Candidature of Aman, Kader Siddique rejected

The Election Commission (EC) rejects the candidatures of BNP leader Amanullah Aman and Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddique for contesting the upcoming general election.
8 December 2018, 11:44 AM

Quader urges AL men to celebrate victory day

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urges the party members across the country to celebrate the victory day with due respect and in a festive mood.
8 December 2018, 11:16 AM

Milon’s men put BNP HQ under lock and key

Former BNP state minister Ahsanul Haque Milon's supporters have kept the party’s Nayapaltan central office under lock and key protesting the party's decision not to give him ticket for contesting the general election.
8 December 2018, 08:48 AM

Kader Siddique’s appeal hearing pending

The Election Commission (EC) withholds the hearing on appeal filed by Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddiqui against rejection of his nomination papers for Tangail-4 and Tangail-8 constituencies.
8 December 2018, 07:01 AM

Morshed Khan gets back Chattogram-8

BNP nominated candidate from Chattogram-8, M Morshed Khan, wins the appeal while candidature of Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin from Chattogram-5 was cancelled during hearing of the Election Commission (EC) today.
8 December 2018, 04:48 AM

BNP puts trust in first-time candidates

The BNP is banking on new faces in this general election. Yesterday, the party unveiled its final candidates for 202 seats, with at least 90 of them first-time candidates.
7 December 2018, 18:00 PM

AL vs BNP: Head to head in all constituencies

From what the announcements are and the listings finalised so far, below is the list of the candidates of Awami League and BNP in the 300 constituencies.
7 December 2018, 17:45 PM

BNP nominates none against Mashrafe, yet

Major opposition BNP is yet to declare any candidate to contest against Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza for Narail-2 constituency in the election.
7 December 2018, 16:49 PM

BNP nominates 11 for Dhaka’s 20 seats

Major opposition BNP nominates 11 of its candidates to contest from the 20 seats of Dhaka district, leaving the rest to be discussed for distribution with allies.
7 December 2018, 15:49 PM

Dhaka-2: BNP ticket stays in Aman family

With Amanullah Aman’s fate hanging in the Election Commission, BNP has not taken any chance and has opted for his son instead for Dhaka-2 nomination.
7 December 2018, 15:28 PM

Rajshahi-1: Aminul bags BNP ticket

Fresh out of successfully appealing to the Election Commission for candidacy, Barrister Aminul Haque bags BNP’s final nod to vie for Rajshahi-1.
7 December 2018, 12:44 PM

Singer Kanak Chapa gets BNP ticket for Sirjganj-1

Singer Kanak Chapa secures BNP’s nomination to contest from Sirajganj-1 constituency in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
7 December 2018, 11:47 AM

Workers Party, JSD, Bikalpa Dhara to vie polls with ‘boat’ symbol

Ruling Awami League (AL) grants 15 candidates of its six alliance components to compete the upcoming parliamentary election with its electoral symbol “boat”.
7 December 2018, 09:47 AM

Oikyafront postpones announcement of contenders’ final list

Jatiya Oikyafront postpones its schedule of announcing the final list of candidates for contesting in the upcoming general election.
7 December 2018, 08:05 AM

Healed partly

Thirty-seven BNP candidates yesterday won appeals at the Election Commission, helping the party recover partially from the damage done by rejection of the nomination papers of its 141 parliamentary aspirants.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Ill but can't go abroad

Appearing in public for the first time since November 20, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday claimed that he was not being allowed to go abroad for treatment though he was ill.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM

File leave to appeal petition against bail order: SC

The Supreme Court yesterday asked the government to file a leave to appeal petition in two weeks against a High Court order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson case.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Oikyafront to announce final list of candidates tomorrow

The Jatiya Oikyafront will announce its final list of candidates for the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.
6 December 2018, 15:12 PM

Oikyafront postpones Dec 10 rally

Jatiya Oikyafront has postponed its rally scheduled to be held on December 10 in Dhaka on political ground.
6 December 2018, 10:09 AM

‘EC is under invisible pressure’

Syed Abul Maqsud, a columnist and civic rights activist, says the Election Commission is under an “invisible pressure” and therefore, it is failing to perform properly.
6 December 2018, 07:24 AM