Several aspirants, including three ruling Awami League nominees, have filed separate writ petitions with the High Court to get back candidacies for contesting in the upcoming 12th national elections

A total of 11 candidates have withdrawn their candidacy from 6 constituencies in Barishal

Expressing dissatisfaction over the seat-sharing negotiations with Awami League, several Jatiya Party leaders today said the disappointing outcome is a blow to the party's grassroots activist and leaders' aspirations

The High Court today directed the Election Commission to allow Awami League leader Golam Rabbani to participate in the upcoming national elections as an independent candidate from Rajshahi-1 constituency

The electoral enquiry committee of Chandpur today served a show cause notice to Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, a ruling Awami League candidate of Chandpur-2, for violating the electoral code of conduct

The influential Osman brothers, AKM Shamim Osman of the Awami League and AKM Selim Osman from the Jatiya Party, are all set for an easy victory from Narayanganj-4 and Narayanganj-5 constituencies respectively

A total of 347 aspirants have withdrawn their candidacies

Twenty-seven of Dhaka city's aspirants, including three current lawmakers, have withdrawn their candidacies from the 12th national election slated for January 7

The electoral enquiry committee for the Rajshahi-1 constituency issued a warning to film actress Mahiya Mahi today for violating the electoral code of conduct

The ruling Awami League today said that it has given up six constituencies for its alliance partners and 26 for the Jatiya Party in the January 7 national election

The Jatiya Party today announced that it would take part in the January 7 national election

AL presidium member Abdur Razzaque claims in TV interview

Move taken as per the decision of Jatiya Party

The Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, will announce sometime this afternoon whether it will participate in the January 7 national election

The BNP today deferred to Tuesday the countrywide hartal it had called for tomorrow

The ruling Awami League will share a "certain" number of seats with the Jatiya Party and withdraw the party nominees in those constituency, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today

President Mohammad Shahabuddin today "approved in principle" to Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal's request for assistance of the armed forces to hold the 12th parliamentary polls on January 7.

Most of the candidates of three newly-registered political parties -- Trinamool BNP, Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM), and Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) -- are little known in their constituencies.

With three independent candidates winning back their candidacy following appeals to the Election Commission, Awami League candidates are likely to face tough competition in three Chattogram constituencies in the upcoming polls.

Negotiations with the Awami League have not yet been fruitful for the Jatiya Party as the ruling party won’t withdraw its nominees from more than 26 constituencies for the JP aspirants to win easily.