Says Shahriar Alam

Unidentified criminals set a truck on fire on Gausia road in Gazipur's Tongi at around 10:58pm

Another crude bomb blasted in front of Wari Police Station

The Awami League has sold a total of 2,286 nomination forms in two days for the 12th parliamentary elections

Two buses were torched in Jatrabari and Dhanmondi areas of Dhaka today, on the first day of the BNP's hartal

The nomination papers will be sold from the JP chairman's Banani office from 11:00pm

A huge crowd of nomination aspirants and supporters had arrived at the office in droves on the second day as well

Scenes at the Awami League and BNP offices could not be more contrasting.

The demand for using the ruling Awami League’s electoral symbol “boat” seems high among the registered political parties, as the opposition BNP and allies remain unyielding in their demand for polls under a non-partisan administration.

Conflict within the Jatiya Party came to the fore once again as two top leaders wrote to the Election Commission yesterday about the authority to sign the nomination forms of candidates and taking part in the January 7 national election.

The 48-hour nationwide hartal called by the BNP and its allies to protest the Election Commission’s announcement of the polls schedule begins at 6:00am today.

The ruling Awami League has sold 1,074 nomination forms for the 12th National Assembly Election after party chief Sheikh Hasina kicked off the sales today

His personal assistant collected the forms on his behalf for Magura 1, Magura 2, and Dhaka 10 constituencies

More than 300 nomination papers have been sold in the first two hours since Awami League kicked off the process in the morning..The 12th National election is scheduled for January 7..Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the process at 10:30 am,

The Awami League yesterday wrote back to US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu saying “there is not enough time for holding any meaningful dialogue” that would bring about tangible outcomes.

Two days after the Election Commission announced the election schedule, the Awami League’s election preparation goes full-throttle.

The BNP yesterday said the country’s long-standing political crisis is now approaching its climax as people are taking to the streets risking their lives to resist a one-sided election.

After a five-year “freeze” in relations, BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are patching things up in efforts to launch a more vigorous movement to oust the government, multiple Jamaat leaders have claimed.

Police filed a case against 47 BNP leaders and around 40 unnamed individuals yesterday, following a clash between the party activists and the law enforcers in Habiganj town on Wednesday.

The BNP today said the country's long-standing political crisis is now nearing its climax as people are taking to the streets risking their lives to resist a one-sided election