Around noon yesterday, prison vans entering the court premises rang alive with party slogans being shouted by those inside.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says there is no scope for the Election Commission to back off from the EVM use and this machine will be used on a limited scale in the national election.

Jatiya Party (JP) extends the date of nomination forms distribution for its candidatures till November 15 in the next Jatiya Sangsad polls slated for December 30.

Awami League hails the new date of the 11th parliamentary election announced by the Election Commission (EC).

Popular singer Baby Nazneen and film actor Helal Khan collect their nomination forms from BNP to contest the 11th parliamentary elections.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomes the Jatiya Okiyo Front (JOF) decision to take part in the 11th National Election saying their decision would strengthen the democracy.

BNP-led 20-party alliance to contest in the 11th parliamentary election with BNP’s polls-symbol ‘sheaf of paddy’.

Awami League will have no objection if the Election Commission (EC) defers the election date following demands from different political parties and alliances.

Oikyafront says it will take part in upcoming 11th national election and urges EC to defer the election date by one month.

Bangladesh's ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has decided not to contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary election.

Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan is going to collect Awami League nomination form to contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary election scheduled to be held on December 23.

Over 110 people, mostly BNP leaders and activists, were arrested in five districts yesterday on charges of subversive activities and attempted sabotage.

A candidate can spend Tk 10 per voter for electioneering in the upcoming parliamentary polls. His/her total spending, however, in no way can exceed Tk 25 lakh, the ceiling of maximum expenditure, even if the number of voters in a constituency is more than 2.5 lakh, according to a notification issued by the Election Commission.

With much fanfare and enthusiasm, aspiring candidates yesterday started collecting nomination forms from the Awami League's election steering office in Dhanmondi, setting off on their race to be the party's contestants in the 11th parliamentary polls.

Jatiya Oikyafront leaders have taken preparations to bring people from neighbouring districts today to their rally in Rajshahi, amid widespread arrests and the ongoing transport strike in Natore.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has given the nod to her party's plan to join the upcoming parliamentary polls and enforce a series of agitation programmes in the run-up to the election, party insiders said.

Sufia Begum, along with her daughter, waited at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court Dhaka since morning yesterday to catch a glimpse of her son Abu Sufian.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who wrapped up weeklong dialogues with political parties on the next parliamentary polls yesterday, had been part of the eventful history of both successful and failed talks.

Yesterday's talks between the Jatiya Oikyafront and the Awami League-led 14-party alliance began with Dr Kamal Hossain putting forward the Oikyafront's proposals on the outline of the polls-time government, reconstitution of the Election Commission and creation of a level playing field for all political parties.

The Election Commission seems to be in an unusual hurry to announce the schedule for the next parliamentary polls.