Meanwhile, the nomination of AL incumbent lawmaker Pankaj Nath was declared valid

The Election Commission today cancelled the nomination papers of 64 out of 188 aspirants in 15 seats of Dhaka city over various irregularities

BNP today announced a fresh 48-hour countrywide blockade from Wednesday morning

The High Court today rejected four separate writ petitions that challenged the provision which prohibited government officials from contesting the national elections in three years of retirement

Dhaka South City Corporation's ward councillor Hasibur Rahman Manik's nomination paper for Dhaka-7 in the upcoming national election was cancelled this morning

Returning officers have cancelled the candidatures of some well-known aspirants, including Mahi B Chowdhury and Abdul Mannan of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh and Mokabbir Khan of Gono Forum.

The number of aspirants from minority communities for the upcoming national election is higher compared to the previous polls.

Authorities have made primary lists of upazila nirbahi officers and officers-in-charge of police stations to transfer in the first phase of the Election Commission’s move to reposition all UNOs and OCs ahead of the January 7 national election.

Questions are being raised whether the foreign ministry violated the electoral code of conduct as it publicised Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen’s electioneering activities recently.

The Election Commission has directed the returning officers to take a number of measures for upholding the commission's neutrality and acceptance before all

Nomination suspended due to income tax arrears of 88.69 lakh

It recently publicised Momen’s electioneering activities

Former Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid’s income tripled compared to 2018 and his property also increased, according to the affidavit he submitted to the Election Commission

Shahidur Rahman alias Dipu used to identify himself as the director general (DG) of the Prime Minister's Office, says DMP addl commissioner

Ever since the Election Schedule was announced on November 15, there is growing unease in the alliance over which partner gets to vie for how many constituencies, sources say

At least 33 officers-in-charge (OC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police are going to be transferred following an Election Commission directive, DMP said today

'This is a lopsided election where people from the same party and quarter are contesting either as direct or indirect candidates. Some are number one candidate, some are number two candidate and some are number three candidate. But all are Awami League candidates,' says the BNP leader

Earlier in the day, writ petitioner Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond told the HC bench that the Election Commission is going to hold the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election hurriedly as there are five months more for holding the polls

Many BNP leaders are taking part in the election because they don't want to support BNP's negative politics, says AL spokesperson

Says EC additional secretary