Awami League will not accept any change to the election schedule if it crosses the deadline set by the constitution, the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today. Alleging that BNP wants to obstruct the polls, Quader said, "They want to question the election. Now they are openly obstructing, openly taking a stand against the election.

Sitting MPs will not have to resign if they take part in the upcoming national elections as independent candidate, the EC said today

Even though transparent, participatory and competitive elections are a constitutional right, the realities today have vitiated those expectations.

AL leaders seeking to run as independents must get the party’s nod

Jatiya Party unveiled its nominees for 287 constituencies yesterday.

Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to "eliminate competition" ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday

The party's President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury are among the 24 women candidates

With the deadline for submitting nomination papers to the Election Commission only a week away, the BNP now faces two challenges: preventing defection from the party and drawing up fresh programmes to keep the anti-government movement going.

Star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is set to start a new career in politics as he got the ruling Awami League’s ticket to run for parliament from Magura-1 constituency.

Ending all speculation, Jatiya Party has announced that it will run in the general election as it has assurance from different stakeholders that the polls will be free and fair.

The ongoing political crisis, foreign powers’ interest in the upcoming national election, and labour and human rights issues are deepening the economic uncertainty in the country, the Policy Research Institute (PRI) of Bangladesh said yesterday.

The Election Commission appears to be indifferent to the numerous allegations of violations of electoral code of conduct by Awami League and Jatiya Party leaders hoping to run for parliament.

Two days after the Election Commission announced the election schedule, the Awami League’s election preparation goes full-throttle.

While the prime minister is unofficially on her campaign trail, the opposition camp is on the run.

China will not interfere in the internal affairs of Bangladesh, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today

Top law enforcement officials today informed the Election Commission that there were no big obstacles to arranging the upcoming national election

The concerns of some foreign powers over the upcoming national election in Bangladesh  are driven mainly by their geopolitical and trade interests, political analysts and governance experts said yesterday.

Bangladesh’s next national election is only a few months away, and the market is already very hot.

The proportional system can ensure the robust presence of contending political parties in parliament and thus allay the fear of becoming marginalised.

There’s no reason to believe the current EC has either the will or the ability to act independently