Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza yesterday collected a nomination form from the Awami League to contest the upcoming general election from his home district of Narail.

The decision to participate in the election is part of their movement to restore democracy, the BNP-led 20 parties and Jatiya Oikyafront announced yesterday.

The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition that sought its directive on the authorities concerned to dissolve the current parliament in 42 days before the upcoming election.

The Election Commission will take the decision tomorrow on whether the schedule for the 11th parliamentary elections will be differed or not, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomes the Jatiya Okiyo Front (JOF) decision to take part in the 11th National Election saying their decision would strengthen the democracy.

Awami League will continue selling nomination papers to their potential candidates of upcoming general election until November 12.

The main political opposition BNP is to start selling nomination papers of the 11th parliamentary election from November 12.

BNP-led 20-party alliance to contest in the 11th parliamentary election with BNP’s polls-symbol ‘sheaf of paddy’.

Election campaign materials including posters and banners will have to be removed from public places by November 14, an official of the Election Commission says.

Awami League will have no objection if the Election Commission (EC) defers the election date following demands from different political parties and alliances.

Oikyafront says it will take part in upcoming 11th national election and urges EC to defer the election date by one month.

Jatiya Party starts selling nomination papers among the aspirants seeking to contest at the upcoming in the 11th parliamentary polls.

Protesting the arrests of its leaders and activists, BNP terms the announcement of general election schedule by the Election Commission farcical.

A candidate can spend Tk 10 per voter for electioneering in the upcoming parliamentary polls. His/her total spending, however, in no way can exceed Tk 25 lakh, the ceiling of maximum expenditure, even if the number of voters in a constituency is more than 2.5 lakh, according to a notification issued by the Election Commission.

BNP expresses fear that another one-sided election will be held as the Election Commission hurriedly announced the election schedule before not resolving the political crisis over the polls.

Claiming there is a congenial atmosphere for polls across the country, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday announced that the 11th parliamentary election will be held on December 23.

Awami League welcomes the Election Commission’s decision for fixing the 11th parliamentary polls schedule on December 23 and expresses its hope that all political parties would join the polls in a festive mode.

The Election Commission announces the schedule for the 11th parliamentary polls today amid support from the ruling Awami League and strong opposition from Jatiya Oikyafront, comprising the BNP and several other parties.

The schedule for the 11th parliamentary elections is likely to be announced within a week, says Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed.

With some major issues like election-time government, army deployment, or parliament dissolution remaining unsettled, the major political parties are engaging in dialogue with optimism of a positive outcome.