Workers’ Party of Bangladesh unveils their manifesto which is mostly focused on bringing reforms to the existing state mechanisms.

Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy says the ruling Awami League will win 168 to 220 seats on its own in the next parliamentary elections billed for December 30.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has instructed lawmen to curb violence arising in the country ahead of the upcoming general elections.

Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday formally kicked off Jatiya Oikyafront's campaign in Sylhet where he called upon the people to take back the ownership of the country by voting for the opposition alliance.

Terming the coming election crucial, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought another chance for the Awami League to serve the country.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the commission was “embarrassed and saddened” over election violence, including Tuesday's attack on the motorcade of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain yesterday assigned a High Court bench to hear and dispose of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's writ petitions regarding the cancellation of her nomination papers.

Businessmen are likely to retain their dominance in the next Jatiya Sangsad. Participation of a large number of businessmen in the polls indicates that their presence in the new parliament will be overwhelming and money will influence the election. In the alliances led by the Awami League and BNP, around 62 percent of the contestants are businessmen, according to the data from 286 of 300 constituencies.

The ruling Awami League is expected to return to power with majority of parliamentary seats in the upcoming election partly owing to its well-entrenched system of patronage at local level and also because it has overseen a period of solid economic growth, according to London-based Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Violence over electioneering continued for the third consecutive day yesterday with reports of sporadic attacks and clashes in the city and different districts.

The Election Commission reveals the full list of the candidates for the 11th parliamentary election scheduled to be held on December 30.

BNP demands immediate deployment of the armed forces to curb the “terror unleashed by ruling party men and police” throughout Bangladesh.

BNP candidate for Dhaka-1 constituency Khandakar Abu Ashfaq is released hours after he was picked up by police.

Police detain six leaders and activists of BNP and its youth wing Jubo Dal in connection with the murder of a Jubo League leader in Noakhali Sadar upazila yesterday.

Ruling Awami League informs the Election Commission that its party men are being targeted all over the country, a development which saw two of its leaders killed yesterday.

Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain has criticised Election Commission over its role in tackling the heat surfacing on the field due to approaching election.

The Supreme Court stays for a day the High Court order that halted the Election Commission’s decision allowing BNP nominee Tamiz Uddin to contest the general election on December 30 from Dhaka-20.

Alleging that BNP is facing bar to election campaigning, the party seeks security from police to conduct electioneering safely for the next 18 days.

The High Court (HC) questions the legality of the Election Commission’s decision to appoint deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners as returning officers for the upcoming general election slated for December 30.

The government wants to hold a “controlled election as per its plan” thus leaving the public in apprehension whether a free and fair election will be held, top leaders of Left Democratic Alliance say.