A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of Election Commission’s decision to use electronic voting machine at six constituencies in the next parliamentary election.

In more than 400 WhatsApp messages sent to a fellow Saudi exile in the year before he was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Khashoggi describes bin Salman -- often referred to as MBS -- as a "beast," a "pac-man" who would devour all in his path, even his supporters.

BNP-led 20-party alliance coordinator Col (retd) Oli Ahmed casts doubt on the sustainability of the alliance under the “government’s repression”.

The Supreme Court yesterday extended its chamber judge's order halting the High Court directive that had stayed the conviction and sentence of BNP nominee for Jashore-2 Sabira Sultana and cleared her way to contest the polls.

Awami League leader Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan says that the cancellation of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s nomination papers for Feni-1 proves that level-playing field is prevailing in the country for the upcoming general election.

Refuting BNP's allegation of indiscriminate arrests of its leaders and activists, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday termed it “propaganda” and said not a single arrest has been made without warrant.

A Dhaka court yesterday issued warrants for arrest of BNP leader Amanullah Aman and 168 others in a case filed last year under the Explosive Substances Act.

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed rubbishes BNP’s allegations of rejecting their candidates as part of “a blueprint of the government”.

Nomination of all the BNP candidates are annulled in at least three constituencies, which now do not have a BNP candidate nor one from Jatiya Oikyafront.

BNP alleges that its Chairperson Khaleda Zia's nomination paper has been cancelled as part of government blueprint to hold a lopsided election.

The nomination paper submitted by Reza Kibria under Gonoforum for Habiganj-1 is rejected on loan default charges.

The Election Commission cancels 786 nominations during its scrutiny process before clearing candidates to contest for the general elections.

Leaders of Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad urge all political parties and their alliances to ensure proportionate representation and participation of minorities in the parliament according to their demographic ratio.

All three nominations filed by BNP chief Khaleda Zia for contesting in the parliamentary election from Feni-1, Bogura-6 and Bogura-7 constituencies have been cancelled due to her conviction in two corruption cases.

Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged people to remain alert to any possible obstruction to voting and get organised to protect the country's election process.

Global leaders were expected to back an overhaul of the world body that regulates international trade disputes at a summit yesterday, delegates said, ahead of high-stakes talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at defusing a trade war.

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the High Court's order of halting conviction and sentence in a corruption case against BNP Jashore-2 nominee Sabira Sultana for a day.

Detectives arrest former Swechchhasebak Dal General Secretary Mir Sharafat Ali Safu from in front of BNP’s Naya Paltan central office.

Unidentified criminals set fire to a motorbike and vandalised two others in front of the Natore BNP office.

The United States will send 12 teams of observers and fund thousands of domestic observers to monitor an election in Bangladesh it hopes will be free and fair, a senior official at the US Embassy in Dhaka says.