Jatiya Oikyafront candidates in the national election will submit to the Election Commission a memorandum on “irregularities” in the polls.

Fire service yesterday doused a fire at Pritam-Zaman Tower, housing central office of Jatiya Oikyafront, in the capital's Paltan area after three hours of frantic effort.

Okiyafront candidate for Chattogram-5, Sayed Mohammad Ibrahim is attacked during electioneering near Chittagong University.

The Jatiya Oikyafront, if voted to power, will form an all-party truth and reconciliation commission to investigate the extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and false cases of the last 10 years.

The Jatiya Oikyafront candidates in the six constituencies of Khulna are heavily depending on female activists for their campaigns as most of the men are either on the run or under cover fearing police.

Former Kurigram Awami League leader Maj Gen (retd) AMSA Amin joined Dr Kamal Hossain-led Gonoforum yesterday, ahead of the 11th parliamentary election.

It is a demonstration of political farsightedness on the part of the Prime Minister to have accepted the proposal of the Oikyafront for a dialogue.