Jatiya Party will field candidates in 132 constituencies in the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December 30.

A total of 12 aspirants including seven leaders of BNP today filed writ petitions with the High Court against the Election Commission's orders that had rejected their nomination papers to contest in the upcoming national election.

BNP expresses hope that supporters of party leaders who failed to secure the party nomination will work as a team in the upcoming general election.

Jatiya Party leader Ruhul Amin Hawlader files a writ petition with the High Court challenging the Election Commission (EC) order that rejected his nomination on loan default ground.

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) yesterday published a list of 74 candidates who will contest in the upcoming national election with party symbol “sickle”.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina in a letter yesterday requested the party “rebels” to withdraw their candidacy and join the AL nominees on the campaign trail instead.

Supporters of the Awami League and BNP leaders who were not nominated have demonstrated in the capital and several other districts, and demanded party tickets be given to their favourites.

The most debated topic right now outside politics is probably the banks laden with around Tk 100,000 crore in nonperforming loans and at least Tk 22,000 crore taken out through scams in recent years. This is a roll back on the improvement achieved in the 1990s through reform programmes.

The BNP has left 53 seats for its partners in the 20-party alliance and the Jatiya Oikyafront for the December 30 polls.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia may file an appeal to the High Court challenging rejection of her appeals by the Election Commission.

The Election Commission (EC) rejects the candidatures of BNP leader Amanullah Aman and Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddique for contesting the upcoming general election.

Former BNP state minister Ahsanul Haque Milon's supporters have kept the party’s Nayapaltan central office under lock and key protesting the party's decision not to give him ticket for contesting the general election.

BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront are playing a blame game to make the upcoming general election controversial, Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua said this today.

Zahiruddin Swapan, a BNP-nominated aspirant for Barishal-1 constituency, yesterday sent a letter to the Election Commission seeking security for his family and party men under the Representation of the People Order (RPO).

At least two Awami League men were killed and 10 others injured in a factional clash in Pabna yesterday, following previous rivalry over establishing supremacy in an area.

BNP raises a question over the validity of Awami League former general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam’s candidature claiming that he had no signature in his nomination paper.

The High Court rejects a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho seeking its directives upon the Election Commission for using EVM at his constituency in the December 30 election.

Aspiring candidates have begun to file in appeal at the Election Commission challenging the rejection to run for general elections on December 30.

Election Commission has asked root level election officers to build credibility and confidence among the voters and candidates of the general election.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the government does not want to hold a lopsided election as their Prime Minister is against scoring a goal in an empty field.