The Election Commission cancelled the candidacy of ruling Awami League candidate and current lawmaker from Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury

There weren't many voters around 10:00am at Gulshan Model School in Dhaka-17 constituency, but suddenly about 20 individuals got together and formed a queue in front of the polling centre when several TV cameras appeared to cover the polls situation

Eight candidates in different constituencies across the country have boycotted the 12th national election so far, alleging vote rigging and irregularities

Supporters of the AL candidate distributed lunch boxes and water bottles with stickers of the "boat" symbol and Sheikh Hasina's name to the polls officials at Noyatola Darussalam Etimkhana Complex in the Dhaka-12 constituency, where four polling centres are located

Ninety-year-old Lozzatun Nesa of Baniyadi in Rupnagar, Narayanganj, defied physical challenges and age barriers to exercise her voting right

Four persons including a child were injured after unidentified miscreants exploded two crude bombs near a voting centre in Dhaka's Hazaribagh this morning

Nurjahan Begum, a 58-year-old voter, has been waiting behind 30 women in a long queue for more than one hour until 1:00pm to cast her vote at Baniadi Government Primary School polling centre in Narayanganj-1 constituency

Two people suffered bullet wounds as two groups clashed near a polling centre in Chattogram’s Khulshi area this morning

The percentage of votes cast in the 12th parliamentary election till 12:10pm was 18.5 percent.

At least 15 arson attacks were reported in the 12 hours preceding the start of the national election this morning, according to Fire Service statistics

An assistant presiding officer of a polling centre under Gazipur-2 constituency died of cardiac arrest this morning

The Awami League will be fully focused on turnout as the nation heads to the polls today.

As the nation goes to polls today for a third straight time under Sheikh Hasina-led government, the outcome is already a foregone conclusion. The 12th parliamentary election will go down in history as a race between Awami League candidates and Awami League “independents”.

The Election Commission yesterday asked that a lawsuit be filed against Sunamganj-1 independent candidate Mouazzam Hossain Ratan and five of his associates for “launching an attack on an Awami League office” in Dharmapasha upazila

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, called the election environment in Bangladesh "repressive" and said that he is "deeply disturbed".

In preparation for the upcoming 12th national election tomorrow, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has deployed 700 patrol teams across the country to ensure security

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote in the 12th parliamentary election at Dhaka City College tomorrow morning

A school designated as a polling centre was set on fire by unidentified arsonists in Patenga EPZ area of the port city early today

More than 225 of the 265 Jatiyo Party candidates have pulled out of Sunday’s race, terming the election “one-sided and staged”, a top JP leader said.

Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh to ensure that all arrests are made following international human rights law and standards.