At least 15 schools designated as polling centres, a Buddhist temple, and eight vehicles were set on fire yesterday, a day before the national election.

A “one-party-centred election” like the one today is not desirable at all, said former election commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain.

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote at Dhaka City College polling centre this morning.

BNP yesterday again urged the voters to boycott today’s election to ensure the fall of the incumbent “fascist Awami League government.”

Ballot papers for 39,061 of the 42,024 polling centres will be handed over to the presiding officers by 6:00am today, as polling begins at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break.

This election lacks the expected competition and participation of political parties due to the differences of opinion among some parties over the institutional procedure for holding polls, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said yesterday.

The candidates of ruling Awami League continued electioneering  in at least four constituencies of Rajshahi till yesterday night, although polls campaigns officially ended on Thursday.

The international community will be closely watching the election today to see how peaceful and participatory it is after the boycott of the BNP and its allies, which made it a one-sided affair.

A Trinamool BNP candidate for Narayanganj-2 constituency has quit the 12th parliamentary election

Awami League’s efforts to balance the Bangladesh’s ties with India and China have produced dividends

The Bangladesh Railway has suspended operations of 32 trains for different destinations across the country tomorrow and Monday due to lack of passengers and security concern

The Election Commission's app, costing Tk 21 crore, to assist voters in finding election-related information, including polling centers, crashed on the eve of the election day

Four supporters of an independent candidate from Faridupur-3 constituency, including his chief election agent, were injured in an attack in Sadar upazila allegedly by rival Awami League candidate's supporters this afternoon

Supervisor finds timer IED inside moving bus; informs bomb disposal unit who later defused it

BNP today strongly rejected the Commonwealth secretary-general's call for a "conducive environment" in tomorrow's election, terming it a "farcical exercise" contradicting people's aspirations for democracy

Independent candidate Nurul Islam Milon for Cumilla-8 constituency has decided not to contest the national election slated for tomorrow

Arsonists set fire to a room of the Sher-E-Bangla Girls High School, designated as a polling centre for tomorrow's national election, in Patuakhali town this morning

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today called upon voters to exercise their voting rights freely, braving all fears and concerns.

Seems like it will not going to be a smooth sailing for "boat" in Dinajpur

At least 74 polling centres out of 827 in the Barishal district are in remote, isolated areas