Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal has expressed satisfaction over the security measures taken for him by law enforcers, police say.

Awami League candidate for Dhaka-3 constituency Nasrul Hamid Bipu visits rival BNP contestant Goyeshwar Chandra Roy, who was injured in an attack yesterday.

A petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the Election Commission to disqualify 25 Jamaat-e-Islami candidates so that they cannot contest the 11th parliamentary elections.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's petitions seeking the Supreme Court's permission to contest the December 30 polls may not be heard before the election, as the court, which is now on annual vacation, will reopen on January 2.

Five Awami League men were killed and over 350 AL supporters were injured since the polls campaign began, claimed HT Imam, co-chairman of Awami League Election Steering Committee, yesterday.

BNP candidate Hafeez Ibrahim from Bhola-2 (Borhanuddin-Doulatkhan) constituency has confined himself to his house in Borhanuddin upazila headquarters from December 17 as Awami League men are keeping watch on him round the clock.

Four candidates of the BNP-led 20-party alliance and Jatiya Oikyafront in the district have alleged that they cannot conduct election campaigns in their constituency amid attacks and filing of false cases.

A Jatiya Oikyafront delegation led by Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday walked out of a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda for what they said was "discourteous behaviour" of the CEC.

Imprisoned Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's brother-in- law with 'paddy sheaf' as symbol seems to be a beneficiary in the ensuing Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election in Nilphamari-1 constituency (Domar and Dimla upazilas) as the candidates of grand alliance partners Awami League (AL) and Jatiya Party (JP) are locked in a feud.

Voters in Gaibandha-4 (Gobindaganj upazila) and Mymensingh-6 (Phulbaria upazila) constituencies are set to witness a three-way election race between the ruling Awami League (AL), BNP and Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) in the upcoming eleventh parliamentary elections.

Voters in Netrokona-4 had high hopes for a tough race as three women with graduate degrees were running for parliament from there.

Stepping into Chuadanga on Sunday afternoon, the first thing that stood out was the absence of “sheaf of paddy”, the electoral symbol of the BNP.

Rapid Action Battalion detained three people in the capital's Motijheel and Gulshan yesterday for allegedly distributing money to influence the coming election and instigate violence.

Abdul Awal, 58, cannot hold back his excitement as for the first time in his life he would be voting in the 11th parliamentary polls on December 30.

Khulna division consists of eight districts – Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira,

The BNP yesterday alleged that army deployment could not make any difference to the polls environment.

Digital service business has shrunk unexpectedly ahead of the 11th general election on December 30, in a puzzling development for

Some 90 people, including Awami League and BNP men, were accused in a case on Monday over “setting fire to an election camp” of Narayanganj-5 grand alliance candidate Salim Osman.

Despite army deployment, election violence and attacks on opposition candidates show no sign of abating.

An executive magistrate is attacked reportedly by the activists of BNP in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet.