supporters of the Awami League and the BNP were injured across the country in polls violence.

Rangpur division, founded in 2010, consists of eight districts –

Candidates from BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront in different constituencies of Pabna, Lalmonirhat and Netrakona are facing serious obstacles in polls campaign ahead of the December 30 parliament elections.

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB)-led alliance, Juktofront, yesterday promised to work for upholding the exercises of democratic values

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said army personnel deployed for election duty would take any measures required to maintain law and order.

Voters of Sherpur-3 (Jhenaigati-Sreebordi) are waiting for a tough fight in the upcoming parliamentary elections between an uncle and his nephew as both have strong hold in the area.

Khondaker Abdul Hamid Dablu has been finally declared nominee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for Manikganj-1 constituency (Ghior, Daulatpur and Shibalaya upazilas) and got the symbol 'sheaf of paddy' for contesting in the December 30 parliament elections.

BNP candidate Sunsila Jabrin Priyanka from Sherpur-1 claims that she and her party men were attacked while they were conducting election campaign.

BNP candidate for Kishoreganj-6 Shariful Alam and around 30 of his followers reportedly sustain bullet injuries during electioneering in Kuliarchar area of the constituency.

Some 614 administration cadre officials are appointed as executive magistrates to check the violation of the electoral code of conduct and other crimes, and maintain the law and order during the forthcoming general election.

A total of 20 candidates, including 18 BNP contenders, have lost candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary polls following the orders from the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court in the last one week.

BNP heavyweight candidate for Noakhali-5 parliamentary constituency, Moudud Ahmed says that he would not carry out electioneering until security of his life is ensured by army and police.

In today’s episode of Daily Star Election Talks, hosted the newspaper’s Planning Editor Shakhawat Liton, two students of Dhaka University—Sumaya Jahid and Saiful Islam—shed light on the aspirations and thoughts of the young generation over the December 30 elections.

BNP candidate of Natore-2 Sabina Yasmin Chhobi comes under attack once again allegedly by ruling party men while campaigning in Tebaria area of Natore town.

BNP’s candidate for Shariatpur-3, Miah Nuruddin Apu is attacked during his election campaign in the area and left in a “critical state”.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urges everyone to refrain from saying anything that would make the army questionable or controversial.

Follow The Daily Star's special coverage on #bdpolls2018 as over 10 crore voters will pick 300 lawmakers from 1,841 candidates in December 30’s 11th general election.

Two people are shot dead under broad daylight in an election camp of an indigenous candidate of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) in Khagrachhari.

For the first time, Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections will be using Electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voters of Dhaka-6 and-13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 will have the privilege of trying it out.