The Jatiya Oikyafront will announce its final list of candidates for the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.

Jatiya Oikyafront has postponed its rally scheduled to be held on December 10 in Dhaka on political ground.

Syed Abul Maqsud, a columnist and civic rights activist, says the Election Commission is under an “invisible pressure” and therefore, it is failing to perform properly.

Salman F Rahman, adviser to AL president, now has a contender from BNP at Dhaka-1 constituency as Khondokar Abu Ashfaque got back his candidacy after appeal.

BNP candidate Mirza Abbas gets a chance to have his nomination freshly scrutinised as the Supreme Court rejects a government petition against his candidature.

BNP has got back three of the six seats which fell void of its candidate for the upcoming general elections. The only seats remaining to receive a ruling are Rangpur-5, Manikganj- 2 and Shariatpur-1 constituencies.

Aspiring candidates with BNP ticket, Golam Maula Roni, Morshed Miltan and Tamijuddin have been cleared to run for the general election.

The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the returning officer of Rangpur-5 constituency to receive the nomination paper of BNP-backed

Expressing dissatisfaction with the electoral enquiry committees, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday advised their members to be proactive for winning people's trust.

The High Court yesterday granted bail to barrister Mainul Hosein for six months in two cases filed against him for making “defamatory” remarks about journalist Masuda Bhatti.

The Election Commission today starts the mammoth task of disposing of 543 appeals against returning officers' nomination rejections.

The High Court yesterday ordered the returning officer of Kishoreganj-2 constituency to receive and scrutinise the nomination paper of

The High Court yesterday directed chief election commissioner (CEC) to immediately forward the nomination paper of BNP leader Mirza Abbas to the returning officer for scrutiny.

Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad was again admitted to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH) yesterday.

Jatiya Oikyafront leader and Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna yesterday said they will not leave the election field under any circumstance.

BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront are playing a blame game to make the upcoming general election controversial, Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua said this today.

Just four weeks before the December 30 polls, the Jatiya Party in a sudden move yesterday removed Ruhul Amin Hawlader from the secretary general's post and replaced him with State Minister for LGRD Moshiur Rahman Ranga.

The High Court yesterday ordered a local returning officer to accept the nomination paper of Jamaat leader Golam Rabbani, a BNP-backed aspirant for Rangpur-5 constituency in the upcoming national election.

Zahiruddin Swapan, a BNP-nominated aspirant for Barishal-1 constituency, yesterday sent a letter to the Election Commission seeking security for his family and party men under the Representation of the People Order (RPO).

Jatiya Oikyafront urges the Election Commission to issue directives to the Home Ministry to release all leaders and activists of different parties arrested in “political” cases.