The High Court yesterday set January 3 for the hearing on the rule regarding BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s bail in a case filed over vandalism of the chief justice’s residence on October 28.

The BNP has deferred the countrywide hartal it had called for today to tomorrow.

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said only the pro-government parties are contesting in the upcoming “stage-managed” election.

Another 64 leaders and activists of BNP and its front organisations were sentenced to different prison terms yesterday in four cases filed in 2013 and 2018 over political violence in the capital.

BNP leaders were offered release from jail if their party took part in the polls, Awami League presidium member Abdur Razzaque said.

Several aspirants, including three ruling Awami League nominees, have filed separate writ petitions with the High Court to get back candidacies for contesting in the upcoming 12th national elections

A total of 11 candidates have withdrawn their candidacy from 6 constituencies in Barishal

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan today said only the pro-government parties are contesting in the upcoming “stage-managed” election

The influential Osman brothers, AKM Shamim Osman of the Awami League and AKM Selim Osman from the Jatiya Party, are all set for an easy victory from Narayanganj-4 and Narayanganj-5 constituencies respectively

A total of 347 aspirants have withdrawn their candidacies

Says the anti-graft watchdog

Eight pro-BNP lawyers including its International Affairs Secretary Nasir Uddin Ahmed Ashim today received anticipatory bail from the High Court till January 18 in 16 cases filed on various charges

The electoral enquiry committee for the Rajshahi-1 constituency issued a warning to film actress Mahiya Mahi today for violating the electoral code of conduct

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said BNP and its allies can't win peoples' hearts through arson terrorism and killing

Move taken as per the decision of Jatiya Party

The BNP today deferred to Tuesday the countrywide hartal it had called for tomorrow

The Gonotantri Party is likely to lose its registration with the Election Commission as the party has split in two and the factions presented separate sets of central committee names, which the commission deemed inappropriate.

Bangladesh Congress has threatened to withdraw all its 121 candidates from the electoral race alleging that the ruling Awami League wants to extend its stay in power by holding an election through sharing seats.

As per the Election Commission data, the location of recently registered Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) office is listed as 82 Shah Ali Bagh, Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said Bangladesh is marching forward under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.