30 Workers Party aspirants submit nominations

Thirty aspirants of Workers Party including the party President Rashed Khan Menon submit their nomination papers to the returning officers.
27 November 2018, 13:32 PM

HC verdict reflects govt’s intention: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticised the High Court order that stops the path of the convicts with more than two years in jail from participating in the election.
27 November 2018, 12:36 PM

JP gets 47 seats from grand alliance

Ruling AL has given 47 seats to HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party for contesting in the upcoming polls. The Daily Star obtained a copy of the candidates and the constituencies they will be contesting for. Take a look inside to know more about the candidates.
27 November 2018, 09:45 AM

BNP nominates 800 candidates

BNP resumes the distribution of nomination letters for the second day and is planning to complete the whole process today.
27 November 2018, 08:31 AM

No restriction on waz mahfil ahead of polls: EC

The Election Commission has sent a letter to returning officers and local administrations saying that it did not impose any restriction on arranging any religious gathering or waz mahfil ahead of the national election.
27 November 2018, 08:11 AM

Ershad to fly to Singapore for treatment

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who is currently admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka, is likely to fly to Singapore for better treatment, party sources say.
27 November 2018, 07:57 AM

Nominations not based on alliance, but on party: Dr Kamal

Nominations are not being given based on alliance but on political parties, said Gonoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain.
27 November 2018, 05:21 AM

Ex-AL minister Sayeed joins Gonoforum

Prof Abu Sayeed, former Awami League state minister for information, joined the Gonoforum, a component of the Jatiya Oikyafront, yesterday and collected the party's nomination form to contest the upcoming national polls from Pabna-1.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Rafiqul Islam Mia secures HC bail

The High Court grants six months’ bail to BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia in a corruption case in which he was recently convicted and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by a lower court.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM

EC picks 6 seats for EVM use

Electronic voting machines will be used in Dhaka-6 and-13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the upcoming parliamentary election.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Kanak Chapa, Baby Nazneen get BNP nomination

Popular singers Rumana Islam Kanak Chapa and Baby Nazneen receive nomination letters from BNP to contest the 11th parliamentary elections.
26 November 2018, 17:44 PM

HC grants 6-week bail to Shawkat Mahmud

The High Court grants six weeks’ anticipatory bail to BNP chairperson’s adviser Shawkat Mahmud in 10 separate criminal cases filed on different charges.
26 November 2018, 15:12 PM

Stop use of AL slogan in govt activities: BNP writes to EC

BNP sends a letter to the Election Commission urging it to take steps against the use of Awami League’s slogans in different executive orders of the government.
26 November 2018, 15:11 PM

14-party candidates’ list to be disclosed after Dec 2: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the list of the 14-party alliance candidates in the 11th parliamentary election will be made public after December 2.
26 November 2018, 14:40 PM

AL ex-MP Rony joins BNP

Golam Maola Rony, who was Awami League lawmaker of the Patuakhali-3 constituency, joins BNP to contest the 11th parliamentary election under the party banner.
26 November 2018, 14:11 PM

JP to submit nominations for 200 constituencies

Jatiya Party (JP) starts distribution of its nomination letters to its candidates for the upcoming 11th parliamentary election slated to be held on December 30.
26 November 2018, 13:06 PM

Fakhrul breaks down in tears

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir breaks down in tears remembering the party Chief Khaleda Zia as he begins handing out the party’s nomination to chosen candidates.
26 November 2018, 10:16 AM

EU polls experts arrive tomorrow

A two-member high-power European Union (EU) election expert mission will arrive in Dhaka to monitor the upcoming general elections.
26 November 2018, 09:49 AM

CEC biased, BNP’s Fakhrul alleges

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges, the general election will be controversial because of the incumbent chief election commissioner.
26 November 2018, 09:41 AM

Work in coordination with cops, presiding officials: EC to magistrates

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda asks the executive magistrates to work with local administration, presiding officers and law enforcers in a coordinated way during the upcoming national election.
26 November 2018, 08:57 AM