​BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remark over “fake ballot paper” is an advance declaration of indulgence in misdeeds ahead of the December 30 election.

Facebook is shutting down a series of fake news sites spreading false information in Bangladesh days before national elections, an official from the social media platform says.

BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront demands scope of fielding alternative candidates or rescheduling of the election in the parliamentary constituencies from where the High Court has disqualified their candidates on different grounds.

In today’s episode of ‘The Election Talks 2018’, Sultana Kamal, eminent rights activist and former adviser to a caretaker government, talks with The Daily Star about the upcoming election.

The High Court directs the Election Commission to allocate BNP’s election symbol “Sheaf of Paddy” to its four candidates in place of other four rival contenders who were earlier allocated the same symbol.

Owners of all licensed arms must deposit their arms to the concerned police stations or treasuries by December 24, a circular of the Home Ministry says.

A writ petition is filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the Election Commission to provide information submitted by the candidates in their affidavits through distributing leaflets among the voters.

The High Court disqualifies seven candidates including five BNP contenders from contesting the December 30 general election as their resignations from the posts of upazila chairmen were not accepted by the government.

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin says a decision on the candidacy of 25 Jamaat-e-Islami leaders will be made by Tuesday.

A High Court bench refuses to hear a writ petition challenging the legality of the schedule for the 11th parliamentary election slated for December 30.

Police detains a local party leader over attack on Jhalakathi-2 constituency’s BNP candidate Jeba Amin.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says a positive and congenial atmosphere for election is prevailing all over the country.

Dr TIM Fazle Rabbi, a BNP-led 20-party alliance candidate for Gaibandha-3 constituency, passes away due to old age complications at a Dhaka hospital. He was 84.

Bikolpodhara leader Mahi B Chowdhury’s ancestral house in Munshiganj’s Sreenagar came under gun attack.

The Election Commission yesterday directed police to withdraw three officers-in-charge.

Abdul Latif Siddiqui, an independent candidate for Tangail-4, who has been fasting unto death since Monday protesting Sunday's attack on his motorcade, was hospitalised yesterday after falling sick.

Seven contenders for the December 30 election came under attack by alleged Awami League men in separate incidents yesterday.

Four policemen were injured when unidentified criminals vandalised a police vehicle in Tangail's Sakhipur upazila early yesterday, police said.

Top leaders of the Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday said December 30 would be the “day of freedom” for the country's people as no one would be able to snatch their victory in the 11th parliamentary election.

Although they can use each other's polls symbol, alliance partners cannot print the portrait of any political party chief other than their own, the Election Commission has decided.