Busy first day

With electioneering officially kicking off yesterday, political parties had a busy day of campaigning across the country. Clockwise from top left: BNP supporters attend a rally at the Alia Madrasa grounds in Sylhet city. The Jamaat-led 10-party alliance holds a rally at the capital’s Mirpur Adarsha School grounds. Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim distributes leaflets among voters in Barishal city. Communist Party of Bangladesh leaders pay respect to language martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar.

Photo: Star, Palash Khan, Titu Das, Prabir Das