Ruling Awami League directs its activists to avoid using photographs except those of Sheikh Hasina and Bangabandhu during political publicity.

The ruling Awami League has suspended its around 40 rebel mayoral candidates for municipality elections scheduled for December 30.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government has resorted to repressive acts to thwart its “possible debacle” in the municipal polls scheduled for December 30.

At least seven activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, are injured in a factional clash at Titumir College in Dhaka.

BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed alleges that the government is creating panic in the country by arresting BNP men ahead of the maiden partisan municipality polls scheduled for December 30.

Ruling Awami League warns its rebel candidates for municipality polls of disciplinary actions if they do not withdraw their candidacy within next 24 hours.

The BNP blames the Awami League chief for irregularities by nominating more than one candidate for a mayor post in the upcoming municipal election.

The Election Commission designates gas stove, bangles, frocks, dolls and the likes as election symbols for reserved women candidates in the upcoming municipal election, which instantly triggers resentments among candidates of Awami League, BNP and other political parties.

BNP is taking part in the upcoming municipality polls as part of its movement for restoring democracy in the country, party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

Two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student front of ruling Awami League, allegedly fires shots and blasts crude bombs at Rajshahi University in the wee hours to establish their supremacy on the campus.

Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad, a platform of different religious minority groups, today demanded that the government ensure their proper rights and representation in all strata of life including in politics, administration, armed forces and business

BNP demands that the Election Commission announce fresh election schedule as its candidates could not file nomination due to obstacle created by the ruling Awami League men.

Ruling Awami League announces the list of its nominated candidates for the upcoming municipality elections scheduled to be held on December 30.

Awami League nominated mayor aspirant of Arani municipality in Rajshahi dies after heavy drinking of alcohol.

Eight persons including State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and Rajshahi University Vice Chancellor Prof Muhammad Mizanuddin received death threats in Rajshahi today.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the Election Commission will decide tomorrow on the demands of political parties over the upcoming municipality elections.

Awami League’s municipal nomination board will hold a meeting tomorrow to pick candidates for the municipality polls on December 30.

Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina will select the party-backed mayoral candidates for the upcoming elections to 234 municipalities.

An emergency meeting of Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) and Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) will be held tomorrow.

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif hopes that the decision over banning Jamaat-e-Islami will be finalised by March next year.