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.

The government has imposed a restriction on all kinds of outdoor celebrations on the 31st night on the eve of New Year 2019 due to the general election.

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.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urges the Election Commission to look into the matter whether a fugitive convict can take part in the election process.

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.

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.

Coming down heavily on the BNP for attacking police and torching their vehicles, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked them not to hatch conspiracies to foil the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

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.

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.

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin says that the election commission to decide on further delay in election schedule after discussion.

The BNP may offer 60 parliamentary seats to its partners in the Jatiya Oikyafront and the 20-party alliance, setting aside the rest for its leaders who have been collecting party nomination papers since Monday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League president, will give strong directives today to a record number of 4,000 aspirants vying for party nomination for the December 30 national election.

The Awami League looks all set to lead the largest electoral alliance ever to take on its archrival BNP and main opposition party and combines in the high-stake December election.

BNP extends the date of nomination forms distribution for its candidatures till November 16.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that BNP’s demand for deferral of the 11th parliamentary election in the pretext of the international observer is “baseless and illogical”.

Opposition political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront will sit with the Election Commission to formally place its demand for deferral of the revised election schedule by one month.

The Election Commission instructs aspirants seeking to contest the 11 parliamentary election not to hold rallies or showdowns while receiving or submitting their nomination papers to the concerned authorities.