Former BNP leader Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, who rejoined politics and secured nomination from Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, has quit election race.

The Election Commission (EC) is not performing its responsibilities constitutionally, Jatiya Oikyafront’s leader Dr Kamal Hossain alleges.

BNP Candidate for Satkhira-4 (Shyamnagar and Kaliganj) constituency and Jamaat leader GM Nazrul Islam is arrested in connection with a case filed over plotting subversive acts.

A case was lodged with Darussalam Police Station in Dhaka today over the attack on the motorcade of Dr Kamal Hossain on December 14.

The Constitution, adopted on November 4, 1972 and which came into force on December 16 that year is unquestionably the outcome of our victory in the Liberation war. We can derive satisfaction that the Constitution has survived for over four decades. We, thus, have the opportunity to now assess the extent to which the goals of the Constitution have been realised.

Jatiya Oikyafront take out a colourful rally in Dhaka city, marking the 48th Victory Day. Thousands of leaders and activists of the alliance throng BNP's Nayapaltan central office and its adjacent areas in small processions since morning.

The motorcade of Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, BNP candidate for Narsingdi-2 constituency, reportedly comes under attack during electioneering in Narsingdi’s Palash upazila.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will hold rallies in Sylhet, Dhaka and Rangpur between December 21 and December 24 as part of the party’s election campaign.

India will send observers to monitor the upcoming general elections of Bangladesh scheduled to be held on December 30.

Polling materials, except ballot papers, have already been sent to 63 districts as Bangladesh prepares for its next general election.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the ruling party is trying to turn the national election into a farce through its repressive acts in the month of Victory Day.

The elections will be held on time despite all conspiracies, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.

With the election 14 days away, campaigning should be in full swing but the situation in Khulna is different.

Abu Taher died of cancer eight years ago.

The Barishal city is yet to see fully-fledged electioneering by the major political parties although the polls are just two weeks away.

The ruling Awami League yesterday suspended one of its leaders in Kurigram for working against its candidate and also warned rebels about organisational action if they did not quit the election race.

Amid continued violence over the polls, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday claimed that a level playing field was ensured for all candidates.

At least four BNP candidates, including Mahbub Uddin Khokon, and over 100 others were injured in electoral violence in 10 districts since Friday night.

Jatiya Oikyafront leaders want to meet President Abdul Hamid and seek his intervention to improve the current political situation in the run-up to the December 30 polls.

Local election observers have been advised to work without influence of political parties, and not to interact with the media during the December 30 polls.