BNP candidate of Dhaka-4 Al-Hajj Salahuddin alleged that he could not campaign as law enforcers and members of ruling Awami League took position in front of his house at Shyampur in the capital.

Major opposition BNP nominates 11 of its candidates to contest from the 20 seats of Dhaka district, leaving the rest to be discussed for distribution with allies.

Fresh out of successfully appealing to the Election Commission for candidacy, Barrister Aminul Haque bags BNP’s final nod to vie for Rajshahi-1.

Singer Kanak Chapa secures BNP’s nomination to contest from Sirajganj-1 constituency in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The Election Commission (EC) turns down candidature of Jatiya Party leader Ruhul Amin Hawlader from Patuakhali-1 constituency, for contesting the upcoming general election.

India says it considers the coming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh as an “internal affair” of Bangladesh and it was inappropriate to make any comment on that.

Amid the presence of a huge number of party men, the BNP yesterday called upon the government to dissolve the parliament before the next parliamentary polls for holding the elections under a non-partisan neutral administration.

The new Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo says that there is no quick solution to Rohingya crisis.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina itself will act as the supportive government during the next general election.

Election Commission will hold an electoral dialogue with journalists and media personalities on August 16 and 17 as a part of its election roadmap.

Leaders of major political parties used the Eid holidays to campaign for the parliamentary elections scheduled for 2019.