Social media posts spreading false claim on expat Bangladeshi voter numbers, fact checker says

Calls the upcoming national election a turning point for Bangladesh

Predicts higher participation than the 1991 election

Urges responsible conduct after BNP delegation meets EC over poll concerns

Mobasher can contest but election result will depend on SC verdict on an appeal by another candidate, lawyer says

Hindu Student Association event drew students, families and community members from diverse cultural backgrounds

For the first time, members of the river-dwelling Manta community in Barishal are set to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming 13th national elections.

Wang Lina, a Chinese national, is campaigning for her husband, BNP candidate Zakir Hossain Sarkar, in the Kushtia-3 (Sadar) constituency.

Just after 9:00am on Friday, independent Dhaka-9 candidate Tasnim Jara stepped into the narrow lanes of Goran Bazar in Khilgaon with around 15 volunteers by her side.

Across the country, countless families have been ruined while trying to pay medical bills.

A neighbouring country is attempting to engineer the electoral process and is engaged in conspiracies surrounding Bangladesh’s upcoming national election, said National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam yesterday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that if the wrong candidate or the wrong government is voted into power, the country will move backwards.

At least 26 people were injured in separate clashes between activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Bhola and Cumilla yesterday.

Troops of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been instructed to avoid using lethal weapons while performing election duties.

In the run-up to February 12 polls, Shakeel Anwar visits outlying constituencies to hear directly from voters about their hopes, demands and expectations.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said public pressure has compelled a certain political party to start campaigning for a “yes” vote in the February 12 referendum.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday warned against vote theft, urging voters to remain wary of people from other areas casting votes using someone else’s name.

Interacts with the public, distributes leaflet

Party warns against efforts to bring Awami League back into politics

Instructed to appear before election inquiry committee on February 3