At least 12 activists of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal were injured after a crude bomb explodes at a rally of Hasanul Haque Inu in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia.

Failing to contest the upcoming election as a Mohajote candidate from Brahmanbaria-2 constituency (Sarail and Ashuganj upazilas), incumbent Jatiya Party (JP) MP Ziaul Huq Mridha is contesting the poll as an independent candidate.

Nomination of Shameem Sayedee, son of convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee, for Pirojpur-1 has left local BNP leaders in a tight corner and made their fight against archrival Awami League tough.

Noakhali police have drawn up a polling centre-based list of Awami League men to “take help” from them for carrying out duties on the voting day.

With the December 30 election approaching, people in Satkhira, known as a stronghold of the Jamaat-e-Islami, fear that the party may resort to violence again, the way it did in 2013 centring a verdict on Delawar Hossain Sayedee.

The BNP, if voted to power, will bring sweeping reforms to strengthen democracy, make parliament effective, establish the rule of law and ensure independence of the judiciary, according to its manifesto for the December 30 polls.

US Ambassador in Dhaka Earl R Miller yesterday urged all to refrain from violence, and participate in the December 30 election peacefully.

With only a few days to go for the 11th parliamentary election, BNP is struggling to select a candidate for Dinajpur-3 (Sadar) constituency due to internal feud between two nominated contenders.

Voters in Netrakona-4 constituency (Madan, Mohanganj and Khaliajury upazilas) are witnessing a different scene as three out of the four candidates vying for the MP post are females.

When most of the candidates are spending a huge amount to secure a win, Mangal Kisku from Santal community joined the national elections from Naogaon-1 (Porsha, Sapahar and Niamatpur) constituency with almost empty hand.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's elder sister Selima Islam has started election campaigning for paddy sheaf as her husband Dr Rafiqul Islam, former professor of Rajshahi University, is contesting in the national elections as BNP candidate from Juktofront alliance from Nilphamari-1 (Domar-Dimla) constituency.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said his colleague Mahbub Talukdar did not speak the truth about electoral atmosphere ahead of the December 30 national election.

Ali Imam Majumder, a former cabinet secretary, said the Awami League's manifesto reflected the development works carried out by its government in the last 10 years.

Police arrest 45 leaders and activists of BNP from an electoral camp of BNP candidate Shahidul Alam in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira.

Some unidentified criminals explode a crude bomb in front of an electoral camp of Biren Sikder, Awami League candidate for Magura-2 constituency.

BNP claims that its official website -- www.bnpbangladesh.com -- has been “blocked” since the last week on an unknown ground.

Ruling Awami League, in its election manifesto, promises to launch the second satellite and third submarine cable connection in its next tenure to flourish the digitisation process.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader terms BNP’s election manifesto as a colourful balloon saying the party came up with some unrealistic pledges intending to come to power.

The Daily Star is launching a new series of talk show ‘The Election Talks 2018’ where experts will be analysing all aspects of the upcoming general elections, contemporary politics, events and incidents.

The Election Commission (EC) directs the Public Administration Ministry to declare December 30 as a general holiday for the 11th parliamentary elections.