Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday collected nomination form for Dhaka-15 constituency to participate in the 13th national parliamentary election and referendum scheduled for February 12 next year.

Leaders of different political parties yesterday welcomed BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, expressing hope that his return would put the country back on the path of democracy and elections and usher in a culture of political coexistence.

Plainclothes and uniformed personnel deployed to maintain law and order

Will later travel to Savar to honour martyrs of the Liberation War

Tarique invokes Martin Luther King at Dhaka reception: 'I have a plan for Bangladesh.'

He made the call after landing in Dhaka, acknowledges interim government’s measures

Police and CSF escort them to the house from airport

A Biman flight carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka via Sylhet at 11:41am

Supporters arrive overnight, gather near airport, rally venue to welcome him

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The National Citizen Party yesterday urged the Election Commission to rethink the election schedule without changing the polling date, insisting the 13th parliamentary election be held on February 12 as planned.

BNP has reached an electoral understanding in 10 constituencies with several allied parties that took part in the simultaneous movement against the previous regime.

A disagreement over seat-sharing has emerged among the newly formed alliance comprising the National Citizen Party, Amar Bangladesh Party and Bangladesh Rastro Songskar Andolan.

Venue yet to be finalised, says party leader Hamidur Rahman Azad

BNP details Tarique’s first 72 hours after return

Deadline for expatriate Bangladeshi voter registration extended

JUTA backs manual counting, UTL demands OMR machines

Party voices security concerns after meeting CEC, rules out symbol change

Party to refrain from fielding candidates in seven seats as part of electoral understanding

“Oikyoboddho Nirbhik Jobian”, the panel backed by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Odhikar in the upcoming Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JnUCSU) and hall union elections, yesterday announced a 13-point manifesto.