The Election Commission and the government are at loggerheads over whether employees of the republic can campaign for a “yes” vote in the referendum, scheduled to be held along with the February 12 general election.

With the election less than 2 weeks away, the government is hurriedly pushing opaque, last-minute decision-making

BNP chairman pledges fair share for ancestral hometown without depriving others

Following prolonged discussions between the National Consensus Commission (NCC) and various political parties on reforms in key state institutions, the July National Charter was signed on October 17, 2025.

It has been about a week since the window for official campaigning for the upcoming election opened, and things are already settling into a familiar pattern.

BNP chairman draws massive crowd at Altafunnessa playground rally

Commission says no scope to remove symbols after allocation deadline

Fact-checking organisation Dismislab has debunked recent social media claims that Saiful Islam, joint convener of Sherpur’s Jhenaigati unit Jubo Dal, was killed following a clash between Jamaat and BNP activists in Sherpur.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said if the 11-party alliance comes to power in the February 12 national election, 90 percent of extortionists will no longer get the scope to extort people.

Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday warned that the government would take strict departmental and legal action if evidence is found that anyone engaged in election duty worked in favour of any candidate or sought to implement any party agenda.

Mamunul Haque, the 11-party alliance candidate for the Dhaka-13 constituency and ameer of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, yesterday demanded justice for the killing of a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader in Sherpur.

Voters in Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali–Chandgaon) are growing increasingly confused as tensions between Jamaat-e-Islami and its alliance partner National Citizen Party (NCP) intensify, disrupting coordinated campaigning and creating uncertainty at the grassroots ahead of the polls.

From local markets to village haats and riverside communities, Habiba Kibria has been carrying a single appeal to voters in Barishal -- “Your one vote can bring my father back to you.”

Farzana Sharmin Putul is taking a personal approach to campaigning in Natore-1 ahead of the February 12 parliamentary election, presenting herself to voters not as a traditional political figure but as someone they can relate to and confide in.

At around 11:30am yesterday, a group of five stepped down from a CNG auto-rickshaw at the Badurtala Boro Garage intersection in Chattogram. Two men and three women stood briefly by the roadside. One young man carried a hand microphone and a poster, while the others held leaflets.

Dhaka-12, as a constituency, can be defined by a high-density corridor where industry, commerce, and community intersect.

DGHS asks local health officials to organise courtyard meetings, public gatherings and rallies

Government cleared to proceed, though matter remains sub‑judice

Tarique Rahman says a party stayed away from movements while remaining secretly aligned with those who fled the country

5 dead and nearly 1,000 injured since Oct last year, rights group says