Terming her as a migratory bird and criticising her acting background, a top Awami League leader of Rajshahi has suggested actress Mahiya Mahi, an independent candidate for Rajshahi-1, to quit politics and concentrate on her acting career

The BNP and like-minded political parties yesterday continued distributing leaflets among the people to mobilise public opinion in favour of boycotting the January 7 polls and their non-cooperation movement.

Members of BGB, coast guard and Rab will remain deployed for 13 days from December 29 to assist the civil administration during the parliamentary polls, the home ministry said yesterday.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday urged all field-level administration officials to remain vigilant to ensure a free and fair 12th parliamentary election on January 7.

Violence marred the first five days of election campaigns across different constituencies in Chattogram.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader started campaigning in his Noakhali-5 constituency today

Amid increasing acts of sabotage, Bangladesh Railway has suspended movements of five trains on several routes

Members of the armed forces will be deployed for 13 days for election duty from December 29 to January 10, said home ministry

A team of 15-17 security members to guard each polling station

Some other vehicles are to be banned for two days

Home ministry issues gazette to conduct polls in a peaceful manner

Rashida met with the candidates of five constituencies at a views exchange meeting at the Pabna deputy commissioner's office

Panchagarh Awami League President Nurul Islam Sujan, also railways minister, said Anwar Sadat Samrat would be removed from the post of AL general secretary of the district for running as an independent in the January 7 national election

Awami League candidate of Rajshahi-1 constituency Omor Faruk Chowdhury on Wednesday likened AL independent candidates to anti-liberation war forces of 1971

The election enquiry committee issued show-cause notices to five people, including four candidates in Tangail and one in Thakurgaon.

With Awami League candidates facing competition from their “independent” counterparts in Dinajpur and Joypurhat, rifts have started to take place within the party’s grassroots following the beginning of electioneering on Monday.

At least 15 people were injured as Awami League men allegedly attacked supporters of independent candidates and during factional clashes in five districts yesterday.

The Election Commission accepts the aspirants’ wealth statements but never takes any initiative to properly verify the accounts.

Jatiya Party will introduce provincial governments if it comes to power, JP Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu said yesterday.

As a measure to prevent sabotage activities ahead of the national election, law enforcers have been instructed to beef up security measures across the country