The election in the Uttara area -- widely seen as a crucial gateway to the capital -- has drawn intense attention from the outset.

For the first time, members of the river-dwelling Manta community in Barishal are set to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming 13th national elections.

In the run-up to February 12 polls, Shakeel Anwar visits outlying constituencies to hear directly from voters about their hopes, demands and expectations.

The remote hill district of Bandarban comprises a single parliamentary constituency, designated as constituency 300.

Business leaders yesterday urged the Jamaat-e-Islami to ensure policy support, cut red tape, and curb bribery to improve the ease of doing business if it forms the next government after the February 12 election.

I reached Dakop-Batiaghata in Khulna on Monday, travelling through flat land crisscrossed by embankments and rivers. Compared to other constituencies,

As Bangladesh moves towards the February 12 national election, women, who make up half the electorate, say political rhetoric no longer moves them.

As the national election approaches, the nation’s attention has converged on Dhaka-8, a constituency at the heart of the capital’s administrative and commercial life.

As part of my series on voices from the ground ahead of the February 12 elections, I travelled to Sharsha, a remote frontier constituency in Jashore district, where politics is measured less in slogans than in prices, volumes and the daily pulse of the border, on Sunday.

Parties must heed their concerns about safety, freedom, jobs

Young voters want citizens’ safety and security at core of their election manifestos, with special focus on safeguarding freedom of expression and protecting rights of minority communities

In the run-up to February 12 polls, Shakeel Anwar visits outlying constituencies to hear directly from voters about their hopes, demands and expectations.

In their election manifestos, political parties should clearly commit to reforming public administration, leaving no scope for partisan loyalty in the bureaucracy, say former and serving government officials.

Employment remains one of the foremost concerns for people in Bangladesh, with rising expectations that political parties will present clear and actionable plans ahead of the upcoming national election.

Improving law and order has overtaken price control as the top public expectation from the next government, according to the latest round of the People’s Election Pulse Survey.