Jatiya Party leaders loyal to Raushan Ershad have expressed concern over GM Quader’s indecision over taking part in the January 7 national election.

The sale of Awami League nomination forms for the upcoming national election dropped by nearly 17 percent compared to the last national election.

The by-elections in Laxmipur-3 and Brahmanbaria-2 have once again laid bare the grim political reality of Bangladesh, all while the country is just about two months away from its national election.

Can anyone be blamed for concluding that the EC is partisan and incapable of performing impartially and independently?

It seems all the opposition forces are becoming active ahead of the national election.

Amid huge opposition from the police department, the home minister, while talking to reporters on October 25, ruled out any provisions to empower Ansar battalion members to make arrests

Are the Ansar, who are not trained or structured for law enforcement, being primed to be used unfairly against the opposition during the election season?

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today ruled out any chance to empower Ansar battalion members to make arrests

Despite opposition from the police, Ansar battalion members are set to get powers to arrest offenders, frisk detainees, and seize goods.

As the political landscape heats up in anticipation of the general election, the ruling Awami League seems to be pulling out all the stops

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said Awami League will not allow BNP to take to the streets during a 36-day ultimatum he issued to the opposition

With the general election a few months away, inspectors of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and police stations adjacent to the capital yesterday demanded promotions like their higher officials got through creation of supernumerary posts.

Opposition BNP plans to take its movement to a climax before the announcement of the election schedule, party insiders say.

As the BNP plans to intensify its movement for polls under a non-partisan administration, the Awami League and law enforcement agencies are determined to keep the capital under their control.

While the ruling Awami League is already gearing up for the election, opposition BNP is concentrating its efforts on forcing the government to accept the demand for polls under a non-partisan interim administration.

The Election Commission and Awami League seem to have started taking preparations for the coming national election.

The next general election will have to be free, fair and at the same time participatory and competitive so that people in the country and elsewhere find it credible, eminent citizens told a discussion yesterday.

Around 90 of the Awami League lawmakers -- about a third of the 261 AL MPs -- may not get nomination in the next general election for their misdeeds and growing unpopularity, party sources said.

The exact date of polling is yet to be determined, he added while addressing the inauguration ceremony of training for election officials

It is crucial to consider the consequences of our election campaigns from an environmental standpoint