At least 24 people have been injured in clashes between political activists during electioneering in five districts since Monday night.

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) yesterday launched its International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections and the referendum.

All 1,981 candidates contesting the upcoming February 12 polls have declared their election expenditures in their affidavits, bringing the combined total to a little under Tk 400 crore.

As part of my series on voices from the ground ahead of the February 12 elections, I travelled to Sharsha, a remote frontier constituency in Jashore district, where politics is measured less in slogans than in prices, volumes and the daily pulse of the border, on Sunday.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, hinting at Jamaat, asked why its two leaders stayed in the BNP-led alliance government if that government was corrupt, as being claimed by the party now.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the party did not seek to provoke conflict but warned that if attacked, they would retaliate.

Bangladesh is not short of women in leadership, be it in business, government offices, or academia. It is short of women in electoral politics.

Parties must heed their concerns about safety, freedom, jobs

Party says involvement in rival campaign violated discipline

Gave necessary directives for peaceful polls

Motorcycles banned from Feb 10 to 13

G2G agreement includes technology transfer, skills development, and domestic manufacturing

Editors’ Council president describes the attacks as ‘sustained, organised violence’

NCP convener warns of ‘counter‑attack’ if EC and police fail to act before national polls

Tarique Rahman hits back at claims branding the party a ‘champion of corruption’

Ballot will be sent to him by post office, says Election Commissioner Masud

CA's special assistant warns against return of authoritarian rule

Commission accredits 55,454 observers for twin votes

Women activists say they are being targeted during election campaigns

Commission also asked to allocate him sheaf of paddy as electoral symbol