The Election Commission will brief the international observers and media on January 6, the day before the upcoming national polls.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday requested all voters to go to the polling centres early in the morning of January 7 and cast their ballots for “boat” to let her party serve them again.

The pre-polls environment is heating up in the northern districts of the country, with threats and sporadic violence taking place between Awami League candidates and their independent counterparts.

At least 102 of the electoral rules violators are ruling Awami League candidates, shows data from the Election Commission.

Winter is here, so is the national election.

At least 18 people were injured in pre-polls violence, while six were arrested, in four separate districts since Monday night.

The Supreme Court chamber judge will pass an order today on whether the candidates of two factions of the Awami League alliance Gonotantri Party can contest the elections.

Netrakona-3, a constituency comprised of Kendua and Atpara upazilas, is going to see a three-way battle among an incumbent and two former lawmakers.

The electoral race for Faridpur-1 is turning out to be a contest among Awami League’s Abdur Rahman, BNM chief Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar and independent aspirant Arifur Rahman Dolon.

Voter turnout in the upcoming election will be satisfactory, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader told the visiting European Union election expert team yesterday. The meeting was held at AL’s Dhaka district office in Tejgaon.

Independent candidate M Moniruzzaman yesterday announced his withdrawal from the polls race in Jhalakathi-1 constituency.

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said the country’s people have no interest in casting their votes in a “meaningless” election.

The Election Commission will not instruct anyone to slow down the internet speed during the upcoming general polls slated for January 7.

CEC tells admin, law enforcers in Ctg

The Election Commission will not instruct anyone to slow down the internet speed during the upcoming general polls slated for January 7

The Election Commission will brief the international observers and media on January 6, the day before the upcoming national polls

Independent candidate M Moniruzzaman today announced to withdraw from the polls race in Jhalakathi-1 constituency

Says BNP leader Nazrul Islam

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the supporters of AL candidate Rashek Rahman and independent candidate Zakir Hossain for the Rangpur-5 constituency today

In Faridpur-3 constituency, a supporter of independent candidate AK Azad was stabbed allegedly by supporters of AL candidate Shamim Haque in Mamudpur area under Sadar upazila this evening