Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda instructs law enforcers “not to harass” presiding officers ahead of the upcoming elections. “We did not instruct you to do this. Don’t do this. This is embarrassing. We did not want this,” the CEC says.

After being unreachable for most of the party ranks over the last couple of days, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad showed up before them yesterday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that some police high-ups are conspiring to rig elections to ensure victory for the ruling party.

Ten retired defence officers formally join Dr Kamal Hossain-led Gono Forum expressing solidarity with the party’s political ideology and mission undertaken ahead of the upcoming 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary election, the party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

Opposition BNP has begun second day of their nomination interview with its acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman on video call.

Grassroots leaders of the BNP's Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions yesterday pledged to stay in the electoral race regardless of the situation and support the candidates to be nominated by the party.

Some incumbent Awami League lawmakers and top leaders are unlikely to get party nomination this time, as the ruling party has decided to part with controversial and unpopular candidates, multiple sources have said.

BNP today alleges that law enforcers are continuing to arrest their party men even after the schedule of the national election was announced.

It is for the Election Commission, not for the government, to ensure a level-playing field for the election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

The Awami League is willing to offer its 14-party allies 15 seats -- the number of constituencies they currently hold -- against their demand for 120, said one of the alliance leaders.

Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain calls upon the supporters of the newly floated political alliance to guard the polling centres instead of boycotting the 11th parliamentary election scheduled to be held on December 30.

The BNP did not let its grassroots leaders primarily select its contenders in the polls, ignoring the electoral law and its own charter.

The Election Commission yesterday said it would not defer any further the parliamentary polls scheduled for December 30.

Senior BNP leaders Mirza Abbas and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi are among the 488 people accused of attempting to foil the upcoming parliamentary polls in three cases.

The newly formed political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront will contest the upcoming general election with the symbol of sheaf of paddy (election symbol of BNP).

Juktofront sends a letter to the Election Commission to extend the deadline for symbol allocation in the upcoming parliamentary election.

Starting today, Election Commission has cancelled leave for all of its staff and those under its disposal until the general election on December 30.

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has said military will be deployed in country from at least five days ahead of the election.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday asked the assistant returning officers to ensure equal opportunity for all candidates during the 11th general election scheduled for December 30.