Video with the claim at least 3 years old, fact-checker says

Individual seen next to the NCP leader participated in July Uprising, it says

Complaints filed against some candidates are under investigation

Mobile teams and striking forces will remain deployed in coastal and riverine areas until February 14

Brent Christensen says Washington will work with any government elected by the Bangladeshi people

He is scheduled to hold door-to-door outreach and rallies in Mirpur and Kafrul today

At least 144 violations of the electoral code of conduct were recorded across 128 constituencies nationwide between January 6 and January 24 ahead of the upcoming February 12 election, the Election Commission said yesterday.

A change in leadership without a change in policy will not bring the desired outcome for the people, said Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh.

At least 24 people have been injured in clashes between political activists during electioneering in five districts since Monday night.

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) yesterday launched its International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections and the referendum.

All 1,981 candidates contesting the upcoming February 12 polls have declared their election expenditures in their affidavits, bringing the combined total to a little under Tk 400 crore.

As part of my series on voices from the ground ahead of the February 12 elections, I travelled to Sharsha, a remote frontier constituency in Jashore district, where politics is measured less in slogans than in prices, volumes and the daily pulse of the border, on Sunday.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, hinting at Jamaat, asked why its two leaders stayed in the BNP-led alliance government if that government was corrupt, as being claimed by the party now.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the party did not seek to provoke conflict but warned that if attacked, they would retaliate.

Bangladesh is not short of women in leadership, be it in business, government offices, or academia. It is short of women in electoral politics.

Parties must heed their concerns about safety, freedom, jobs

Party says involvement in rival campaign violated discipline

Gave necessary directives for peaceful polls

Motorcycles banned from Feb 10 to 13

G2G agreement includes technology transfer, skills development, and domestic manufacturing