Netrakona-1 BNP candidate comes under attack allegedly by the Awami League men during electoral campaign in Kamlakanda upazila of Netrakona.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda hopes that the upcoming general elections will be held in a festive and joyful atmosphere.

At least 26 leaders and activists of ruling Awami League and opposition BNP are hurt in a clash in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali.

Forty platoons of coast guard are deployed in coastal areas of the country ahead of the December 30 general election.

Jatiya Oikyafront candidate from Gazipur-1 Advocate Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed Siddiquee claims that they cannot conduct electioneering amid “torture and attacks by the ruling party men”.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the intensity of election violence is slightly higher this time compared to previous years.

A repressive political environment in Bangladesh ahead of the December 30, 2018 national elections is undermining the credibility of the process, Human Rights Watch says in a report.

The officer-in-charge of Kolaroa Police Station in Satkhira allegedly sought vote for Awami League's electoral symbol “Boat,” violating the electoral code of conduct.

Currently, people's top priority is employment, followed by transport and education, finds a Brac survey ahead of the December 30 polls.

The United Nations has said it is closely following the situation ahead of the upcoming general election in Bangladesh scheduled for December 30.

Confusion remains among many over casting votes using electronic voting machines in Satkhira-2 and Khulna-2 as they have no practical knowledge of the machines.

Violence during election campaign is part of the country's political culture, Election Commissioner Rafiqul Islam said yesterday.

Awami League Election Steering Committee Co-chair HT Imam yesterday sought the Election Commission's steps to stop “attacks on party activists across the country” during the campaigning.

UN human rights experts expressed alarm about political violence, restrictions on freedom of expression and the rise of religious fundamentalism in Bangladesh ahead of the election, according to a statement issued in Geneva on Thursday.

The Election Commission, judiciary and police have joined hands to destroy the country's democracy, the BNP alleged yesterday.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday pledged to turn Dhaka city into a modern capital, urging the city dwellers to vote for the party candidates to achieve the goal.

Police harassment of opposition activists has reached unprecedented levels ahead of the national election, Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain alleged yesterday.

At least 24 people were injured by shotgun pellets during an attack on the election campaign of the Jatiya Party candidate for Chattogram-16 in Banshkhali yesterday afternoon, said police and witnesses.

Today’s episode of The Daily Star’s ‘The Election Talks 2018’ brings Dr Akbar Ali Khan, former adviser to a caretaker government, to the studio.

Ruling Awami League complained to the Election Commission accusing the opposition BNP and Jamaat supporters to be attacking their activists.