Social media platform Facebook has agreed to block misinformation and hate content regarding the upcoming 12th parliamentary election, the Election Commission said today

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the US and his party want the same thing -- free, fair and peaceful elections

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said today that everyone involved in the democratic process in Bangladesh is responsible for contributing to a free, fair, and peaceful election

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today sought vote for her party's electoral symbol boat in the next general election to give them another chance to serve the people

The US will send a monitoring team in early October to assess the pre-polls situation ahead of Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, US Ambassador Peter Haas said today

The United States is concerned about reports of intimidation and political violence during protests in Bangladesh over the weekend against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has said that foreign observers seem confident about the Election Commission's ability to conduct free and fair elections in line with the constitution

Amnesty International has said that the violence in Bangladesh over the weekend is deeply worrying and may have implications for the human rights situation before, during, and after the elections

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today said Bangladesh's importance continues to grow in the geopolitical context, bringing both challenges and opportunities

Awami League candidate Mohiuddin Bacchu has won Chattogram-10 by-polls

An independent candidate for by-election to Chattogram-10 has said he was assaulted by the ruling Awami League men at two polling centres today

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today said the schedule for the next national election would not be declared before October this year

Ruling Awami League candidate Mohiuddin Bachchu cast his vote at New Tigerpass Government Primary School at 8:20am. Around 8.30am, 10-12 voters were seen standing in queues at the centre

Fourteen US congressmen and women have written to the US ambassador to the United Nations, urging the UN to arrange for peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh during the elections “to prevent intimidation, harassment or assault of voters”

With the by-polls for Chattogram-10 (Double Mooring, Pahartoli, Halishahar) scheduled to take place on July 30, the candidates are busy campaigning from afternoon to midnight.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today assured the visiting European Union (EU) delegation that the upcoming general election would be free and fair

The Election Commission is not thinking about dialogues with political parties before the elections

The US said it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on individuals and aid cuts in response to Cambodia's national election, which Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party won in a landslide after his most credible rivals were disqualified

Says Election Commissioner Anisur

Ashraful Alom, widely known as Hero Alam, has appealed to the Election Commission seeking cancellation of the results of the July 17 by-polls and demanding fresh election in the constituency