Two teenage boys are killed after a pick-up van runs them over during a clash between two factions of Awami League in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area.

If things go as planned and injury does not sideline the country's most popular cricketer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza leading up to next year's ICC World Cup, Bangladesh might present an MP [Member of Parliament] at the global showpiece event.

The UN has said it gives priority to an inclusive, credible and transparent election in Bangladesh.

The early announcement of the polls schedule and decision to use Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has created uncertainty regarding the fairness and acceptability of the election, speakers said at a programme yesterday.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves parliament and calls a general election for January 5 in a move that is to likely deepen the country's political crisis.

Election Commission (EC) asks the returning officers not to cancel nomination papers of aspirants seeking to contest in the 11th general election if there is any silly mistake in the documents.

Dr Kamal Hossain led-Jatiya Oikyafront will unveil its decision on joining or boycotting the 11th parliamentary elections on Sunday.

There is no doubt that BNP will take part in the upcoming parliamentary election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.

Protesting the arrests of its leaders and activists, BNP terms the announcement of general election schedule by the Election Commission farcical.

With road communication between Rajshahi city and several northern districts virtually cut off, a large number of people joined the Jatiya Oikyafront rally in the city yesterday, defying police obstruction and a transport strike.

The Election Commission yesterday asked all political parties and lawmaker hopefuls to remove their posters, banners and all kinds of campaign materials within next seven days at their own initiative.

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury urges the Election Commission (EC) not to plunge the national election into controversy.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal against the imprisonment verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case is delayed as her lawyers are yet to receive the certified copy of the verdict.

BNP expresses fear that another one-sided election will be held as the Election Commission hurriedly announced the election schedule before not resolving the political crisis over the polls.

The ruling Awami League starts selling the party’s nomination papers for the 11th parliamentary election.

A spree of arrests continues as police have been picking up BNP leaders and activists across the country despite an assurance by the government that there will be no political arrests.

Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, chief of Juktofront, an alliance of opposition parties, yesterday alleged that the government has “breached” its promise to ensure a level-playing field by not allowing them to go to Satkhira by a helicopter to join a public rally.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was fired by Donald Trump Wednesday, casting a cloud over the Russia investigation that has dogged the White House, a day after Republicans lost control over the lower house of Congress.

Claiming there is a congenial atmosphere for polls across the country, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday announced that the 11th parliamentary election will be held on December 23.

Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Juktofront has called upon the Election Commission to reschedule the election date on December 30 for the sake of nominating candidates with clean image.