Aspirants from the constituencies in Dinajpur, Rangpur and Joypurhat have geared up their electioneering ahead of the 12th parliamentary polls following the distribution of electoral symbols on Monday.

Sylhet buzzed with election excitement yesterday as hundreds of Awami League activists, decked out in national and party flags, gathered at Alia Madrasa field for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s grand rally.

While the ruling Awami League nominees will face strong challenges from their party colleagues running as independents in many constituencies across the country, the picture seems to be quite different in Dhaka.

Just like twice before, the country is heading towards a “one-sided” parliamentary election, which will deepen the political and economic crisis, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

Zafar Alam, Awami League lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar-1 and also the Chakaria AL president, has been suspended from the party post for making “objectionable remarks about party President Sheikh Hasina”.

The US State Department has reiterated that it supports a free and fair election in Bangladesh.

The entire city of Sylhet wore a festive look and the ambiance all around was one of joy and fervor, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of the ruling Awami League, kicked off her party’s much-awaited election campaign at the Government Alia Madrasah ground yesterday.

Supporters of Shamsul Haque Chowdhury, an independent candidate for the Chattogram-12 constituency, came under attack allegedly by the supporters of the Awami League nominated candidate in the district’s Patiya upazila this afternoon

Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the venue to lend their support for Awami League as the party chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicked off the election campaign today amid a wave of festivity across Sylhet

The election inquiry committee has issued a show cause notice against Awami League candidate Shamsul Haque Tuku -- also the deputy speaker of parliament -- over allegation of violating the electoral code of conduct

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that cleared the way for Awami League candidate Major Gen (retd) MA Salam to contest the 12th national election from Mymensingh-9 constituency

The Jatiya Party, which is participating in the upcoming 12th national election, will announce its election manifesto tomorrow.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the BNP-Jamaat alliance has unleashed a reign of terror on the masses aimed at foiling the national election scheduled for January 7, 2024

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today offered prayers at the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA) in Sylhet city

It asks countrymen to boycott election, not to pay taxes

The US State Department reiterated yesterday that it supports a free and fair election in Bangladesh.

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has reached Sylhet where she is set to flag off the party's electioneering for the Januar 7 national election today

A total of 382 independents are contesting 221 seats in the January 7 parliamentary polls, meaning more independents are running this time than in the last three national elections.

A total of 653 judicial magistrates have been appointed to take the polls-time irregularities into cognisance during the upcoming national election and subsequently hold summary trials in the shortest possible time.

A total of 91 noted citizens yesterday called for preventing ill-efforts being made to foil the January 7 general elections.