Some lawmakers of the ruling Awami League and its allies had a huge increase in their moveable property over the last decade, their affidavits show.

The nomination papers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and many of her party's leaders were rejected by returning officers during scrutiny yesterday, dealing a fresh blow to the party.

Harun-Ur-Rashid has been appointed as the superintendent of police in Narayanganj less than a month before the general elections.

Nomination of all the BNP candidates are annulled in at least three constituencies, which now do not have a BNP candidate nor one from Jatiya Oikyafront.

The nomination paper submitted by Reza Kibria under Gonoforum for Habiganj-1 is rejected on loan default charges.

Leaders of Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad urge all political parties and their alliances to ensure proportionate representation and participation of minorities in the parliament according to their demographic ratio.

All three nominations filed by BNP chief Khaleda Zia for contesting in the parliamentary election from Feni-1, Bogura-6 and Bogura-7 constituencies have been cancelled due to her conviction in two corruption cases.

Wives of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and Workers Party of Bangladesh Chief Rashed Khan Menon seem to be wealthier than their husbands.

Jatiya Oikyafront would be making pledges for sweeping reforms, its draft manifesto indicated.

Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged people to remain alert to any possible obstruction to voting and get organised to protect the country's election process.

All eyes will be on returning officers today to know if Khaleda Zia would be allowed to run in the December 30 polls.

The annual income of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has gone up slightly in the last 10 years. The cash in hand of both leaders decreased.

The United States will send 12 teams of observers and fund thousands of domestic observers to monitor an election in Bangladesh it hopes will be free and fair, a senior official at the US Embassy in Dhaka says.

BNP blames the ruling quarter for carrying out propaganda against BNP and the party chief Khaleda Zia through social media ahead of the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.

BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed alleges that there is no atmosphere for a free, fair and acceptable election in the country.

The government will move a petition before the Supreme Court today seeking stay on a High Court order that halted the sentence of BNP's Jashore-2 nominee Sabira Sultana and cleared the way for her to contest the election.

Any government official or law enforcer attempting to influence the polling process will face actions, Election Commissioner Rafiqul Islam said yesterday.

Settling the discord over seat-sharing with alliance partners and keeping leaders and activists united to work for the party nominees are the major challenges the ruing Awami League is faced with ahead of the parliamentary polls.

Though many observers expected the December 30 election to be credible, the “playing field” remains far from being level, says a report of the UK House of Commons.

A group of women marches with brooms against a candidate of the Awami League in Kachua Upazila, Chandpur, ahead of the general election.