The BNP today announced a 48-hour hartal across the country starting from Sunday (November 19) to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission (EC)

The Awami League will extend support to the Election Commission to ensure a free and fair election, AL General Secretary Obaidul Qader said today.

Gono Odhikar Parishad today announced a 48-hour hartal starting from Sunday morning demanding the cancellation of the national polls’ schedule

Dhaka city witnessed significantly lower traffic compared to other Thursdays today amid political programmes, a day after the EC announced the schedule for the next national polls. .Today is the second day of a 48-hour blockade announced by BNP and its allies. A left-leaning alliance also

The Left Democratic Alliance, a platform of left-leaning political parties, is observing a countrywide half-day hartal since 6:00am today protesting the announcement of the schedule for the upcoming 12th national elections

At least 20 leaders and activists of Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, were injured as police allegedly charged batons on their procession in Narayanganj city

A total of 229 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to help law enforcers maintain law and order, a day after the Election Commission announced the election schedule for the 12th general election..Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at

The party sent the letter signed by Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, thanking Lu for taking the initiative

The Awami League and its allies cheered as the election schedule was announced while the BNP, its like-minded parties, and the Left Democratic Alliance denounced the Election Commission for starting the process of what they said would be a sham of an election.

Bangladesh’s political climate appears to be in a perpetual stalemate considering how things stand in 2023 and how they were 10 years ago.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday ruled out the possibility of engaging in dialogue with opposition parties, saying the time for dialogue is over.

Rab has arrested three members of BNP and Jamaat in Rangpur and Gaibandha over the killing of a Jubo League leader in Sundarganj, Gaibandha

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said nobody will be allowed to create barriers on the way of holding the national election, noting that the government is committed to arrange a "free and fair" election

The ruling Awami League welcomed the announcement of the election schedule and said the party would start selling nomination forms from November 17

Nearly half an hour after the announcement of polls schedule, unidentified persons exploded at least four crude bombs at Nightingale intersection, close to the BNP headquarters

AL and its alliance JSD welcome the announcement, while BNP and like-minded parties reject it

The BNP today expelled its two national executive committee members Advocate Khandaker Ahsan Habib and Barrister Fakrul Islam from the party's all levels for their involvement in activities against party discipline

'The Election Commission has been discharging its duties like a puppet of the ruling Awami League government. It is doing exactly what it was instructed to do by the government,' says CPB General Secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince

Amid the ongoing political unrest, vehicles and establishments are being set on fire across the country. According to Fire Service and Civil Defence data, more than 150 arsons have been reported nationwide in the last 17 days

They called the strike protesting the hurried announcement of the polls schedule