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.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s total assets stand at Tk 4.36 crore, according to her affidavit submitted to the Election Commission.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal and his wife own Tk 133 crore in assets.

Md Tazul Islam, minister of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives, saw his assets grow by two and a half times, to Tk 119 crore.

The Chief Election Commissioner and four other commissioners will visit different districts to oversee the poll preparedness and witness the situation on the ground.

Voters from minority communities in the three constituencies of Khulna will likely play a key role in the upcoming national polls as they contribute to a large stake in the areas’ vote bank.

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.

Awami League MP Ayeen Uddin, who became an independent candidate after failing to secure the party nomination from the Rajshahi-3 constituency, has decided not to contest the upcoming national election

The electoral enquiry committee today served a show-cause notice against folk singer Momotaz Begom, a ruling party aspirant of Manikganj-2, for violating the electoral code of conduct by holding public meetings

A total of 280 aspirants got back their candidacy, winning appeals against the cancellation of their bid to run for parliament in the January 7 national election.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said it is not possible for the ruling party to share more than seven seats with its 14-party alliance partners.

Tariqat Federation, a partner of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, yesterday asked AL to keep its promise of sharing two seats with the party.