British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday decided to pull a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal, throwing Britain's plan to leave the European Union up in the air on the eve of the vote after repeated warnings from lawmakers that she would face a rout.

A total of 1841 candidates from different political parties will contest against 300 seats in the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.

Amid the confrontational situation between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat, one group says they do not see peace without division in the Islamic group and separate arrangement of Ijtema and other activities.

Five candidates of Workers Party of Bangladesh, a component of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance, will contest the December 30 election with Awami League’s electoral symbol “boat”.

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP leaders tried to foil the upcoming 11th general election by conspiracy with Pakistani agents.

The High Court clears the way for independent candidate Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alam to contest the December 30 elections from Bogura-4 constituency.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has rubbished claims of meeting officials in Pakistan embassy saying it is “a despicable rumour”.

The High Court turns down the appeal of BNP’s Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan seeking legality to run for elections from Khagrachhari constituency.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Awami League, will formally inaugurate the election campaign of the ruling party from Tungipara on December 12.

The High Court clears the way for BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu to contest in the election.

Najib Tun Razak has been arrested by graft investigators over the “tampering” of the 1MDB final audit report.

The BNP yesterday announced the final list of 298 candidates, including 60 for its allies in the 20-party and the Jatiya Oikyafront.

Police have showed Chattogram city’s BNP President Shahadat Hossain in two more cases, casting further fears over his candidacy for elections.

Awami League’s election alliance puts forward 303 candidates to contest in the upcoming general election for 300 constituencies.

BNP expresses hope that supporters of party leaders who failed to secure the party nomination will work as a team in the upcoming general election.

Supporters of the BNP leaders, who were not nominated, resume their demonstration for the second consecutive day in front of the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in Dhaka.

Jatiya Party leader Ruhul Amin Hawlader files a writ petition with the High Court challenging the Election Commission (EC) order that rejected his nomination on loan default ground.

Supporters of the Awami League and BNP leaders who were not nominated have demonstrated in the capital and several other districts, and demanded party tickets be given to their favourites.

BNP nominates party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Adviser Khandaker Abdul Muktadir from Sylhet-1 constituency to contest the upcoming general elections.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia may file an appeal to the High Court challenging rejection of her appeals by the Election Commission.