All govt forces will perform their duties impartially, he says

Col (retd) Oli Ahmad says alliance strives to defeat Hasina’s associates

High Court grants six-week anticipatory bail to BNP candidate Rubel and 39 others

Warns of conspiracy to obstruct election process

Shafiqur Rahman links development plans to referendum ‘Yes’ vote at Moheshkhali rally

Hotline numbers to remain active throughout election period

In an age increasingly allergic to nuance, Khushwant Singh’s literary works remain instructive -- reminding that literature is not a decoration of society but its interrogation; that humour can coexist with grief

The proposal is an attempt to boost European industries in the face of cheaper imports from China, but has split EU countries

Port activities to remain suspended from 8am to 4pm for a third day amid protests

Leaders of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday met the Chief Election Commissioner with various complaints and accused the other party of disrupting the election environment without mentioning each other by name.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has made over four dozen area-specific pledges over the past 10 days while campaigning in 20 districts, assuring the people of job creation, welfare, healthcare, and the development of infrastructure and agriculture.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday described the upcoming national parliamentary election as a turning point for Bangladesh.

Campaigners from major political parties have been collecting voters’ national identity (NID) details and mobile phone numbers while canvassing in several slum areas of Dhaka ahead of the election, residents said.

Police have identified 13 constituencies across nine districts as “high risk” ahead of the February 12 national election, after analysing political violence since the announcement of the polls schedule on December 11.

Three injured as rival BNP factions clash in Patuakhali‑3

The people of Bangladesh are expecting a free and fair election after a long time.

Around 11:30am on Thursday, National Citizen Party (NCP) Dhaka-20 candidate Nabila Tasnid set out on her campaign in Jhilkutia village of Dhamrai, about 40 kilometres northwest of the capital city.

The election in the Uttara area -- widely seen as a crucial gateway to the capital -- has drawn intense attention from the outset.

Voter turnout for the February 12 election may surpass 55 percent, the turnout rate for the 1991 elections, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain.

Surge in mob killings and violence raises alarm