BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has made over four dozen area-specific pledges over the past 10 days while campaigning in 20 districts, assuring the people of job creation, welfare, healthcare, and the development of infrastructure and agriculture.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday described the upcoming national parliamentary election as a turning point for Bangladesh.

Campaigners from major political parties have been collecting voters’ national identity (NID) details and mobile phone numbers while canvassing in several slum areas of Dhaka ahead of the election, residents said.

Police have identified 13 constituencies across nine districts as “high risk” ahead of the February 12 national election, after analysing political violence since the announcement of the polls schedule on December 11.

Three injured as rival BNP factions clash in Patuakhali‑3

The people of Bangladesh are expecting a free and fair election after a long time.

Around 11:30am on Thursday, National Citizen Party (NCP) Dhaka-20 candidate Nabila Tasnid set out on her campaign in Jhilkutia village of Dhamrai, about 40 kilometres northwest of the capital city.

The election in the Uttara area -- widely seen as a crucial gateway to the capital -- has drawn intense attention from the outset.

Voter turnout for the February 12 election may surpass 55 percent, the turnout rate for the 1991 elections, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain.

Surge in mob killings and violence raises alarm

On Friday—just 13 days before the vote—the NCP, largely dominated by young activists of the uprising, announced the “Manifesto of Youth and Dignity.” The 36-point document’s most distinctive feature is its strong emphasis on young people’s political aspirations. Among its youth-centric pledges, the most striking is the proposal to lower the voting age to 16.

Demonstrators call the comment offensive, reject hack claim and demand public apology

Refusal to condemn state-sanctioned sexual violence by Israel exposes racial bias, they say

Attack leaves vehicle damaged; police launch probe

Chamber judge to hear plea Tuesday

Intimidation, politicisation and online abuse undermine independent journalism, he says

No sound party or individual would make such claims, says Jamaat leader Zubair

Only elected MPs can decide on referendum, says Jatiya Party chief

Seeks forgiveness for behaviour of party men

Securing women’s rights more important than having them in top positions, she says