Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain will be casting his vote at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College tomorrow morning.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expresses strong doubt about credible polls December 30 and says it is not easy to revive the “dead democracy as people have lost their confidence in the country’s election system”.

The number of foreign observers for the December 30 polls has come down significantly after the Asian Network for Free Elections cancelled its observation mission citing "Bangladesh government's inability to issue visas” within the required timeframe.

The government has declared December 30 as a public holiday to enable the voters to cast their votes without hassles from work-related commitments.

Bikolpodhara Bangladesh-led Juktafront Chief AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury says a fair election is possible if the Election Commission discharges its constitutional duties independently.

A new resolution in the US House of Representatives, placed by a Democrat congressman, has urged Bangladeshi political leaders and judicial authorities to respect the will of voters and ensure their free participation in the December 30 polls.

A group of women marches with brooms against a candidate of the Awami League in Kachua Upazila, Chandpur, ahead of the general election.

The BNP has nominated 25 leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, a key component of the 20-party alliance, to contest the upcoming parliamentary polls.

The ruling Awami League is yet to finalise its seat-sharing with electoral allies despite having a series of meetings with several of them yesterday. The ruling party could not reach a consensus with its ally Jatiya Party, a major component of the grand alliance that won a landslide in the 2008 polls, insiders said.

The Election Commission warns the election officers of punitive action if any allegations of bias were raised against them during the 11th parliamentary election.