Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not violate constitution in holding the general elections, her party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.

The Election Commission (EC) has issued an official letter asking the authorities concerned to send nomination forms and other polling materials to field level on November 8.

Jatiya Party’s alliance presses the Election Commission for immediate announcement of election schedule. United National Alliance (UNA) conveys the pressure at a meeting with election commissioners at the commission’s Agargaon office.

A onetime Somali refugee and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants share the historic distinction of becoming the first two Muslim women elected to the US Congress.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says Jatiya Oikyafront will continue movement to press home their demands including dissolution of parliament ahead of the national election.

Jatiya Oikyafront has threatened to intensify agitation through a series of programmes, including a road march towards Rajshahi from the capital tomorrow, if the ruling Awami League does not accept its proposals in their second round of parley today.

Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Juktofront yesterday demanded that the election commission (EC) does not defer schedule for the 11th parliament election under pressure from any political alliance.

After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans yesterday voted to determine the balance of power in the US Congress and shape the future of Donald Trump's presidency.

All four technocrat ministers in Sheikh Hasina's cabinet tendered their resignation to the Cabinet Division yesterday, hours after the prime minister asked them to step down.

Facebook said it blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to

In an apparent attempt to prevent city's Suhrawardy Udyan-bound Jatiya Oikyafront leaders and activists from joining its rally, police yesterday checked every bus at all entry points on the city, while the Narayanganj to Dhaka train service remained halted for over six hours, causing passengers to suffer.

Leftist parties in talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last night demanded that parliament be dissolved and the election be held under a neutral caretaker government.

After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans vote to determine the balance of power in the US Congress and shape the future of Donald Trump's presidency.

An 11-member delegation of Jatiya Oikyafront is to sit for dialogue with Awami League-led 14-party alliance tomorrow over the next general election.

Amid disagreement in political parties over different issues ahead of the 11th national election, ruling Awami League has decided to start selling its nomination papers among aspirants from November 9.

In response to Jatiya Party’s call for a meeting, the Election Commission invites the party at the commission.

Juktofront Chairman and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury writes to President Abdul Hamid for a dialogue for holding the upcoming general election in a free and fair manner.

Donald Trump completes a whirlwind final push to stop Democrats from breaking his Republicans' stranglehold on the US Congress in bitter midterm elections.

Jatiya Oikyafront plans to hold a road march towards Rajshahi and two rallies in Khulna and Mymensingh next week to mount pressure on the government to meet its seven-point demand, including election under a non-partisan government.

A Dhaka court yesterday rejected Barrister Mainul Hosein's bail petition in a case filed under Digital Security Act for defaming journalist Masuda Bhatti during a TV talk-show.