Violence may occur with little or no warning before polls, on election day, or in days or weeks following the vote, says US Embassy in Dhaka

Four crude bombs exploded this evening in front of the Nilkhet police outpost on the Dhaka University campus

The Election Commission has ordered the authorities concerned to file a case against the Awami League candidate for Chattogram-10 constituency Md Mohiuddin Bachchu for distributing cheques to imams and muezzins of mosques

Arsonists torched a pickup van in Fatullah of Narayanganj this evening on the eve of a 2-day countrywide hartal

The Awami League nominee from Faridpur-3 Shamim Haque today alleged that independent candidate AK Azad and his supporters were trying to sabotage the election

58.71pc of the total candidates are businessman; 12pc of them are either self-educated or illiterate

Law enforcers are requisitioning vehicles as they need a large number of transport to carry out election duties and to carry voting equipment

At least 15 people, including three cops, were injured during a clash between policemen and BNP men in Cumilla city today

As many as 5, 17,143 members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP have been deployed across the country, including the capital, to maintain law and order, and ensure the security of polling stations and ballot boxes in the 12th parliamentary election slated for January 7

The Bangladesh Tariqat Federation candidate from Gazipur-2 (Sadar-Tongi) constituency has quit the election race..Dr Syed Abu Dawood Machnabi Haider confirmed his withdrawal from the election this afternoon, reports our local correspondent..Party Chairman Syed Najibul Bashar Maizbhan

South Asia politics expert Michael Kugelman shares his view with The Daily Star on possible post-election global response

Authorities have opted for a three-tier security measure to ensure peaceful polling at the 1,056 centres of eight constituencies in Tangail district during the 12th national elections scheduled to be held on Sunday

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the result of the January 7 national election will determine who the opposition in parliament will be

The ruling Awami League (AL) today held a meeting with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) election observation team over the 12th Parliamentary election scheduled to be held on January 7

BNP standing committee member Moyeen Khan today said that the government cannot force people to vote in the January 7 national polls

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun today said he thought that citizens will participate in voting in groups and pro-hartal supporters will be nowhere to be found on January 7

The ruling Awami League held a meeting with the Commonwealth election observer group this morning, two days before the upcoming 12th parliamentary polls

Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh to ensure that all arrests are carried out in accordance with international human rights law and standards, including the right to a free and fair trial and the right to be brought promptly before a judge

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League candidate Engineer Mahbubur Rahman Helal and independent candidate Dr Murad Hasan in Jamalpur's Sarishabari upazila last night, police said

Pro-BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami lawyers observed court boycott programme across the country yesterday, for fourth day, demanding "restoration of democracy and rule of law and stopping injustice in the name of trials"