Bangladesh will miss the opportunity to hold a free and fair election if opposition parties do not participate in the polls, said Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan.

The BNP has finalised the draft of a nine-point demand, aiming to wage a “simultaneous movement” with different opposition parties and platforms to force the government to step down and pave the way for a free and fair election.

Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan has demanded abolition of reserved women’s seats in the parliament, in the upcoming national election.

The Election Commission of Bangladesh has been mired in controversies over the last decade.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said if he had been made the CEC of New Zealand or Britain, he could have finished the election by sitting on a chair sipping tea.

The BNP decided to write to the Speaker and the Election Commission to revoke the parliamentary membership of the party’s MPs-elect, if they take oath.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said it is not her policy to divide any party or do anything that leads to a split in a party.

At least 4,000 nomination papers were sold in the last three days earning the Awami League around Tk 12 crore. But that's also a source of worry for the party.

Awami League welcomes the Election Commission’s decision for fixing the 11th parliamentary polls schedule on December 23 and expresses its hope that all political parties would join the polls in a festive mode.

The Election Commission announces the schedule for the 11th parliamentary polls today amid support from the ruling Awami League and strong opposition from Jatiya Oikyafront, comprising the BNP and several other parties.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her optimism that the country was heading towards a meaningful election and its development would continue in the coming years.

The state of politics in the run up to the upcoming parliamentary polls looks quite different from what prevailed in 2006 and 2013. The first week of the 90-day timeframe from October 31 for holding the polls saw some positive signs like talks between the ruling and opposition parties and deferral of the election schedule by the Election Commission.

Jatiya Party (JP) begins dialogue with Awami League-led 14-party alliance at Gono Bhaban this evening over the upcoming general election.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder yesterday said the seven points declared by new political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront are seven conspiracies to foil the next national election.

Voicing his concern whether the upcoming national elections will be held or not, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad says his party will still prepare to contest in all 300 seats under the United National Alliance (UNA).

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says there is no necessity for a dialogue with any political party.

Election schedule for the next parliamentary polls will be announced on the first week of November, Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said today.

The High Court clears the way for Oikyaboddha Nagorik Andolon, a political party led by Dr Kazi Faruk Ahmed, to contest the next parliamentary election.

Candidates can file their nomination papers online to take part in eleventh national election as the Election Commission (EC) is likely to declare the schedule for the polls any day after October 30.

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said their party will be in the frontline of a movement to be launched under “greater unity” platform to force the government to hold a credible national election.