Right now, there are two major issues: progress of reforms, and the prospect of election

Given the attitudes of Awami League and BNP as Bangladesh election draws closer, there is no reason for one to feel hopeful about having a peaceful and participatory election.

Civil society members share their views regarding the political turmoil ahead of the 12th parliamentary election.

What is going on right now is election engineering, not preparation for a free and fair election.

The current political uncertainties work out, the road to a fair election appears neither certain nor easy.

The United Nations has reiterated the call for “free and fair” elections in Bangladesh and urged against harassment and violence in the run-up to the national election

Observation by local and foreign observers may help add credence to the status of fairness of election and make them credible at home and abroad, the chief election commissioner (CEC) said in a letter to the EU.

The most common question that people are asking these days is: will the upcoming general election be free and fair?

The foreign diplomats appear to have become more active with the 12th parliamentary election less than a year away.

Badiul Alam Majumdar discusses the controvery surrounding the Election Commission's decision to use EVMs with The Daily Star.

Law and order situation in the country during the upcoming parliamentary election is not likely to deteriorate, Amir Hossain Amu, the chairman of cabinet committee on law and order, said yesterday.